SIDI DAUDA BAGE, JCA (Delivering the leading judgment): This is an appeal against the decision of High Court of Justice, Anambra State ("the lower court" for short) delivered on the 3rd of February 2006 (Coram Onochie, J) By the statement of claim which supersedes the Writ of summons, the Respondent as plaintiff at the lower Court, Instituted an action against the present appellants as defendants there at claiming against the defendants jointly and severally as follows:-
The sum of ₦13,532,464.00 (Thirteen Million, five hundred and thirty two thousand, four hundred and sixty four Naira) being special and general damages arising from the damage and loss occasioned to the plaintiff by the defendants.
(2) COST OF THE ACTION
Briefly put, the facts of this case as could be gathered from the pleadings by parties and the reliefs sought are that the Plaintiff/Respondent claims that his new petrol station at Enugwu Agidi junction in Anambra State was disturbed in the early hours of the morning…