In the Supreme Court case of Joseph Uzor & Anor
and Daewoo Nig. Limited & Anor
(SC. 251/2008) delivered on 25th January 2019, the
central issue was whether the Court of Appeal was right in finding
that the trial Court had no jurisdiction to entertain the suit on
the grounds that the writ of summons sought for reliefs other than
liquidated money demand alone.
Brief facts of case
The Appellants (Mr Joseph Uzor) were retained by the
1st Respondent (Daewoo Nig. Limited) to submit 2 volumes
of house boat drawings/designs for 100 Offshore Personnel of the
1st Respondent. M. Y. W. Chung, the Project Manager of
the 1st Respondent, in a letter dated 26th
June 1994, acknowledged receipt of the drawings and stated that the
boat construction contract will be awarded to the Appellants but in
case of delay or failure, the Appellants will be paid the cost of
the drawings/designs and adequate compensation.
