IMOLOAME V. WEST AFRICAN EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL

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ΝΙΓΕΡΙΑΝ ΣΥΠΡΕΜΕ ΧΟΥΡΤ ΧΑΣΕΣ
[19921 3 Ν.Σ.Χ.Χ.
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ΜΟΛΟΑΜΕ ς. ΩΕΣΤ ΑΦΡΙΧΑΝ ΕΞΑΜΙΝΑΤΙΟΝΣ
ΧΟΥΝΧΙΛ
Π.Χ. ΙΜΟΛΟΑΜΕ
ΑΠΠΕΛΛΑΝΤ
ς
ΩΕΣΤ ΑΦΡΙΧΑΝ ΕΞΑΜΙΝΑΤΙΟΝΣ ΧΟΥΝΧΙΛ
ΡΕΣΠΟΝ∆ΕΝΤ
ΑΠΠΕΑΛ ΝΟ.ΣΧ.188/1988
ΣΥΠΡΕΜΕ ΧΟΥΡΤ ΟΦ ΝΙΓΕΡΙΑ
ΚΑΡΙΒΙ−ΩΗΨΤΕ,
ϑ.Σ.Χ.,
ΚΑΩΥ,
ϑ.Σ.Χ.,
ΩΑΛΤ,
ϑ.Σ.Χ.,
ΟΜΟ,
ϑ.Σ.Χ.,
ΟΓΩΥΕΓΒΥ,
ϑ.Σ.Χ.,
11τη ∆εχεµβερ, 1992
Contract of Employment -Contract of employment - Applicable legal principles - common
law of Master and Servant or statute - Termination of employment - how done - length
of notice required - declaration of subsistence of employment and reinstatement - when
not made - Breach of contract of service - remedy for - inappropriateness of specific
performance and reinstatement.
Damages - Damages for wrongful termination of employment - how assessed.
Judgment -Court awarding a relief not sought by a party - impropriety of
Specific Performance -Specific performance of a contract of service - refusal of exception
to
Words and Phrases -"reasonable notice" - how determined.
ΙΣΣΥΕΣ
1.
Ωηετηερ τηε ρελατιονσηιπ βετωεεν αν εµπλοψερ ανδ εµπλοψεε ισ τηατ οφ ορδιναρψ
σιµπλε χοµµον λαω ρελατιονσηιπ οφ µαστερ ανδ σερϖαντ βασεδ ον α ωριττεν
χοντραχτ ορ ισ ονε ωιτη α στατυτορψ φλαϖουρ.
2.
Ηοω ισ τηε δαµαγεσ φορ ωρονγφυλ τερµινατιον οφ εµπλοψµεντ ασσεσσεδ?
3.
Ισ σπεχιφιχ περφορµανχε α ρεµεδψ φορ βρεαχη οφ χοντραχτ οφ σερϖιχε?
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ΦΑΧΤΣ
Τηε ρεσπονδεντ χουνχιλ ηαδ δισµισσεδ τηε αππελλαντ φροµ τηε εµπλοψµεντ
ρελψινγ ον τηε αδϖερσε φινδινγσ ον ηισ χονδυχτ ιν ηισ εµπλοψµεντ µαδε βψ τηρεε
Χοµµισσιονσ οφ Ινθυιρψ σετ υπ το ινθυιρε ιντο τηε χονδυχτ ανδ αχτιϖιτιεσ οφ µεµβερσ
οφ σταφφ οφ τηε ρεσπονδεντ. Αππελλαντ συεδ τηε ρεσπονδεντ φορ λιβελ χονταινεδ ιν τηε
λεττερ οφ τερµινατιον οφ εµπλοψµεντ δατεδ 9/8/78, ανδ φορ ωρονγφυλ δισµισσαλ.
Παρτιεσ φιλεδ ανδ σερϖεδ τηειρ πλεαδινγσ. Ατ τηε Χονχλυσιον οφ τριαλ, τηε λεαρνεδ Χηιεφ
ϕυδγε ηελδ τηατ τηε αππελλαντ µυστ φαιλ ον τηε χλαιµ φορ δεφαµατιον, σινχε ηε διδ
νοτ λεαδ εϖιδενχε ον ιτ. Ον τηε χλαιµ φορ ωρονγφυλ δισµισσαλ, ηε ηελδ τηατ τηε
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