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ODUTOLA
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TOGUN-BICKERSTETH & ORS

(2018) JELR 34429 (CA)

Court of Appeal 30 Jan 2018 Nigeria
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- The appeal arose from two Rulings of the High Court of Lagos State in Suit No: LD/703/2011, wherein the court dismissed a preliminary objection to jurisdiction regarding administration and succession to shares in a private company, and gr

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Suit Number:CA/L/499A/2012
Judges:TIJJANI ABUBAKAR Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria UGOCHUKWU ANTHONY OGAKWU Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria ABIMBOLA OSARUGUE OBASEKI-ADEJUMO Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria
Counsel:TITILOLA AKINLAWON, SAN with him, ALBERT IMOLODE and AYOMIDE OGUNSANWO For Appellant V.O.M. ALONGE with him, AKINTAYO IWITADE for 1st - 18th RESPONDENTS.PROF. KASUMU, SAN with him, MORENIKE OJO (MRS.) for 19TH RESPONDENT. For Respondent

ABIMBOLA OSARUGUE OBASEKI-ADEJUMO, J.C.A. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): This is an appeal against Rulings of the High Court of Lagos State delivered on the 2nd day of May, 2012 and 7th day of May, 2017 respectively by OLUYEMI, J. (Mrs.) in Suit No: LD/703/2011. The 1st - 18th Respondents instituted the suit vide a Writ of Summons and Statement of Claim dated 8th April, 2011 as contained at pages 1 to 25 of the records of Appeal against the Appellant and the 19th Respondent. The Appellant (2nd Defendant) filed a preliminary objection dated 18th, November, 2011 contained at pages 470 to 473 of the Records of Appeal against the jurisdiction of the lower Court to entertain the suit and the lower Court in the first Ruling at pages 865 - 875 of the Records of Appeal dismissed the objection raised by the Appellant against its jurisdiction. The second Ruling contained at pages 881 to 884 of the Records of Appeal was delivered on the 1st to 18th Respondents' application for the appointmen…

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