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Conditions for a valid garnishee proceeding
Duty of a bank where the judgment debtor and the customer is not one and the same person
Duty of a garnishee
Duty of a garnishee on receipt of the order nisi
Duty of an applicant for a garnishee order to have same served on garnishee and judgment debtor
Duty of the court on the return date
Duty of the garnishee to inform the court where the judgment debtor does not have the funds or assets alleged to be in the custody of the garnishee
Effect of a garnishee appearing in court in obedience to a garnishee order nisi
Effect of failure by a garnishee to disclose account detail of a judgment debtor by a garnishee where insufficient money to settle the debt is alleged
Effect of failure to invite garnishee to show cause
Effect of failure to serve a judgment debtor with the garnishee proceedings
Effect of failure to serve the garnishee with the garnishee proceedings
Effect of failure to serve the notice for the garnishee to appear to show cause on the judgment debtor
Effect of garnishee order nisi and absolute made without jurisdiction
Essence of commencing a garnishee proceeding in the High Court of the State where the garnishee resides
Extent of the duty of a judgement creditor in a garnishee proceedings
Meaning and nature of garnishee proceedings
Meaning and Purport of Garnishee Proceedings
Meaning of a garnishee proceedings
Mode of commencing a garnishee proceeding
Nature of and proper parties to a garnishee proceeding
Nature of garnishee proceedings
Orders to be made by the court in a garnishee proceedings
Position of the law where the garnishee appears to show cause
Position of the law where the garnishee fails to appear to show cause
Procedure to be followed where a garnishee disputes his liability to pay the debt
Purpose of garnishee proceedings
Role of garnishee in garnishee proceedings
Scope of the duty of the garnishee in a garnishee proceeding
Stages in garnishee proceedings
Stage when the question of the validity of the claim and questions as to whether the debt was due or had accrued would be determined
Stage where the garnishee is required to show cause against the order nisi
The condition precedent for the enforcement of money judgment by garnishee proceedings
The fundamental feature of garnishee proceedings
The import of garnishee proceedings
The initial step in garnishee proceedings; conditions that must be satisfied by the judgment creditor
The law applicable to garnishee proceedings
The nature of garnishee proceedings
The need for the service of a garnishee order nisi on the garnishee and judgment debtor
The principle that a garnishee is entitled to the defence of lien or set-off
1 subsidiary principles
The principle the grant or refusal of a garnishee order is discretionary
The procedure for garnishee proceedings
The steps in garnishee proceedings
Ways in which a garnishee can show cause
What must be established by a garnishee seeking to invoke the provisions of Section 87 of the Sheriffs and Civil Process Act
When the issue of disputed liability can be brought; the obligation on the judgment creditor
When the onus placed on a garnishee will be discharged
Whether a garnishee application can be heard summarily
Whether a garnishee bank is duty bound to disclose the account details of the judgment debtor
Whether a garnishee can exercise his right of set off after receipt of the garnishee order nisi
Whether a garnishee has the locus standi to appeal against a garnishee order
Whether a garnishee is denied any legal right when made to give up the judgment debtor’s money in its custody
Whether a garnishee is entitled to set off any debt due to him from the judgment debtor
Whether a garnishee matter can only be initiated in a court where the judgment debtor can sue for the debt
Whether a garnishee order can be binding in the absence of evidence showing that the judgement debtor is the garnishee creditor
Whether a garnishee order can be made when a motion for stay is pending
Whether a garnishee order can be validly obtained where the judgment debtor had no funds with the garnishee
Whether a garnishee order nisi must be endorsed in accordance with Section 97 of the Sherrifs and Civil Process Act
Whether a garnishee proceeding must be tied to a particular account
whether a garnishee proceedings is an independent action from the judgment sought to be enforced
Whether a judgment creditor can commence garnishee proceedings against all the banks in the country
Whether a judgment creditor can commence garnishee proceedings against one who is not a debtor to the judgment debtor
Whether a judgment creditor can enforce judgment against a party who was neither a party to the proceedings or has any relationship with the judgment debtor
Whether a judgment creditor must establish how many accounts a judgment debtor has with a third party
Whether a judgment creditor who does not have the account numbers of a judgment debtor is precluded from instituting garnishee proceedings
Whether a judgment debtor can appeal against a garnishee order made by the lower court
Whether a judgment debtor can appeal against an order nisi as an interested party
Whether a judgment debtor can apply for the discharge of a garnishee order nisi
Whether a judgment debtor can challenge a garnishee order nisi before the Court that made it
Whether a judgment debtor can only be served with the garnishee proceedings if the court orders that they be served on him
Whether a judgment debtor is permitted to state his interest in the garnisheed accounts once the garnishees failed to disclose its interest
Whether an application can be brought to set aside a garnishee order absolute; whether an appellate court can rehear the application to set aside the order absolute without arguments touching on the said order
Whether garnishee proceedings remain competent despite the pendency of a motion for stay of execution
Whether it is the duty of a garnishee to play the role of a defender or advocate for a judgment debtor
Whether it is the duty of the garnishee to defend the judgment debt sought to be enforced
Whether it is the judgment debtor or the garnishee that is expected to react where the law was not properly followed
Whether money in a bank account in the name of a state government is in the custody of or under the control of a public officer
Whether or not a garnishee has a right to withhold from the judgment creditor a debt owed to the judgment debtor by the garnishee
Whether parties have a right of appeal in a garnishee proceedings
Whether service to a judgment debtor is the same as service to a garnishee
Whether the court can attach the cost of a garnishee proceeding
Whether the court can dispense with the presence of the garnishee when making an order
Whether the filing of an application for stay of execution of judgment precludes a judgment creditor from employing garnishee proceedings
Whether the funds of a judgment debtor in a bank or financial institution may be attached to satisfy a judgment debt
Whether the issuance of a garnishee order nisi concludes execution of judgment
Whether the judgment creditor has a duty to supply the BVN of the judgment debtor where there are several customers of the garnishee with similar names
Whether the judgment creditor must state with any precision or certainty the account number or numbers, or the amount of funds due to the judgment debtor that are in the hands or custody of the garnishee
Whether the judgment debtor can be heard in a garnishee proceedings
Whether the judgment debtor can be regarded as a necessary party in a garnishee proceeding
Whether the judgment debtor is a party in a garnishee proceeding
Who are the proper parties in a garnishee proceeding?
Who is a garnishee?
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