CORAM
ELIAS, JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT
SOWEMIMO, JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT
IRIKEFE, JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT
PARTIES
THE NIGERIAN RAILWAY CORPORATION APPELLANTS
RESPONDENTS
AREA(S) OF LAW
SUMMARY OF FACTS
The respondent was awarded special damages for unpaid salaries and general damages for wrongful suspension from work by the appellant.
HELD
The court held that the special damages awarded the respondent was sufficient and that the Court was wrong to have awarded general damages in the circumstances of the case.
ISSUES
Whether the 1,000 pounds awarded the respondent by the lower court as general damages is justified by the circumstances of the case.
RATIONES DECIDENDI
DOUBLE COMPENSATION
The rule against double compensation is, however, of general application in all proper cases. Per Elias CJN
CASES CITED
Corporation v. Abimbola S.C. 37/1965 decided on June 3, 1966, unreported
STATUTES REFERRED TO
The Statutory Corporation Service Commission Decree No. 53 of 1968