Court orders Polaris Bank to pay customer N500,000 over failed N61,000 POS transaction

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Court orders Polaris Bank to pay customer N500,000 over failed N61,000 POS transaction

The bank described the N500,000 damage as disproportionate, compared to the N60,000 that was “trapped”.

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(1849) Charles Sumner, “Equality Before the Law: Unconstitutionality of Separate Colored Schools in Massachusetts”

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U.S. Marshal Luke Moore at Ole Miss, 1962

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1962

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