AMODU v. AMODE & ANOR
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ΝΙΓΕΡΙΑΝ ΣΥΠΡΕΜΕ ΧΟΥΡΤ ΧΑΣΕΣ
[1990] 3 Ν.Σ.Χ.Χ.
ΑΜΟ∆Υ ς. ΑΜΟ∆Ε & ΑΝΟΡ.
Ε.Ο. ΑΜΟ∆Υ
ΑΠΠΕΛΛΑΝΤ
ς.
1.
∆Ρ. ϑ.Ο. ΑΜΟ∆Ε
ΡΕΣΠΟΝ∆ΕΝΤΣ
2.
ΚΩΑΡΑ ΣΤΑΤΕ ΧΟΛΛΕΓΕ
ΟΦ ΤΕΧΗΝΟΛΟΓΨ
ΑΠΠΕΑΛ ΝΟ. ΣΧ.46/1989
ΣΥΠΡΕΜΕ ΧΟΥΡΤ ΟΦ ΝΙΓΕΡΙΑ
ΥΩΑΙΣ,
ϑ.Σ.Χ.
ΚΑΩΥ,
ϑ.Σ.Χ.
ΒΕΛΓΟΡΕ,
ϑ.Σ.Χ,
ΑΓΒΑϑ Ε,
ϑ.Σ.Χ.
ΩΑΛΤ,
ϑ.Σ.Χ.
7τη Σεπτεµβερ, 1990.
Contract -
Parties to a contract are bound by its terms - Contract of employment - Breach
of - Onus on plaintiff suing therefor - Need for him to plead and prove terms of the
employment.
Master and Servant -
Contract of employment - How construed - Plaintiff alleging breach
of - Need for him to plead and prove terms of the contract of employment.
Practice and Procedure -
Written pleadings - Need to contain a statement of material facts
in a summary form - Effect of failure to so contain - A plaintiff to rely on the strength
of his own case and not on the weakness of the defendant's case.
Words and Phrases -
"Cause of action" - Meaning of
ΙΣΣΥΕ:
Ωηατ ισ α χαυσε οφ αχτιον ιν α συιτ ανδ ωηατ ισ τηε εφφεχτ ωηερε α πλαιντιφφ∋σ
πλεαδινγσ δισχλοσε νο χαυσε οφ αχτιον?
ΦΑΧΤΣ:
Τηε πλαιντιφφ/αππελλαντ ωηο ωασ τηε βυρσαρ οφ τηε σεχονδ δεφενδαντ βεφορε ηισ
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απποιντµεντ ωασ τερµινατεδ, συεδ τηε δεφενδαντσ/ρεσπονδεντσ ατ τηε Ιλοριν ∆ιϖι−
σιον οφ τηε Κωαρα Στατε Ηιγη Χουρτ φορ α δεχλαρατιον τηατ: (α) τηε πυρπορτεδ
τερµινατιον οφ ηισ απποιντµεντ βψ α λεττερ το ηιµ δατεδ 17τη Απριλ, 1980 ον βεηαλφ
οφ τηε σεχονδ δεφενδαντ (Κωαρα Στατε Χολλεγε οφ Τεχηνολογψ) βψ τηε φιρστ δεφεν−
δαντ, τηε πρινχιπαλ οφ τηε σεχονδ δεφενδαντ, ισ νυλλ ανδ ϖοιδ, ασ τηε Σολε Αδµινισ−
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τρατορ∋σ οφφιχε ηαδ τερµινατεδ ον ορ βεφορε τηε 15τη οφ Απριλ, 1980 ανδ α Γοϖερνινγ
Χουνχιλ ηαδ νοτ βεεν σετ υπ βψ τηε Γοϖερνορ οφ Κωαρα Στατε; (β) τηατ ηε ισ εντιτλεδ
το ηισ εµολυµεντσ υντιλ τηε δετερµινατιον οφ ηισ συιτ, ανδ τηερεαφτερ υντιλ ηε ισ
λεγιτιµατελψ ρελιεϖεδ οφ ηισ ποστ, ανδ (χ) α περπετυαλ ινϕυνχτιον ρεστραινινγ τηε
δεφενδαντσ ανδ/ορ τηειρ αγεντσ ορ σερϖαντσ φροµ φιλλινγ τηε ποστ.
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