ALH. MOH. NURU V. ALH. ABDU KORE

OGUNTADE, J.C.A. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): At the Jos High Court of Plateau State, the appellant as plaintiff brought a suit against the respondent as defendant for fraudulent misrepresentation. The appellant (hereinafter referred to as the plaintiff) claimed as follows in paragraph 26(a) and (b) of the further amended Statement of Claim.

"...the plaintiff's claim against the defendant is in special and general damages for fraudulent misrepresentation and breach of trust, the entire amounts given to him were to UTC Nig. Ltd. on the Hire Purchase transaction while they were not paid, consequently the trailer PL 1434 JD was seized and probably sold this caused (sic) a lot of financial and economic loss to the plaintiff. The plaintiff also still suffers damages.

WHEREOF the plaintiff claims against the defendant the sum of five hundred thousand naira being special and general damages.

(a) PARTICULARS OF SPECIAL DAMAGES

Four hundred thousand naira only (N400,000.00) being curren…