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On 6th May, 1985, respondent signed judgment in respect of an undisputed indebtedness on a simple trial debt due to it from the applicant/appellant. Applicant did not apply for a stay of execution and did not give any notice of appeal against the judgment. A charge fixed and floating had been created over the assets of the applicant/appellant company in July, 1978 in favour of Savannah Bank of Nigeria Limited. As a result of applicant/appellant’s default Savannah Bank Ltd. Exercising its power under the debenture appointed a Receiver Manager over the Applicant/Appellant company with effect from the 27th June, 1985. This was more than six weeks after the Applicant/Appellant had submitted to judgment in an action against it for a simple debit. The writ of Fieri Facias was issued thereon on 7th May, 1985 judgment having been enrolled.
The Applicant/Appellant brought an application to stay indefinitely the execute of the judgment essentially on no other ground than that-
The trial judge ruled in favour of the preliminary objection and refused the application for stay of execution, whereupon the applicant appealed to the court of Appeal. The Court of Appeal dismissed the appeal endorsing the opinion of the High Court. The appellant, being dissatisfied with the judgment appealed further to the Supreme Court.