THE REPUBLIC vs. THE HIGH COURT, KOFORIDUA EX-PARTE: AUGUSTUS OSAE-AKONNOR AND SAMUEL AGYEI [2009]DLSC5024

THE REPUBLIC vs. THE HIGH COURT, KOFORIDUA EX-PARTE: AUGUSTUS OSAE-AKONNOR AND... [2009]DLSC5024

Date	2009-04-22
Suit No.	CIVIL MOTION № J5/15/09
Citation No.	[2009]DLSC5024

ATUGUBA J.S.C. (PRESIDING)

AKUFFO (MS) J. S C.

OWUSU (MS) J.S.C.

BAFFOE-BONNIE J.S.C.

ENOH-AMAH ANDOH FOR THE APPLICANT.

K. AMOAKO ADJEI FOR THE INTERESTED PARTY.

[2009]DLSC5024
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >THE REPUBLIC<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>THE HIGH COURT, KOFORIDUA<o:p></o:p>EX-PARTE: AUGUSTUS
OSAE-AKONNOR (APPLICANT) AND SAMUEL AGYEI
(INTERESTED
PARTY)<o:p></o:p>[SUPREME COURT, ACCRA]<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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CIVIL
MOTION № J5/15/09&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;22ND APRIL, 2009<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>ENOH-AMAH ANDOH FOR THE APPLICANT.<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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</div>CORAM:<o:p></o:p>ATUGUBA J.S.C.&nbsp;
(PRESIDING), AKUFFO (MS) J. S C., OWUSU (MS) J.S.C., BAFFOE-BONNIE
J.S.C.<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border-top:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;
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</div>OWUSU (MS), J.S.C.:-<o:p></o:p>The Interested Party in this application issued a writ of summons
in the Respondent’s court, Koforidua for the reliefs endorsed thereon as
follows:<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
i.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
“An order directing the Defendant to
return Mercedes Benz S.500 with Chassis No. WDBNG84J5A460855 and BMW 745 LI
with Chassis No. WBAGN6356DS56067 or their market value of US$186,000.”<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
ii.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
“Recovery of US$6,000 being the
outstanding balance on Mercedes Benz S.500 with Chassis No.WDBUF70JX5A787505.”<o:p></o:p>Accompanying the writ was a statement of claim setting out the
facts upon which the claim is based. The writ and statement of claim were filed
on 15/12/08.<o:p></o:p>On that same day, counsel for the plaintiff filed an application ex-parte
for absconding warrant and an order for preservation or alternatively for
provision of security against Judgment about 40 minutes after the writ has been
filed.<o:p></o:p>The application was moved on the very day that it was filed and
before the Applicant herein could even enter appearance to the writ of summons.<o:p></o:p>In the affidavit in support, the applicant averred in particular
that –<o:p></o:p>&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;
i.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
“The defendant is ordinarily resident
in London, United Kingdom”<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>&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</main>