MR. GEOFFREY J. ONYEAMA V. NASSER KASIM MOHAMMED
(2020) JELR 112544 (CA)
Court of Appeal
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CA/A/489/2019
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5 Jun 2020
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Nigeria
Coram
STEPHEN JONAH ADAH, JCA
YARGATA NIMPAR, JCA
MOHAMMED BABA IDRIS, JCA
Appearances
O. P. James Esq for the Appellant.
S. S. Dakat Esq and I. C. Nwagboso Esq for the Respondent.
Judgement
<p style="text-align: justify"><strong>Mohammed Baba Idris, JCA (Delivering the Leading Judgment):</strong> The Appellant in this appeal by notice of appeal dated 6th May, 2019 and filed on the 8th of May 2019 appealed against the decision/judgement of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja in Suit No. FCT/HC/CV/2154/2019 delivered on the 21st of day of February, 2019 by Honourable Justice O. A. Musa wherein the court ordered that the judgment sum be converted to Naira at the rate at the time of the transaction which was N163 to USD.</p><p style="text-align: justify">The facts of the case leading to this appeal as adduced from the pleadings and evidence tendered at the trial court are to the effect that the Appellant commenced this action by a Writ Of Summons (Undefended List) dated and filed 22nd June, 2018 claiming against the Respondent as follows:</p><ol><li><p style="text-align: justify"><em>The sum of US$87,222.22 (Eighty-Seven Thousand Two Hundred and Twenty-Two Dollars, Twenty Cents) being the debt owed by Defendants to the Claimant.</em></p></li><li><p style="text-align: justify"><em>Post Judgement interest at the rate of 10% (percent) untโฆ</em></p></li></ol>