CaseLaw
G.E.C V. Akande (2012) CLR 3(L) (SC)
Judgement delivered on March, 23rd 2012
Brief
Facts
The Appellant herein, General Electric Company Limited, is the 4th defendant in suit No. FHC/L/22/90 at the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi Lagos, and has appealed against the judgment of the Court of Appeal delivered on 6th October, 2008. Other 4 defendants 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 5th did not appeal. The crucial and amazing aspect of this appeal is that the main appeal was pending and without hearing the Court of appeal decided abruptly to dismiss the appellant's appeal without hearing notwithstanding that the parties had filed their respective briefs of argument. The same court, now lower court struck out also without hearing the appellant's motion on Notice for leave to amend its notice of appeal, appellants brief of argument and reply brief.