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UKWU & ANOR
V.
EKENWEZE & ANOR

(2018) JELR 39521 (CA)

Court of Appeal 9 Mar 2018 Nigeria
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Suit Number:CA/E/213M/2013(R)
Judges:HELEN MORONKEJI OGUNWUMIJU Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria TOM SHAIBU YAKUBU Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria MISITURA OMODERE BOLAJI-YUSUFF Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria
Counsel:Chief G. Tagbo Ike with him, Richard Mba Esq. For Appellant Onyekachi Ede Esq. For Respondent

TOM SHAIBU YAKUBU, J.C.A.(Delivering the Lead Ruling): In this application, the applicants, pray for:

(a) LEAVE of this Honourable Court to file and argue appeal as proposed in ground two of the proposed notice of appeal against the final judgment of the Customary Court of Appeal of Enugu State and delivered on 16th day of October, 2012, Coram Hon. (Justice) V. N. Nebo (President), Hon. (Justice) G. C. Nnamani and Hon. (Justice) N. Nnamani for the first time, not having been argued at the Customary Court of Appeal, Enugu State over its jurisdiction to hear and affirm the judgment of the Court of first instance at the Customary Court, holden at Affa in Suit No. CCA/8L/97: Chief Ofordile Ekenwenze and Anor v. Ozo Obumkelu Ukwu and Anor and delivered on 31st August, 1998 and presided over by Ichie F. M. O. Aniekwe (President) and Chief A. A. Odulu (Member).

(b) AN ORDER extending the time within which to seek leave to appeal against the aforesaid decision of the Court below.

(c) AN ORDER se…

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