Where a judgment debtor faces liquidation through a statutory demand based on the judgment debt, the risk of the appeal being rendered nugatory justifies a stay of execution. The amount required to be paid into court as a condition of the stay may be limited to the amount immediately at risk (the statutory demand amount) rather than the full judgment sum.
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