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ISAIAH EZIRE V. TRANSOCEAN SUPPORT SERVICES NIG. LTD SEDCOFORX OF NIG. LTD (BEING SUCCESSORS-IN-TITLE OF NRB DRILLING SERVICES LTD), GUARANTY TRUST BANK PLC (GTB), CITIBANK NIGERIA LIMITED

(2016) JELR 55603 (CA)

Court of Appeal  •  CA/PH/756/2013  •  29 Jan 2016  •  Nigeria

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EJEMBI EKO JCA (Presided ) MODUPE FASANMI JCA ( Read the Lead Judgment)

Judgement

FASANMI JCA (Delivering the Judgment): This is an appeal against the ruling of the Rivers State High Court of justice in suit No: PHC/573/2013 delivered on the 21 August 2013, in which the lower court sets aside the garnishee order nisi earlier madeon 15 April 2013 and discharged the garnishees. Briefly, the contention of the 1st and 2nd respondents who were applicants before the lower court was that there is no relationship between them and the NRB Drilling Services Limited against which the judgment was obtained to warrant the enforcement of the judgment against the 1st and 2nd respondents. After perusing several processes filed by the 1st and 2nd respondents and the appellant, the lower court entered ruling in favour of the respondents. Dissatisfied with the ruling, appellant appealed to this court on 21 August 2013 and filed four grounds of appeal. Appellant’s brief of argument was filed on 11 February 2014. He also filed a reply brief on 21 November 2014 but was consequentiall…

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