<p style="text-align: justify"><strong>STEPHEN JONAH ADAH, JCA (Delivering the Leading Judgement): </strong>This is an appeal against the Judgment of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, delivered on 10th November, 2020, in <strong>Suit No. FCT/HC/CV/01/2018</strong>. </p><p style="text-align: justify">The appellant as claimant instituted this action at the trial court vide a Writ of Summons and claimed against the respondent as defendant all the sundry reliefs as per the Statement of Claim, thus:</p><blockquote><p style="text-align: justify"><strong>A.) AN ORDER mandating the defendant to pay 20, 000, 000. 00 (Twenty Million Naira) being the purchase price. </strong></p><p style="text-align: justify"><strong>B.) AN ORDER mandating the defendant to pay N5, 000, 000. 00 (Five Million Naira) being the amount paid Mr. lbe in commission. </strong></p><p style="text-align: justify"><strong>C) N10, 000, 000 in damages for negligence </strong></p><p style="text-align: justify"><strong>D) N2,000, 000 as cost of action </strong></p><p style="text-align: justify"><strong>E) 20% of the judgment sum until liquidation </strong></p></blockquote><p style="text-align: justify">The defendant, now respondent denied the claim of the appellant vide a Statement of Defence filed on the 28th May, 2019. The Claimant, now Appellant responded by filing a reply on the 14th October, 2019. </p><p style="text-align: justify">At the trial, th…</p>