DALGO INVESTMENT & TRUST LTD. V. JENHILL INDUSTRIAL SERVICES LTD. MR. PERCY N. ONOCHIE NIGERIAN NEWSPRINT MANUFACTURING COMPANY LIMITED
(2001) JELR 55381 (CA)
Court of Appeal
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CA/E/136/97
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26 Jun 2001
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Nigeria
Coram
OKWUCHUKWU OPENE, JCA SIMEON OSUJI EKPE, JCA
Judgement
<p><strong> EDOZIE, JCA (Delivering the lead : ): </strong> Before the Lagos High Court in suit No. LD/82/94, the judgment creditor/appellant herein as plaintiff sued as defendants, the judgment debtors/respondents jointly and severally on the undefended list for debt arising from financial transactions between A them. On 10th of November, 1995, judgment was entered in favour of the appellant against the respondents in the sum of N899,557.50 with interest at the rate of 15% per annum from 15/4/93 until the entire sum is paid with N2,000 costs. The judgment was on 22/11/95 registered in the Calabar High Court for the purpose of enforcement against the respondents who were at all material times resident in Calabar, Cross River State. The judgment was entered in the “the Nigerian Register of : ” on 22/11/95 and subsequent thereto a writ of Fieri Facias was issued against the 2nd and 3rd respondents in consequence of which certain properties belonging to them were on 23/11/95 attached and taken t…</p>