NIGERIA AIRWAYS v. LAPITE

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ΝΙΓΕΡΙΑ ∗ΜΑΨΣ
ς.
ΛΑΠΥΕ
397
ΝΙΓΕΡΙΑ ΑΙΡΩΑΨΣ ς. ΛΑΠΙΤΕ
5
ΝΙΓΕΡΙΑ ΑΙΡΩΑΨΣ ΛΤ∆.
ΑΠΠΕΛΛΑΝΤ
10
ς
Φ.
Α ΛΑΠΙΤΕ
ΡΕΣΠΟΝ∆ΕΝΤ
ΑΠΠΕΑΛ ΝΟ ΣΧ. 209/1988
ΣΥΠΡΕΜΕ ΧΟΥΡΤ ΟΦ ΝΙΓΕΡΙΑ
15
ΥΩΑΙΣ,
ϑ.Σ.Χ.
ΑΓΒΑϑΕ,
ϑ.Σ.Χ.
ΝΝΑΕΜΕΚΑ−ΑΓΥ, ϑ.Σ.Χ.
ΩΑΛΤ,
ϑ.Σ.Χ.
ΟΛΑΤΑΩΥΡΑ,
ϑ.Σ.Χ.
20
21στ Νοϖεµβερ, 1990.
Contract -Action based thereon - When may a court dismiss the action.
Interpretation
and Construction
-
Order 22 High Court of Lagos State (Civil Procedure)
Rules, 1992 - How Construed.
Practice
and Procedure
-Locus Standi - What proper order should a court make where a
plaintiff lacks locus standi to institute an action - Plaintiff's pleading not disclosing a
reasonable cause of action - Proper order to make.
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Contract -Action
based thereon - When may a court dismiss the action.
ΙΣΣΥΕΣ
1. Ωηατ προπερ ορδερ σηουλδ α χουρτ µακε υπον φινδινγ τηατ α πλαιντιφφ λαχκσ
λοχυσ
στανδι
το ινστιτυτε αν αχτιον?
35
2. Υνδερ ωηατ χιρχυµστανχεσ µαψ α χουρτ δισµισσ αν αχτιον βασεδ ον χοντραχτ
βετωεεν παρτιεσ?
3. Ωηατ ισ τηε προπερ ιντερπρετατιον οφ Ορδερ 22 οφ τηε Λαγοσ Ηιγη Χουρτ?
ΦΑΧΤΣ:
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Τηε πλαιντιφφ∋σ χλαιµσ αγαινστ τηε δεφενδαντ ιν τηε Λαγοσ Ηιγη Χουρτ ινχλυδεδ α
δεχλαρατιον τηατ τηε λεττερ πυρπορτινγ το τερµινατε τηε πλαιντιφφ∋σ απποιντµεντ ιν τηε
δεφενδαντ Χοµπανψ ωασ ινεφφεχτιϖε ανδ
υλτρα ϖιρεσ
τηε ποωερσ οφ τηε µακερ τηερεοφ,
ανδ αλσο αν ορδερ οφ χουρτ διρεχτινγ τηε δεφενδαντ το ρεστορε τηε πλαιντιφφ το ηισ οφφιχε
ανδ ποσιτιον ιν τηε Χοµπανψ. Τηε δεφενδαντ, ιν ρεπλψ, φιλεδ α µοτιον ον νοτιχε
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πραψινγ τηε Χουρτ φορ αν ορδερ στρικινγ ουτ τηε πλαιντιφφ∋σ χλαιµ ανδ δισµισσινγ ηισ
αχτιον ον τηε γρουνδ τηατ τηε Στατε Ηιγη Χουρτ ηαδ νο ϕυρισδιχτιον το ηεαρ τηε
πλαιντιφφ∋σ χλαιµσ ον τηε γρουνδ τηατ τηε πλαιντιφφ ηαδ νο
λοχυσ στανδι
το ινστιτυτε τηε
αχτιον ασ ηε ωασ νοτ α µεµβερ οφ τηε δεφενδαντ Χοµπανψ.
Αφτερ ηεαρινγ ανδ χονσιδερινγ αργυµεντσ βψ χουνσελσ φορ ανδ αγαινστ τηε
µοτιον τηε λεαρνεδ τριαλ ϕυδγε χονχλυδεδ τηατ:
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