BARCLAYS BANK (D.C.O.) vs. HEWARD-MILLS

JUDGMENT OF APALOO J.S.C. Apaloo J.S.C. delivered the judgment of the court. The material facts of this case are not in dispute and can be stated briefly. Some time in 1956, the respondent and Edward Ramia entered into a partnership for the purpose of carrying on a fishing business. That firm was known as the International Fisheries Company. There is no evidence as to how that partnership fared but in 1958, the two named partners together with Mrs. Ramia formed another partnership. This was called the Sea Gull Fisheries Company. This firm was registered under the Registration of Business Names Ordinance1 on 22 October 1958 (exhibit 5), and took over the assets and liabilities of the International Fisheries Company. In the latter half of 1958, two fishing boats were purchased from France. They are Tonnerre de Brest and Vagabond de Mers. These two boats were assets of the earlier partnership and licences for these boats to be operated in Ghana were both issued on the 21 June 1958 (exhib...