NZE MIKE OKPARA & SON LIMITED & ORS V. FIRST BANK OF NIGERIA PLC
(2018) JELR 39342 (CA)
Court of Appeal
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CA/B/264M/2016(R)
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24 Jan 2018
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Nigeria
Coram
SAMUEL CHUKWUDUMEBI OSEJI JCA;
MOORE ASEIMO ABRAHAM ADUMEIN JCA;
MUDASHIRU NASIRU ONIYANGI JCA;
Appearances
Mr. P.O. Osaneki For Appellant
Not Represented For Respondent
Judgement
<p>MUDASHIRU NASIRU ONIYANGI, J.C.A.(Delivering the Lead Ruling): By a motion on notice brought pursuant to Order 4 Rules 5, 6, and Order 7 Rules 3 and 4 of the Court of Appeal Rules 2011, the Appellants/Applicants are seeking for the following orders:</p><p>(1) An order of injunction restraining the Respondent/Respondent from enforcing or purporting to enforce the judgment of the High Court of Justice, Edo State or act in any manner pursuant to same, against the Appellants/Applicants pending the determination of the appeal already filed before this Honourable Court.</p><p>(2) An order staying the execution of the cost delivered in favour of the Respondent/Respondent by the High Court of Justice, Edo State delivered on the 23rd day of December 2015 pending the determination of the appeal already filed against the said judgment.</p><p>And for such further or other orders as the Honorable Court may deem fit to make in the circumstance.</p><p>The application is predicated on the following grounds:</p><p>(1) That judgment was…</p>