ADU BOTWE AND PHILIP SARPONG vs. THE DEPUTY SHERIFF, MR ESSUMAN AND RITA AFRANIE EDUSEI [2010]DLCA4424

ADU BOTWE AND PHILIP SARPONG vs. THE DEPUTY SHERIFF, MR ESSUMAN AND RITA AFRANI... [2010]DLCA4424

Date	2010-03-18
Suit No.	SUIT NO: H1/90/06
Citation No.	[2010]DLCA4424

J. B. AKAMBA J.A-PRESIDING

STEPHEN KANYOKE JA

W. H. K. ADDOH JA

MR. AMUA SAKYI FOR THE PLAINTIFFS/APPELLANTS

JUSTINA TETE DONKOR FOR THE CO-DEFENDANT/RESPONDENT

[2010]DLCA4424
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >ADU BOTWE
AND PHILIP SARPONG<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;(PLAINTIFFS/
APPELLANTS)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>THE DEPUTY
SHERIFF, MR ESSUMAN AND RITA AFRANIE EDUSEI <o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANTS/ RESPONDENTS)<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;[COURT OF APPEAL, ACCRA]<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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SUIT
NO:&nbsp; H1/90/06&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &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: 18TH MARCH, 2010<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>MR.
AMUA SAKYI FOR THE PLAINTIFFS/APPELLANTS<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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JUSTINA
TETE DONKOR FOR THE CO-DEFENDANT/RESPONDENT<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM: <o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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J.
B. AKAMBA J.A-PRESIDING, STEPHEN KANYOKE JA, W. H. K. ADDOH JA<o:p></o:p>

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JUDGMENT<o:p></o:p>

</div>J.B.AKAMBA,
J.A: <o:p></o:p>On 27th June
2004, the Sekondi High Court in the Western Region of Ghana delivered a
judgment against the plaintiffs/appellants herein (simply appellants) the administrators
of the estate of Philip Sarpong (deceased). The appellants who are dissatisfied
with the outcome of the trial have filed this appeal.<o:p></o:p>The brief background facts
of this suit are that until his death Philip Sarpong was a shareholder and the
Managing Director of Philip Construction Company limited. Some workers of the
company who instituted action against the company before the erstwhile
community Tribunal Sekondi obtained judgment against the company for non-payment
of arrears of their salaries. Following the judgment, H/No C 104/14 Dzorwulu
was attached and subsequently sold to pay off the judgment debt. However before
the house was sold the 2nd appellant issued an interpleader summons
in the very same court claiming it as the personal property of the deceased.
While the inter-pleader action was pending the house was sold to pay off the
debts. The appellants subsequently issued a writ at the Sekondi High Court.
They claimed against the defendant/respondents and co-defendant/respondent (simply
respondents and co-respondents respectively) for a declaration that H/No C 104/14
Dzorwulu was the property of Mr Philip Sarpong at the time of his death and not
the property of Philips Construction Company Ltd. They further sought for
perpetual injunction to restrain the defendants, their servants and privies
from selling the said house in execution of a judgment debt against the
company. It is in respect of the above action that the High Court on 27th
June 2004 gave its judgment against the appellants herein.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;The four grounds of appeal filed in this court
are:<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;
The learned trial judge erred in holding
that no order to set aside the sale was applied for, when the pleadings and the
evidence showed that the house was sold during the pendency of the suit before
the court.<o:p></o:p>(b)&nbsp;&nbsp;
The learned trial judge erred in holding
that the house in dispute was not the property of the late Philip Sarpong, when
no contrary evidence had been led to show the owner, for the court to decide
on.<o:p></o:p>