PROFESSOR DUPE OLATUNBOSUN V. TEXACO NIGERIA PLC ENGINEER F. OLUSEYI GRAIG (REGIONAL MANAGER SOUTH WEST)

ADEKEYE, JCA (Delivering the Lead Ruling): By an application dated A the 6th of March, 2003 and filed on the 7th of March, 2003 - the applicant asked for reliefs as follows:-

Extending the time within which the appellant/applicant may perfect the conditions of appeal.

Such further orders.

A copy of the application was served on the respondents to the motion who reacted by filing a counter-affidavit to the motion on the 15th of April, 2003. At the time, the application was heard by this court facts in support of the application were as deposed to by the applicant in a 12 paragraph affidavit, to which was attached the conditions of appeal as exhibit A. The applicant also filed a further and better affidavit, to which he attached amotion on notice to set aside the orders delivered by the lower court on the 10th of February, 2003, and another motion on notice praying the lower court for an order of: Interlocutory injunction restraining the defendants in suit No. I/204/02, and their agents,…