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MR. JOE OKOLI V. BARRISTER SIMEON GBAA

(2021) JELR 111314 (CA)

Court of Appeal  •  CA/A/783/2017  •  3 Feb 2021  •  Nigeria

Coram
PETER OLABISI IGE, JCA YARGATA BYENCHIT NIMPAR, JCA MOHAMMED BABA IDRIS, JCA

Appearances
ISAAC ITA Esq. with BLESSING YUSUF Esq. for the Appellant; ANTHONY BIOSO Esq. with him EMMANUEL ONUCHE Esq. for the Respondent.

Judgement

YARGATA BYENCHIT NIMPAR, JCA (Delivering the Leading Judgment): This Appeal is against the decision of the High Court of Justice of the Federal Capital Territory, sitting in Abuja delivered by HON. JUSTICE Y. HALILU on the 28th September, 2017 wherein the lower Court entered judgment in against the  Appellant. The Appellant being dissatisfied with the judgment have appealed to the Honourable Court by filing an Amended Notice of Appeal on the 27th November, 2017 donating 5 grounds of Appeal.

The facts leading to this appeal are amenable to brief summary, the Respondent by Writ of Summon commenced this suit against the Appellant. The Appellant engaged the Respondent vide a Power of Attorney dated 10th day of February, 2015 to source for a buyer through freelance Agent to buy the Appellant's House at No l0A, Drive 4, Prince and Princess Estate, Gudu District, Abuja for 30,000,000 (Thirty Million Naira) only or any other some agreeable to the Appellant. The Respondent states that upon sign…

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