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ESO, JSC (Delivering the Leading Judgment): The Plaintiff, Mrs. Ibiyemi Oduye, is the Appellant in this Court. I will refer to her, hereinafter in this judgment, as the Appellant. The Appellant was a Senior Nursing Sister in the employment of the Respondent - the Nigeria Airways Ltd. Indeed, she rose from the post of Nursing Sister to the post of Senior Nursing Sister, within a few years of her joining the services of the Respondent. It was part of the conditions of her service that she was provided with accommodation -a detached duplex building at No. 15 Ayoade Coker Street, G.R.A., Ikeja. The rent she paid was ₦25 per month and the arrangement was that the sum was deductible from her salary.
However, by a letter dated 27th December, 1977, the Appellant's employment with the Respondent was determined, but notwithstanding the termination of her employment, she continued to hold over the premises. While the Appellant sued the Respondent for damages for breach of contract of Service (t…