YARGATA BYENCHIT NIMPAR, J.C.A. (Delivering The Leading Judgment): This Appeal is against the decision of the High Court of Nasarawa State No. 2 sitting at New Karu delivered by HON. JUSTICE ROSE G. SOJI on the 30th September, 2014 wherein the lower Court entered judgment against the Appellants. The Appellants being dissatisfied with the judgment, filed a Notice of Appeal dated 15th December, 2014 setting out 3 grounds of Appeal.
Facts leading to this appeal are straight forward and can be summarized in the following way. The suit commenced by a writ of summons and a statement of claim issued on 11th day of April, 2011 and the Plaintiffs amended their joint statement of claim on the 27/3/2012. The Defendants filed their joint statement of defence and also joined the 3rd Appellant who later filed a counterclaim. The Plaintiffs filed a reply to his counterclaim. The Plaintiffs claim in their amended statement of claim against the Defendants jointly and severally as follows:
a. A DECLARATI…