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MOBIL PRODUCING NIGERIA UNLTD & ANOR

(2013) JELR 34034 (CA)

Court of Appeal 19 Nov 2013 Nigeria
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Suit Number:CA/C/189/2012
Judges:MOHAMMED LAWAL GARBA Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria UZO I. NDUKWE-ANYANWU Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria ONYEKACHI A. OTISI Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria
Counsel:E.B. Ukiri, Esq. For Appellant A.S. Obayomi, Esq. For Respondent

ONYEKACHI A. OTISI, J.C.A (Delivering the Leading Judgment): Upon service of Notice of Appeal in Appeal No CA/C/189/2012 filed on 24/4/2012 by the Appellant/Respondent, in respect of Suit No. HEK/MISC.88/2012: Mobil producing Nigeria Unlimited v. Mr. Oweifa Dokubo and ors., the Respondents/Applicants filed this motion on notice on 12/9/2012, seeking the following orders:

1. An order dismissing in limine the 1st Respondent's Appeal brought by means of notice of appeal dated and filed on the 24th day of April 2012 in Suit No. HEK/MISC.88/2012: Mobil Producing Nigeria Unlimited v. Mr. Oweifa Dokubo and ors., now entered as Appeal No CA/C/189/2012.

2. Any further order(s) as this Honourable Court may deem fit to make in the circumstance.

The grounds upon which this application is brought are that:

a. The Notice of Appeal filed on the 24th day of April, 2012 is an abuse of the process of court. It is incompetent, null and void ab initio.

b. As the Appellant/1st Respondent is neither a nam…

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