Damages (151)
HELD:
"It is the law that special damages are such that the law will not presume to flow from the nature of the act or breach of duty complained of by the plaintiff as a matter of course.
HELD:
"Taken as a whole and properly contextualized, this is what the lower Court stated while considering the relief claimed by the Appellant for the sum of N50 million as general damages.
HELD:
"Damages are awarded to compensate a plaintiff for loss or injury which he has suffered.
HELD:
"The Appellants claimed general damages in their pleading as contained in Relief (iv). In Haastrup Lines (WA.) Ltd. vs. Wiche (2006) All FWLR (Pt.304) 483, the Court held at page 496 paragraphs C-F as follows:
HELD:
"Relief (iv) is a claim for general damages in the sum of Ten Million Naira (N10,000,000.00).
HELD:
"Relief three is for special damages, special damages is a special claim which requires the Claimant to specially plead, particularize and prove same before it can be granted.
HELD:
"...Having resolved the first limb of the issue as distilled by the Appellant and answering the same in the affirmative, we now segue to consider the quantum of damages awarded by the lower Court which the Appellant argues was wrong.
HELD:
"...The lower Court in exercise of discretion on the quantum of general damages to award for the unlawful dismissal awarded the equivalent of two years' salary in line with international best practices.