In breach of contract, a plaintiff is only entitled to damages naturally flowing from the breach. The measure is loss reasonably within parties' contemplation at contract…

Damages for breach of contract are such as may fairly and reasonably be considered arising naturally from the breach itself, or such as may reasonably be…

Section 230(1) of the 1979 Constitution as amended by Decree No. 107 of 1993 shows that action for breach of contract simpliciter is not included in…

The plaintiff's actual loss was the extra N66,000.00 paid to remit US$12,000.00 to overseas suppliers. Awarding a staggering sum of N3.5 million in addition to the…

It is elementary law that who asserts must prove. The appellant was duty bound to prove that it was the breach that caused the losses. Where…

The governing purpose of damages is to put the party whose rights have been violated in the same position, so far as money can do, as…

Although the terms "special" and "general" damages are not appropriate in an action for breach of contract, there are special circumstances where parties make contracts and…

A close examination of the additional jurisdiction conferred on the Federal High Court under the 1979 Constitution shows that the court was not conferred with jurisdiction…

Where parties have embodied the terms of their contract in a written document, extrinsic evidence is not admissible to add to, vary, subtract from or contradict…

Though sometimes necessary to hear evidence first to determine jurisdiction, where determination is based on pleadings, the law is that it is determined on the plaintiff's…

It is settled law that jurisdiction of a court is determined by the plaintiff's claim as endorsed in the writ of summons and statement of claim.…

Where parties have reduced their transaction in writing, oral or extrinsic evidence is not admissible to add to, vary, subtract from or contradict the written terms…