were issued to the Plaintiff in the name of the 2nd Defendant and that the Plaintiff never at anytime bought any shops from the 1st Defendant and the 1st Defendant is not owing the Plaintiff. The case of the 2nd Defendant is that the Plaintiff his it staff and upon his business proposal, the 2nd Defendant decided to buy six (6) shops at the 1st Defendant EFAB Mall Shopping Complex Garki II Abuja. Towards this, the 2nd Defendant paid the 1st Defendant for the shops through the Plaintiff’s account and receipt were issued to it by the 1st Defendant. When the shops were ready, the 1st Defendant handed them over to it (2nd Defendant). The 1st Defendant in his written address raised one issue for determination namely:“Whether the Plaintiff has proved his case against the 1st Defendant to be entitled to the reliefs sought” The second Defendant on his part raised three issues for determination namely:1. Whether given the facts of this case, there was a contractual relationship between the Plaintiff and 1st Defendant which the Court can enforce. 2. Whether the Plaintiff acted as an agent for the 2nd Defendant in the process and procedure leading to the purchase of the six (6) shops by the 2nd Defendant from the 1st Defendant. 3. Whether considering the evidence before this Court including all the Exhibits the 2nd Defendant not the Plaintiff is the bonafide purchaser of shops D11, D02, C07, C04, C03 and C08 situate at EFAB Mall Shopping Complex Area II Garki Abuja, the subject matter of this suit. 3

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