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DANA AIRLINES LTD
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AMIAKA & ORS

(2017) JELR 37727 (CA)

Court of Appeal 21 Jun 2017 Nigeria
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- The case concerns an interlocutory application by Dana Airlines Limited for extension of time and leave to appeal the Federal High Court’s refusal to consolidate several related suits (arising from the Dana Air crash of 12/6/2012) and for

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Suit Number:CA/L/641/2016(R)
Judges:JOSEPH SHAGBAOR IKYEGH Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria BIOBELE ABRAHAM GEORGEWILL Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria ABIMBOLA OSARUGUE OBASEKI-ADEJUMO Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria
Counsel:Oladimeji Omogebmi Esq. For Appellant Mrs. Toyin Bashorun. With him, M.C. Umegbu Esq. For Respondent

BIOBELE ABRAHAM GEORGEWILL, J.C.A. (Delivering the Lead Ruling): My lords, sadly, while this application is a fallout of the Dana Air crash of 12/6/2012 leading to the loss of several lives, the question whether Dana Airlines Limited is liable and to what degree are clearly not part of this present Application before this Court, as indeed these are the subject matter of Suit Nos: FHC/L/CS/307/2014, FHC/L/CS/308/2014,FHC/L/CS/309/2014,

FHC/L/CS/407/2014, FHC/L/CS/408/2014 and FHC/L/CS/591/2014, all pending before the Court below.

In this Application filed by way of a Motion on Notice on 22/11/2016 and brought pursuant to Section 242 (1) of the Constitution of Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 (as amended), Section 24(2) (a) of the Court of Appeal Act 2004 and Order 7(1) and (10) of the Court of Appeal Rules 2011, the Applicant is praying this Court for the following reliefs:

1. AN ORDER of this Court extending time within which the Appellant/Applicant may seek leave to appeal against the r…

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