TOM & ANOR V. TOM & ORS
(2022) JELR 110917 (CA)
Court of Appeal
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CA/PH/716/2017(R)
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2 Nov 2022
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Nigeria
Coram
Ridwan Maiwada Abdullahi JCA
Gabriel Omoniyi Kolawole JCA
Olabode Abimbola Adegbehingbe JCA
Appearances
K. D. Ehio for the Appellants;
Victor Amadi,Esq. for the Respondents.
Judgement
<p><strong><span style="background-color: transparent">OLABODE ABIMBOLA ADEGBEHINGBE, J.C.A. (Delivering the Lead Ruling): </span></strong><span style="background-color: transparent">This ruling concerns a motion on notice filed on 27/11/2019 by the respondents/applicants, praying for: </span></p><p><strong><span style="background-color: transparent">"1. AN ORDER of the Honourable Court to dismiss the appeal for being incompetent and for want of jurisdiction. </span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="background-color: transparent">2. …” </span></strong></p><p><span style="background-color: transparent">The grounds for the application are stated as follows: </span></p><p> <strong><span style="background-color: transparent">"1. That this present appeal is the same with the old appeal which the Appellant/Respondents filed in 2017 (APPEAL NO. CA/PH/716/2017) which was determined by this Honourable Court on 22-01-2019 on the ground that leave of either the lower Court or this Honourable Court was not first sought and obtained before filing the notice of appeal on 01/11/2017. </span></strong></p><p> <strong><span style="background-color: transparent">2. That following the order granted by this Honourable Court on 22-01-2019 the Appellant/Respondents filed a fresh Notice of Appeal on 31-01-2019 but failed to compile and transmit fresh records of appeal with the fresh appeal number as required by the Rules of this Court. </span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="background-color: transparent">3. That the Appellants/R…</span></strong></p>