JIMI OLUKAYODE BADA, JCA (Delivering the Leading Judgment): This is an appeal against the Judgment of the High Court of Anambra State holden at Onitsha in Suit NO.-0/455/2006.
International Trust Bank Plc. v. Louis Okoye. In the said Judgment delivered on 3rd day of March 2006, the trial court gave Judgment in favour of the respondent in the sum of Ten million Naira (N10,000,000.00) with 5% interest thereon from the date of judgment until the final liquidation of the judgment debt.
Dissatisfied with the said judgment the appellant now appealed to this Court.
The Notice of Appeal is made up of two grounds namely:-
"(1) The trial court erred in law when the court contrary to the claim of the Plaintiff which was for the sum of N23,197,916.65 held thus:-
"it is clear from the foregoing that the defendant has no defence to this suit whatsoever. The claim is for a liquidated money demand so this can appropriately be heard as undefended. The court is left with no option but to enter judgment…