AKPABIO, JCA: (Delivering the Leading Ruling): This was an application brought on behalf of the present applicants who were the plaintiffs at the trial court, and had obtained an ex-parte injunction before Akubuilo, J. of Anambra State High Court sitting at Oji River, against the respondents who were the defendants. The defendants being dissatisfied with the said order of ex-parte injunction, appealed to this court. Following closely after the filing of the notice and grounds of appeal, the appellants also filed in this court an application seeking for six reliefs, Nos. 4 and 5 of which read as follows:-
"4. An order suspending and/or staying the execution of the ex-parte order of injunction dated 19th May, 1997 made by P.C. Akubuilo J. at the High Court, Oji River pending the determination of this appeal.
5. An order staying any and further proceedings in the substantive suit pending the determination of this appeal" (Coram Achike, Ejiwunmi and Ubaezonu, JCA)
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