"The provision of clause 3 of the mortgage agreements is clear and unambiguous. It is possible to understand and apply it as it stands. There was, therefore, no necessity to...
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"There is no doubt in law that a banker may consolidate the accounts owned by a customer in his own right, unless precluded by agreement, express or implied from the...
"This is so because the defendant owed the plaintiff a duty of care. Their relationship is contractual and has been described as that of debtor and creditor and principal and...
EVIDENCE LAW – Admissibility of Bank Statements – Substantial Compliance with Statutory Requirements
"It is not necessary according to law that the words of the section must be strictly followed word by word before secondary evidence of the entries in the ledger of...
"It is common ground on the pleadings that these cheques in all to the value of N185,650.00 were paid 'in or about December 1978/June 1979' into the defendant's account at...
"A bank has a duty under its contract with its customer to exercise reasonable care and skill in carrying out its part with regard to operations within its contracts with...