RIVERS VEGETABLE OIL COMPANY LTD V. MRS. MERCY EGBUKOLE
(2009) JELR 39365 (CA)
Court of Appeal
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CA/PH/139/2002
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3 Jun 2009
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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> "(a) A declaration that plaintiff'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'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's company N5,000.00</p><p> (v) Annual Leave Bonus - N1.…</p>