CECILIA GYAMFI vs. THERESAH BOAKYE YIADOM & JUDE BOAKYE YIADOM [2004]DLCA6678

Date	2004-07-16
Suit No.	HI/173/2004
Citation No.	[2004]DLCA6678

ARYEETEY J.A. (PRESIDING)

OSEI J.A.

DOTSE J.A.

ANTHONY YEBOAH FOR APPELLANTS

OBENG MANU JNR. FOR RESPONDENT

[2004]DLCA6678
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >CECILIA GYAMFI<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>THERESAH BOAKYE YIADOM
&amp; JUDE BOAKYE YIADOM<o:p></o:p>[COURT
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HI/173/2004&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; &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; DATE: 16TH JULY, 2004<o:p></o:p>

OBENG
MANU JNR. FOR RESPONDENT.<o:p></o:p>

<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%;
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</div>OSEI J.A. <o:p></o:p>By
a writ of summons accompanied with a statement of claim, the plaintiff herein
(who subsequently became a defendant) commenced an action in the Circuit Court,
Kumasi against the defendants herein (who subsequently became Plaintiffs.) This
action commenced on 16/2/95, and in that action, the plaintiff's claim was as
follows: <o:p></o:p>(1)&nbsp;&nbsp;
Recovery of £3,000 (three thousand pounds sterling)
and ¢500,000 (Five hundred thousand cedis) being debt due and owing, by
defendants to plaintiff which the defendants have wrongfully failed, refused or
neglected to pay, despite repeated demands. <o:p></o:p>(ii)
Interest on the said sum at the current Bank rate in the United kingdom as at
the date of final payment" <o:p></o:p>All
the usual and necessary steps and processes were taken culminating in a
judgment in favour of the plaintiff which was delivered on 21/10/2001 by The
Court then presided over by her Lordship Mariama<o:p></o:p>Owusu
sitting as Additional Circuit Court Judge. The concluding and vital part of the
said judgment reads: <o:p></o:p>"Plaintiff therefore succeeds in
her claim and that is, defendants should refund to the plaintiff the sum of
£3,000, and ¢500,000. Interest on this amount at the prevailing bank rate in
the United Kingdom, and in Ghana, from September, 1992 to date and judgment.
Costs of ¢1 million in favour of the plaintiff defendants accordingly". <o:p></o:p>And
on the following day, counsel for plaintiff filed "ENTRY OF JUDGMENT"
as follows: "ENTRY OF JUDGMENT DATED AND ENTERED THIS 22ND DAY OF OCTOBER,
2001. <o:p></o:p>THIS
ACTION HAVING been tried and the Learned trial Judge, having delivered Judgment
on Monday 22ND OCTOBER, 2001 in favour of the plaintiff, IT IS this day
adjudged that the plaintiff recovers judgment from the defendants jointly and
severally as follows:<o:p></o:p>(1)
Judgment debt: <o:p></o:p>(a)
£300 <o:p></o:p>(b)
¢500,000 <o:p></o:p>(ii)
Interest at the U.K. Bank rate at the date of judgment if the judgment is to be
paid in Pound sterling and the Cedis component to attract interest at the
prevailing bank rate in Ghana, all to be calculated from September 1992 the
date of final judgment, or ALTERNATIVELY, <o:p></o:p>(3)
(a) £3000 converted into cedis at the prevailing forex rate on 22/October 22nd
sic OCTOBER <o:p></o:p>2001
of ¢10,000,00 per pound:&nbsp;&nbsp; ¢30,000.00 <o:p></o:p>(b)
Cedis component of judgment: ¢500,000.00 <o:p></o:p>(c)
Cumulative simple interest on ¢30,000,000 at } <o:p></o:p>48%
from Sept. 1992 till October 2001.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
}&nbsp;&nbsp; 131,700,000 <o:p></o:p>(4)
Costs awarded at the end of trial&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; 1,000,000 <o:p></o:p>Total&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;
¢163,250,000.00 <o:p></o:p>The
plaintiff, from this stage, began to go into execution an event defendant
initially set out to prevent, they filed their NOTICE OF APPEAL against the
Judgment on the 12-11-2001, and followed it up as usual with a Motion On NOTICE
FOR STAY OF</main>