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INGREDIENT AN APPELLATE COURT IS CONCERNED WITH IN RESPECT OF DECISION BY A TRIAL COURT

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“As rightly, submitted by learned counsel for the respondent, an appellate Court is more concerned with whether the decision reached by the lower Court is correct and not necessarily whether a wrong reason was given for reaching a right decision. See: Arisa Vs The State (1988) 3 NWLR (Pt. 83) 386; Ojengbede vs Esan & Anor. (2001) 18 NWLR (Pt. 746) 771. If the decision is right, it will be upheld notwithstanding the fact that a wrong reason was given for the decision. It is only where the misdirection has caused the Court to come to a wrong decision that it would be material. See: Oladele & Ors Vs Aromolaran II & Ors. (1996) 6 NWLR (Pt.453) 180.”

 

PER K. M. O. KEKERE-EKUN, J.S.C. IN  MTN NIGERIA COMMUNICATION LIMITED v. CORPORATE COMMUNICATION INVESTMENT LIMITED APPEAL NO: SC.674/2014

LEGALPEDIA ELECTRONIC CITATION: LER[2019]SC.674/2014


   
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