BRITISH WEST AFRICAN INSURANCE SERVICES LTD vs. ABDILMASIH

Van Lare, J.A. delivered the judgment of the court: The British West African Insurance Services Ltd., the appellants, sued one Joseph Jacob Abdilmasih personally for damages for trespass. The alleged trespass arose out of an execution under a writ of fi. fa. for the recovery of a judgment debt in an action in which Joseph Jacob Abdilmasih, trading as J.J. Abdilmasih & Sons, succeeded in a claim under an insurance policy for an amount which together with costs was £8,154 12s. 5d. against the Gresham Fire & Accident Insurance Society Ltd., by its agents British West African Insurance Services Ltd. The latter company are the sole agents in Ghana for the Gresham Fire & Accident Insurance Society Ltd., a company registered in the United Kingdom and by virtue of a power of attorney in fact, stand in the shoes of the last mentioned company for all purposes in West Africa. The relevant provision of this power of attorney is as follows: "To appear and represent the Society in any Court or C....