Limitation Law (101)
HELD:
"The whole connotation of "Limitation" of action in respect of a given subject matter postulates a statutory period after which a lawsuit cannot be brought in Court.
HELD:
"I have stated elsewhere in this judgment that the lower Court had found that the issue of the respondent's action being statute barred cannot be determined at the stage of the proceedings without evidence being adduced.
HELD:
"... Section 16 of the said Limitation Law provides that:-
HELD:
"the suit giving rise to this action having been filed on 10/7/2015, same was a period of seventeen (17) years.
HELD:
"Where a statute of limitation prescribes a period within which an action must be commenced, legal proceedings cannot be properly or validly instituted after the expiration of the prescribed period.
HELD:
"The Appellants slept on their rights for far too long and woke up too late from their deep slumber.
HELD:
"In my considered view, parties are encouraged to engage in negotiations for the purpose of reaching an amicable settlement of their dispute.