SUBURBAN TELECOMS LIMITED & ORS V.SOLUTION PLUS LIMITED

JOSEPH EYO EKANEM, J.C.A. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): This appeal is against the ruling of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, holden at Abuja in Suit No, FCT/HC/CV/1017/08 delivered on 10/5/2010 (not 21/4/2010 as stated in appellant's brief) in which the application of the respondent (as plaintiff) to amend its statement of claim after close of evidence was granted.

Aggrieved by the ruling, the appellants (the defendants in the suit) have appealed to this Court by way of a notice of appeal bearing 14 grounds of appeal. In line with the rules of Court, the parties have filed their briefs of argument as follows:

(1) The appellants filed;

(a) A 51 - page brief of argument filed on 27/3/2012;

(b) An unpaginated reply brief filed on 1/2/2015 but deemed filed on 2/3/2016.

(2) The respondent filed a 16 - page respondent'??s brief filed on 2/3/2016 but deemed filed on 2/3/2016.

In his brief of argument appellant's counsel, out of the 14 grounds of appeal formulated 14 issues fo…