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FESTUS O. S. OBAYIUWANA V. OSCAR EDE & ORS.

(2002) JELR 55885 (SC)

Supreme Court  •  SC. 64/1999  •  22 Oct 2002  •  Nigeria

Coram
IDRIS LEGBO KUTIGI, JSC (Presided and Read the Lead Judgment) MICHAEL EKUNDAYO OGUNDARE, JSC SYLVESTER UMARU ONU, JSC ALOYSIUS IYORGYER KATSINA-ALU, JSC AKINTOLA OLUFEMI EJIWUNMI, JSC

Judgement

KUTIGI, JSC (Delivering the Lead Judgment): I have read the recordin this appeal. There are concurrent findings of facts by the lower Court that there was a compromise of the libel action herein. The appellant has woefully failed to satisfy us that this finding was wrong. Consequently I find no merit in this appeal. The appeal is therefore dismissed with N10,000.00 costs to the respondents.

OGUNDARE, JSC: This appeal is lacking in merit. I agree, for the reasons given by my brother Kutigi, JSC, that it be dismissed. I too, dismiss it with N10,000.00 costs to respondent.

ONU, JSC: I agree with the opinion expressed by my learned brother Kutigi, JSC, that the decisions of the two courts below are concurrent findings of fact. Accordingly, I too dismiss the appeal for lacking in merit. I award similar consequential costs as contained in the leading judgment.

KATSINA-ALU, JSC: I agree with the judgment just read by my learned brother Kutigi, JSC. There are concurrent findings by the H…

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