POST MASTER GENERAL & ORS. V. MR. MAC-CAJETAN AGBASI

on 22/3/2005 and raised therein six issues, thus:
(i) whether the learned trial judge failed to
consider Exhibit 1?
(ii) whether the learned trial judge properly
evaluated the evidence before him and was right on
the conclusion reached thereby?
(iii) Whether the learned trial judge placed onus on
the Defendant to prove that that delivered the
parcel to the addressee.
(iv) Whether, assuming with out conceding that the
judgment is invalid merely because it was based on
the provisions of a wrong law.
(iv) Whether the learned Trial judge failed to apply
well known principles of law to the proved and
accepted facts?
(iv) Whether the suit was conducted in the absence
of the Appellants with out their not being served
with Hearing Notice before the hearing of the suit?
The Appellants have in turn also filed a reply brief
in response to the Respondents brief alluded to
above, on 18/4/2005 and accordingly urged on the
court that:
"For the above reasons and those stated in the
Appellants brief, this Honourable Court is humbly
urged to allow the appeal and set aside the
judgment and order of the Federal High Court made
against the Appellants."
I have accorded an ample but rather very critical
consideration upon the nature and circumstances"
surrounding this appeal, the records of proceedings
of the lower court, the respective parties briefs of
argument, as well as the numerous but rather
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