CONTE vs. KPEGLO AND ANOTHER [1964]DLSC1889

Date	1964-05-11
Suit No.
Citation No.	[1964]DLSC1889

SARKODEE-ADOO C.J

OLLENNU JSC

ACOLATSE J.S.C.

NARAYAN FOR THE APPELLANT.

OLAGA FOR THE FIRST RESPONDENT.

SECOND RESPONDENT IN PERSON.

[1964]DLSC1889
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >CONTE<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;vs. <o:p></o:p>KPEGLO AND ANOTHER <o:p></o:p>[SUPREME COURT]<o:p></o:p>[1964] GLR 311<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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DATE:
11 MAY 1964.<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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NARAYAN FOR THE APPELLANT.<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM:
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SARKODEE-ADOO C.J., OLLENNU AND
ACOLATSE JJ.S.C.<o:p></o:p>

</div><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>JUDGMENT OF OLLENNU J.S.C.<o:p></o:p>Ollennu
J.S.C. delivered the judgment of the court. These proceedings commenced with a
petition under sections 91, 89 (4) and (5) and 90 (2) and (3) of the Companies
Ordinance,1 brought for and on behalf of Messrs. African Timber and Plywood
(Ghana) Ltd., judgment creditors of J. Conte Ltd., for the winding-up by the
High Court of the said J. Conte Ltd., and a prayer under section 99 (1), (3)
and (6) of the said Ordinance, for the appointment by the court of Mr. Harry
Verney Alfred Franklin, as official liquidator.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>At a
stage in the winding-up proceedings, the official liquidator, the second
respondent (hereinafter called the second defendant) called upon the High Court
to settle the list of contributories as provided by section 103 of the Ordinance.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>All the
relevant books and other documents of the company from which the High Court
would normally settle the list of contributories, namely, the register of
members and annual returns, were either lost, or had been cancelled in previous
proceedings. The only documents available are the minutes book and the annual
return showing a list of members as at 1 January 1960; but the said list of
members is not supported by any allotment in the minutes book, and therefore
had to be ruled out of court.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>The only
undisputed evidence of shares held by members of the company is contained in
the minutes of a meeting of directors of the company dated 12 February 1959, in
which shares were allotted as follows:<o:p></o:p>“J. Conte
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;5,018 shares<o:p></o:p>Mrs.
Conte&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
&nbsp;1 share<o:p></o:p>N. Y.
Asare&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
&nbsp;1 share<o:p></o:p>Dr. A. Y.
Kpeglo &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1 share<o:p></o:p>R. J.
Amanoo &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1 share<o:p></o:p>