Appeals (2099)
HELD:
"Looking at the grounds of appeal vis-a-vis the issues, while it is not in doubt that issue one flows from ground one, issues two and three appear to have been distilled from ground two.
HELD:
"Let me commence on the drafting skill of counsel.
HELD:
"I wish to restate the attitude of this Court of refraining from interfering or disturbing concurrent findings of two lower Courts except on special or exceptional circumstances.
HELD:
"This Court has the freedom after reading through and summarizing and considering the submissions of counsel to decide on which way to go in the determination of the appeal.
HELD:
"It is pertinent to note that there are concurrent findings of fact by the two lower Courts.
HELD:
"it is trite law that a sole ground of law can sustain a notice of appeal in an appeal from the Court of Appeal to the Supreme Court.
HELD:
"In Obayuwana v. Adun (2020) 13 NWLR (Pt.1741) 371 at p.390, the Supreme Court per Augie, J.S.C analysing the guidelines to properly determine whether grounds of appeal is one of law, or of fact or of mixed law and fact held inter alia:
HELD:
"I must add that the issue for determination in the appeal must be distilled from the said competent ground of appeal, and not from the other grounds of appeal, which are incompetent, and struck out.