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DANA MOTORS LTD

(2018) JELR 39415 (CA)

Court of Appeal 23 Feb 2018 Nigeria
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- The appellant, United Bank for Africa Plc, filed a petition for winding up against Dana Motors Ltd., which was dismissed by the court for being an abuse of process. - The appellant appealed this decision, arguing that the dismissal was er

Case Details

Suit Number:CA/L/1030/2014
Judges:TIJJANI ABUBAKAR Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria BIOBELE ABRAHAM GEORGEWILL Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria JAMILU YAMMAMA TUKUR Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria
Counsel:C. O. Akintola Esq., with him, E. Robert - Omoijeh Esq. For Appellant Adenrele Adegborioye Esq. For Respondent

BIOBELE ABRAHAM GEORGEWILL, J.C.A. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): This is an appeal against the Ruling of the Federal High Court, Lagos Division, Coram: Saliu Saidu J., in Suit No. FHC/L/CP/74/2014: United Bank for Africa Plc v. Dana Motors Ltd., delivered on 9/5/2014, in which the Appellant's Petition for winding up of the Respondent was dismissed for being an abuse of Court process and some other orders were made against the Appellant in favor of the Respondent.

The Appellant, who was the Petitioner before the Court below, was thoroughly dissatisfied with the said ruling and had promptly appealed to this Court vide a Notice of Appeal on six grounds of appeal filed on 13/5/2014 at pages 234-240 of the Record of Appeal. The Record of Appeal was transmitted to this Court on 6/11/2014 but deemed properly filed on 15/6/2015. The Appellant's brief was filed on 11/8/2015 but deemed properly filed on 12/7/2016. The Respondent's brief was filed on 25/11/2015 but deemed properly filed on 1…

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