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UNION BANK OF NIGERIA PLC.
V.
GARILLA LIMITED

(2012) JELR 35062 (CA)

Court of Appeal 3 Jul 2012 Nigeria
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Suit Number:CA/PH/72/2008
Judges:MUSA DATTIJO MUHAMMAD Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria PAUL ADAMU GALINJE Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria TUNDE OYEBANJI AWOTOYE Justice of The Court of Appeal of Nigeria
Counsel:Appellant absent For Appellant E.B. Ukiri with A.F. Emariwe and B. Clement For Respondent

PAUL ADAMU GALINJE, J.C.A. (Delivering the Leading Ruling): By a motion on notice dated 26th of June, 2010 and filed on the 28th June, 2010, the Applicant herein asked the court to set aside the Notice of Appeal filed on the 31/7/2006 by the Appellant who is Respondent in this application for being null and void ab initio. The ground upon which this application is predicated are as follows:-

a) The Notice of Appeal which was filed by the Appellant contains the name of a non-juristic personality, a liquidated limited liability company and therefore akin to a dead person, thus rendering the said notice and grounds of appeal void ab initio.

b) Any process filed against a non juristic personality is void ab initio and therefore a nullity."

This application is supported by an eight paragraphs affidavit deposed to by Foster Okeri, a solicitor in the law firm of E. B. Ukiri and Co., counsel for the Applicant Annexed to the application are the notice of appeal, subject matter of this applicat…

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