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Stay of Further Proceedings

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KIGO (NIGERIA) LIMITED V HOLMAN BROS(NIGERIA) LIMITED

citation: LGC-1887 (24/6/1980)
In The Supreme Court of Nigeria

On Friday, the 24th day of June, 1980

SC.27/1980

Before Their Lordships

MOHAMMED BELLO Justice of The Supreme Court of Nigeria

CHUCKWUNWEIKE IDIGBE Justice of The Supreme Court of Nigeria

ANDREWS OTUTU OBASEKI Justice of The Supreme Court of Nigeria

KAYODE ESO Justice of The Supreme Court of Nigeria

MOHAMMADU LAWAL UWAIS Justice of The Supreme Court of Nigeria

Between

Appellant
AND
Respondent

Before Their Lordships

MOHAMMED BELLO Justice of The Supreme Court of Nigeria

CHUCKWUNWEIKE IDIGBE Justice of The Supreme Court of Nigeria

ANDREWS OTUTU OBASEKI Justice of The Supreme Court of Nigeria

KAYODE ESO Justice of The Supreme Court of Nigeria

MOHAMMADU LAWAL UWAIS Justice of The Supreme Court of Nigeria

Between

KIGO(NIGERIA) LTD---PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT

And

HOLMAN BROS. (NIGERIA) LTD--–DEFENDANT/APPLICANT

And

GODWIN BARSBY LTD--–THIRD PARTY/RESPONDENT

……………………………A……………………………

Judgement of the Court

Delivered by

Kayode Eso. J.S.C

On 5th May 1980, we granted the prayer of the Applicant, on a motion that pending the determination of the appeal filed herein, further proceedings in the action now pending before the Kano High Court shall before the Kano High Court shall be stayed …… … ……………………and reserved our reasons for so doing till today. To appreciate my reasons for coming to the decision taken with Your Lordships that the stay, prayed for, as aforementioned, be granted, it is necessary for me to state the facts that led to the application which gave rise to this aforesaid order of this Court.

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