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CEEKAY TRADERS LTD.
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GENERAL MOTORS COMPANY LTD & ORS.

(1992) JELR 43140 (SC)

Supreme Court 14 Feb 1992 Nigeria
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- The appellant’s suit in the Federal High Court sought declarations and an injunction regarding motor vehicles allegedly seized by the respondent, but faced repeated adjournments due to non-availability of its principal witness. - After mu

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Suit Number:SC.73/1989
Judges:ADOLPHUS GODWIN KARIBI-WHYTE Justice of The Supreme Court of Nigeria SAIDU KAWU Justice of The Supreme Court of Nigeria SALIHU MODIBBO ALFA BELGORE Justice of The Supreme Court of Nigeria ABUBAKAR BASHIR WALI Justice of The Supreme Court of Nigeria OLAJIDE OLATAWURA Justice of The Supreme Court of Nigeria
Counsel:M.I. Igbokwe For Appellant Duro AjayiT.N. Nnadi, Esq. For Respondent
Other Citations:Ceekay Traders Ltd. v.Gen. Motors Co. Ltd. (1992) NWLR (Pt. 222)132

S. KAWU, J.S.C (Delivering the Leading Judgment): This is a further appeal to the Supreme Court by the appellant from the decision of the Court of Appeal which had dismissed its appeal against the decision of the Federal High Court, Lagos Division.

In the trial court, the appellant, as plaintiff, had instituted an action against the respondent claiming as follows:-

"1. A declaration that the plaintiff are as against the defendants entitled to the possession of the motor vehicles (particulars of which are set out in the scheduled hereto) being part of the motor vehicles purportedly seized by the 3rd defendant under a Notice or Seizure dated 18th March, 1983.

2. A declaration that the said vehicles are the exclusive property of and belong to the plaintiffs.

3. An injunction restraining the defendants, their servants and/or agents from interfering with the plaintiffs' possession and right to possession of the said vehicles or otherwise selling or purporting to sell or in any other way d…

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