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(2018) JELR 39445 (CA)

Court of Appeal 2 Feb 2018 Nigeria
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- This is an appeal against a garnishee order made by the Federal High Court in favor of the 1st respondent against the appellant. - The 1st respondent sued the 2nd respondent for a sum of ₦8,110,171.53 and obtained a judgment in their favo

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Suit Number:CA/S/22/2017
Judges:HUSSEIN MUKHTAR Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria MUHAMMED LAWAL SHUAIBU Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria FREDERICK OZIAKPONO OHO Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria
Counsel:Chief J. E Ochidi, Esq. with him, Umar Dahiru, Esq. For Appellant Chief S.U. Nwoko, Esq. For Respondent
Other Citations:(2018) JELR 39446 (CA)

HUSSEIN MUKHTAR, J.C.A. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): This is an appeal against the decision of the Federal High Court Gusau in Suit No. HC/GS/CS/6/2015 delivered on the 8th day of November 2016 per Hon. Justice Fadima Murtala Aminu, wherein the Court below made a garnishee order absolute against the appellant in favour of the 1st respondent respecting the judgment sum of ₦8,110,171.53 and interest thereon obtained by the said 1st respondent against the 2nd respondent before the Federal High Court Gusau in Suit No. HC/GS/CS/6/2015 delivered on the 20th day of April, 2015.

The 1st respondent as plaintiff sued the 2nd respondent as the defendant in suit No. HC/GS/CS/6/2015 claiming the sum of ₦8,110,171.53 in addition to interest thereon.

On 20th April 2015, the Court below delivered its judgment in respect of the case and awarded the sum of ₦8,110,171.53 in favour of the 1st respondent against the 2nd respondent (see pages 3 and 4 of the record of appeal}.

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