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RIVERS VEGETABLE OIL COMPANY LTD V. MRS. MERCY EGBUKOLE

(2009) JELR 39365 (CA)

Court of Appeal  •  CA/PH/139/2002  •  3 Jun 2009  •  Nigeria

Coram
SULEIMAN GALADIMA JCA; KUDIRAT MOTONMORI OLATOKUNBO KEKERE-EKUN JCA; EJEMBI EKO JCA;

Appearances
AKURO R. GEORGE ESQ. with, N. EREMA ESQ. For Appellant Absent. For Respondent

Judgement
<p>SULEIMAN GALADIMA, J.C.A. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): The plaintiff in the court below now the Respondent herein, by a writ of summons dated 6/11/1995 commenced an action against the Defendant, now the Appellant herein and sought in her statement of claim for the following reliefs:</p><p> &quot;(a) A declaration that plaintiff&#x27;s termination of her employment is unlawful, wrongful, null, void, and of no effect whatsoever and a clear breach of her contract of employment and the agreement between the defendant company and the plaintiff&#x27;s said Union of 20/2/1991.</p><p> (b) Special damages as follows:</p><p> (i) Arrears of salary from September 1995 at the total monthly net sum of N2,795.39 until judgment is given by this Honourable court, and thereafter monthly 30% interest on total sum until full payment by the Defendant.</p><p> (ii) Medical expenses - N17,000.00 </p><p> (iii) Legal fees - N100,000.00 .</p><p> (iv) Long services Award having put in five years with the Defendant&#x27;s company N5,000.00</p><p> (v) Annual Leave Bonus - N1.…</p>

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