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WEMA BANK
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MERIDEN SAS & ORS

(2022) JELR 110810 (CA)

Court of Appeal 4 Jul 2022 Nigeria
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- The Applicant, Wema Bank Plc., sought an extension of time to file a Notice and Grounds of Appeal against the Federal High Court’s decision of 16 May 2016 (Suit No: FHC/ABJ/CS/496/2011), which made a garnishee order absolute against it. -

Case Details

Suit Number:CA/A/370D/M/2016(R)
Judges:Haruna Simon Tsammani JCA Ugochukwu Anthony Ogakwu JCA Bature Isah Gafai JCA
Counsel:Adekoya Mustapha, SAN, with him, A. Apoyemi and A. Agoro, Esq. for the Appellant; Onyeka Onunwa, Esq. for the 1st Respondent; Abdulwahab Abayomi, Esq., with him, Sylvia Okonkwo, Esq. for the 2nd Respondent; The 3rd Respondent was not represented. For Respondent(s)

HARUNA SIMON TSAMMANI, J.C.A. (Delivering the Lead Ruling): By a Motion on Notice which was filed on the 10th day of December, 2021, the Applicant, Wema Bank Plc. sought the following relief(s): 

1. Enlargement of time within which the Applicant may file it's Notice and Grounds of Appeal against the decision of Hon. Justice G. O. Kolawole of the Federal High Court, Abuja Division delivered on the 16th day of May, 2016 in Suit No: FHC/AD/CS/496/2011. 

2. And for such orders or further orders as this Honourable Court may deem fit to make in the circumstances. 

The Grounds upon which the Application is premised are as follows: 

1. The trial Court's decision was rendered on 16/5/2016 wherein the Court made a garnishee order absolute against the Applicant.

2. On the 15/06/2016; the Applicant filed a Motion on Notice praying the trial Court to set aside the garnishee order absolute amongst other prayers on the ground inter alia; that the Court lacked jurisdiction to issue the garnishee order a…

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