CORAM
CHRISTOPHER MICHELL CHUKWUMA- ENEH JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT
M.L. UWAIS, CHIEF JUSTICE, NIGERIA
O. ACHIKE JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT
ABUBAKAR BASHIR WALL JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT
PARTIES
FIRST BANK OF NIGERIA PLC APPELLANTS
MAY MEDICAL CLINICS AND DIAGNOSTIC CENTRE LIMITEDKEVIN CHUKWUDI NWACHUKWU. RESPONDENTS
AREA(S) OF LAW
SUMMARY OF FACTS
Respondents sued the Appellant for dishonoring his cheques, and at appeal record of proceedings of court got missing.
HELD
The appeal succeeds. The appellant’s application to file additional grounds of appeal was granted.
ISSUES
Whether in the affidavit evidence before the Court no cogent convincing reasons were advanced to justify granting the prayers to amend the grounds of appeal and the brief. Whether the loss of court proceedings after appeal has been filed will affect the appeal from being heard?
RATIONES DECIDENDI
CASES CITED
(L.S.D.P.C. v. Adold/Stamm International (Nig.) Ltd. (1994) 7 NWLR (Pt.358) 545, 550;|Engineering Enterprises Ltd. v. Attorney- General of Kaduna State (1987) 5 SC. 27; (1987) 2 NWLR (Pt.57) 381
STATUTES REFERRED TO
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