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(2007) JELR 48249 (CA)

Court of Appeal 10 Dec 2007 Nigeria
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- The plaintiff in the High Court of Justice of Edo State sought a declaration that the Deed of Floating Debenture and Legal Mortgage did not allow the defendant to change the debt status from loan to overdraft, thus attracting higher inter

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Suit Number:CA/B/178/2004
Judges:SAKA ADEYEMI IBIYEYE JCA STANLEY SHENKO ALAGOA JCA ALI ABUBAKAR BABANDI GUMEL JCA
Counsel:Chief A. O. Eghobamien For the Appellant; Chief Charles Adogah For the Respondent.

SAKA ADEYEMI IBIYEYE, J.C.A. (Delivering the Leading Judgment): In the High Court of Justice of Edo State sitting in the Auchi Judicial Division presided over by Okunega, J., in Suit No. HAU/72/95 the plaintiff who is at present the respondent in this appeal in paragraph 18 of its Statement of Claim sought the following reliefs:

"1. A declaration that the Deed of Floating Debenture executed between the plaintiff and the defendant dated 27th day of March, 1987 and Legal Mortgage dated the 25th day of November, 1986 and registered as Instrument No, 25 at page 25 in Volume 714 of the Lands Registry in the office at Benin City do not allow the defendant to unilaterally alter the status of the debt from loan to overdraft thus attracting higher interest.

2, A declaration that the defendant's computation of interest on the facilities granted to the plaintiff is arbitrary and without any legal basis.

3. Injunction restraining the defendant, its servants and/or agents from carrying out its thr…

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