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GRAYSHOT ENTERPRISES LIMITED V. THE HON. MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA & ORS

(2002) JELR 53191 (CA)

Court of Appeal  •  CA/A/5/2001  •  15 Jan 2002  •  Nigeria

Coram
M. SAIFULLAHI MUNTAKA-COOMASSIE, JCA ZAINAB ADAMU BULKACHUWA, JCA ALBERT GBADEBO ODUYEMI, JCA

Judgement

ODUYEMI, JCA (Delivering the Lead Judgment): On 29th January, 1997, plaintiff now appellant in this court obtained from the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja in a suit in the Court’s Undefended List against the defendants now respondents, in this court, for goods supplied and delivered in the following terms:-

US $4,178,236.85 being the principal debt.

US $ 611,312.08 being the costs of demurrage

Total US $4,789,548.93

with interest at the rate of 21% per annum as from January, 1994 to formal liquidation of the judgment.

By a motion on notice filed in the same court on 19th September 2000, the plaintiff/judgment creditor sought for the following orders against the defendants/judgment debtors:-

“1. An Order directing the 1st, 2nd and 3rd defendant judgment debtors/respondents to pay to the Registrar of this honourable court forthwith the sum of $9,300,000 (Nine Million Three hundred Thousand Dollars) the said sum being an amount in which the 1st, 2nd and 3rd defendants/…

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