ASHANTI CONSTRUCTION CORPORATION vs. BOSSMAN AND ANOTHER [1962]DLSC1364

Date	1962-06-04
Suit No.
Citation No.	[1962]DLSC1364

VAN LARE JSC

SARKODEE-ADOO JSC

ADUMUA-BOSSMAN J.S.C.

D. S. EFFAH FOR PLAINTIFF-APPELLANTS.

E. AKUFO-ADDO FOR THE CLAIMANT-PLAINTIFF-RESPONDENT.

[1962]DLSC1364
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" ><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;
mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;
color:#00B0F0">ASHANTI CONSTRUCTION CORPORATION <o:p></o:p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;
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color:#00B0F0">vs. <o:p></o:p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;
mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;
color:#00B0F0">BOSSMAN AND ANOTHER<o:p></o:p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;
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color:#548DD4">&nbsp;[SUPREME COURT]<o:p></o:p>[1962] 1 GLR 435<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid black 1.5pt;
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DATE:<span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;
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color:#00B0F0"> 4TH JUNE, 1962.<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid black 1.5pt;
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D.
S. EFFAH FOR PLAINTIFF-APPELLANTS.<o:p></o:p>

E.
AKUFO-ADDO FOR THE CLAIMANT-PLAINTIFF-RESPONDENT.<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM: <o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid black 1.5pt;
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VAN LARE, SARKODEE-ADOO AND ADUMUA-BOSSMAN,
JJ.S.C.<o:p></o:p>

</div><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>JUDGMENT OF
SARKODEE-ADOO J.S.C.<o:p></o:p>Sarkodee-Addo J.S.C. delivered the judgment of the court. This is
an appeal from a judgment of Crabbe, J., (as he then was) sitting in the Land
Court, Kumasi, in proceedings consequent upon the issue of interpleader summons
on the 11 th May, 1959, by the sheriff in pursuance Order 57 of the Supreme
Court (Civil Procedure) Rules, on an application by William Joseph in relation
to property seized under a writ of fieri facias in respect of:<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:5.0pt;
margin-left:.5in;text-align:justify;mso-pagination:none;border:none;mso-padding-alt:
31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow:yes">“All the right title and interest of Dr. Jonathan Emmanuel Bossman
the judgment-debtor herein, in all that piece or parcel of land with one single
storey building and boys’ quarters on plots Numbers 1, 2, 13 and 14 situate
lying and being at Dechemso, Kumasi or howsoever the same may be known
described as the property of Dr. Jonathan Emmanuel Bossman.”<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>Upon the matter coming up for investigation, pleadings were
ordered with the claimant as plaintiff and the judgment-creditors as
defendants.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>The facts briefly stated are that in May, 1956, the
judgment-creditors defendants who are building contractors were employed by Dr.
Jonathan Emmanuel Bossman the judgement-debtor to build a house on plots
Numbers 1, 2, 13 and 14 of Block D, Dechemso Extension Kumasi, on certain
agreed terms of instalment—payments. The judgment-debtor defaulted and
terminated the agreement early in 1957. In consequence the contractors sued him
for work done and obtained judgment on the 9th March, 1959, and filed an
application for a writ of fieri facias on the 10th March, 1959, but the
property was attached on the 24th April, 1959. The judgment-debtor was a mere
allottee of the plots until the 23rd April, 1959, when a lease was executed in
his favour acting by the claimant — plaintiff as his attorney and registered on
the 13th May, 1959.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>The judgment-debtor had been guaranteed early in 1956 by the
claimant — plaintiff at the Bank of West Africa and it was after obtaining the
loan that he engaged the contractors to build; upon default in December, 1956,
to pay the instalment due to the contractors, coupled with his failure to meet
his liability with the bank, he purported by a deed of assignment to assign the
uncompleted house to the claimant-plaintiff on the 13th December, 1957, and the
latter took possession thereof and completed the house about June 1959.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>Upon attachment of the property, the claimant-plaintiff applied
that he was in possession of the property and therefore claimed by his
statement of claim: (1) a declaration that the said property belongs to him,
and cannot be sold in satisfaction of the debt due by the judgment debtor to
the judgment-creditors-defendants; and (2) an order of the court releasing the
said property from attachment.<o:p></o:p>The learned trial judge granted the declaration sought by the
claimant — plaintiff, and ordered the property to be released from attachment
forthwith.<o:p></o:p>On appeal to this</main>