CORAM
A.B. WALI
OLAJIDE OLATAWURA., JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT
Uzo Ifeyinwa Ndukwe-Anyanwu JCA
A.I. KATSINA-ALU
U.A. KALGO
PARTIES
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA APPELLANTS
SAIDU H. AHMEDLEADING LEATHER PRODUCTS LTD.SAHITALL SHOES RESPONDENTS
AREA(S) OF LAW
SUMMARY OF FACTS
The respondents sued and got judgment against the appellant at the trial court. The appellant sought an injunction at the court of appeal to stay execution pending appeal and leave to for extension of time within which to appeal; the Court of appeal refused all. The appellant has further appealed to the Supreme Court.
HELD
The appeal was allowed
ISSUES
(1) Whether the applicant has set forth good and substantial reasons for failing to seek leave to appeal within the prescribed period. (2) Whether leave to appeal ought to be granted in favour of the Applicant. (3) Whether the applicant is entitled to an order of injunction restraining the respondents from executing the judgment sought to be stayed by this appeal.
RATIONES DECIDENDI
CASES CITED
1. Ibodo & Ors. v. Enarofia & Ors. (1980) N.S.C.C. 195;|2. University of Lagos v. Olaniyan (1985) 1 N.W.L R. (Pt.1) 156.|3. Obikoya v. Wema Bank Ltd. (1989) 1 NWLR (Pt. 96) 157.,(1989) 1 SC. (Pt.1) 132.|4. Wilson v. Church No.2 (1879) 12 Ch. D. 454|5. Vaswani Trading Company v. Savalakh & Company (1972) N.S.C.C. 692
STATUTES REFERRED TO
NONE|