Ratio Decidendi



DOWELL SCHLUMBERGER (NIG) LTD & ORS
V.
ANIEKAN & ANOR

(2018) JELR 38983 (CA)    

Court of Appeal  ·  CA/OW/39/2018(R) ·  2 Jul 2018 ·  Nigeria
CORAM
MASSOUD ABDULRAHMAN OREDOLA Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria ITA GEORGE MBABA Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria TUNDE OYEBANJI AWOTOYE Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria

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ITA GEORGE MBABA, JCA (Delivering the Lead Ruling): Appellant filed a Motion on Notice on 15/2/2018 in this Court, seeking:

(1) An order staying the execution of the garnishee order absolute made by the Honourable Justice A. Lewis Allagoa of the Federal High Court, Owerri in Suit No. FHC/OW/FJ/04/2017 on 19th January, 2018 pending the determination by this Honourable Court of the substantive appeal filed by the Appellants/Applicants in this appeal.

(2) An order restraining the 2nd Respondent/Respondent from paying the sum of ₦254,848,476.66 or any other sum at all, from the Account of the 1st Appellant/Applicant with the 2nd Respondent/Respondent, to the Station Registrar of the Federal High Court, Owerri, for onward transmission to the 1st Respondent/Respondent or the 1st Respondent/Respondents Counsel, E.B. Ukiri Esq., pending the determination by this Honourable Court of the substantive appeal, filed by the Appellants/Applicants in this appeal.

(3) An order restraining the 2nd Respond…

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