Case Law

Failure to comply with section 97 of the Sheriffs and Civil Process Act is a mere irregularity that can be waived.

Zakirai v. Muhammad [2017] 17 NWLR (Pt. 1594) 181 at 230-231, paras. G-D, per Augie, JSC: “His [The Appellant’s] objection was a complaint against the competence of the trial court to entertain the suit because the originating summons was not endorsed or marked as required by the said Act and Rules, which touches on the […]