<p>ALI ABUBAKAR BABANDI GUMEL, J.C.A. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): This is an appeal against the decision of Ondo State High Court, Akure delivered on 8th day of June, 2004 in Suit No. AK/121/2004. By a writ of summons dated and filed on 28th May, 2004, the Plaintiffs/Appellants claim against the Defendant/Respondent as follows:</p><p> (a) The sum of N10,000,000.00 (Ten Million Naira) only as legal fees for filing, processing and registration of Citadel Bank for Ondo State;</p><p> (b) An order directing the time within which the payment or other act is to be made or done, reckoned from the date of the judgment or order or from some other point of time and also directing the defendants to pay the interest of 10% upon any judgment, commencing from the date thereof or afterwards, as the case may be.</p><p> This writ was accompanied and was filed along with a 16 paragraph statement of claim. Along side these 2 processes, the Plaintiffs/Appellants also filed a motion Ex-parte seeking leave of the court belo…</p>