TIJJANI ABUBAKAR, J.C.A. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): This appeal is against the Judgment of the High Court of Lagos State sitting in the Lagos Judicial Division delivered by OJIKUTU- OSHODE J, on the 9th day of February, 2012 in Suit No: LD/1479/2004.
The 1st Respondent in this appeal as Claimant at the Court below initiated this suit against the Appellant and three other Defendants by Writ of Summons filed on the 21st day of July 2004 found at pages 1-2 and 29-73, of the Records of Appeal, and another filed on the 11th day of April, 2005 found at pages 88-96 of the Records of Appeal, with amended Statement of Claim dated 26th day of October 2006 but filed on the 30th day of October 2006 found at pages 108-153 of the Records of Appeal.
The parties in this appeal filed and exchanged Pleadings, trial was conducted, and at the end of trial parties filed their respective final addresses. The lower Court delivered its judgment found at pages 193-216 of the Records of Appeal on the 9th…