Facts:

The 1st respondent was once an employee of the 2nd respondent, as a security guard. At that time, the 2nd respondent was in a contract with the appellant to provide security guards for precincts where the appellant had its activities. Between the appellant and the 3rd respondent, there existed a contract. That contract caused the appellant to have its operations within the precincts of the business premises of the 3rd respondent. Thus, the 2nd respondent sent the 1strespondent to give security to the appellant on the premises of the 3rd respondent.

Something unfortunate occurred one day – 01/02/2009. There was a gas explosion. The 1st respondent claimed to have been physically affected by the gas explosion, such that his health was affected. He claimed that the appellant, 2nd and 3rd respondents initially took care of him, by keeping him in health facilities and paying costs therefor, but later abandoned him.

Judgment was delivered, on 15/05/2017, by Justice U. N. Agomoh, in Suit No. FHC/PH/CS/433/2012, in which the sum of N500,000.00 (Five Hundred Thousand Naira) was awarded, in favour of the 1st respondent, against the appellant, the 2nd and 3rd respondents. Dissatisfied, the appellants appealed to the Court of Appeal.