KEYWEST WEST COMPANY LTD vs. PAULINA MANU [2010]DLCA5313

Date	2010-12-16
Suit No.	SUIT NO. H1/28/2010
Citation No.	[2010]DLCA5313

AKAMBA JA (PRESIDING)

KUSI- APPIAH JA

MARFUL-SAU JA

MR. A. W. K. DANIELS DR. W. C. EKOW DANIELS FOR APPELLANT

MR. FRANCIS KWAME YEBOAH FOR THE PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT

[2010]DLCA5313
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >KEYWEST WEST COMPANY LTD<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANT/APPELLANT)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>PAULINA
MANU<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p>[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. H1/28/2010&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &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 DECEMBER, 2010<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>MR. A. W. K. DANIELS, DR.
W. C. EKOW DANIELS FOR APPELLANT<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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MR.
FRANCIS KWAME YEBOAH FOR THE PLAINTIFF/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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AKAMBA
JA (PRESIDING), KUSI- APPIAH JA, MARFUL-SAU JA<o:p></o:p>

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</div>MARFUL-SAU,
JA:<o:p></o:p>This
appeal is taken from the ruling of the High Court, Accra dated the 1st
of February, 2008 which ruling granted the prayer of the respondent herein to
attach the properties of the directors of the appellant company in execution of
judgment entered against the company. In this appeal the plaintiff will remain
the respondent and the defendant company will be known as the appellant. On the
7th of July, 2006, the High Court entered summary judgment against
the appellant for the respondent to recover a total of c125, 139,200.00
inclusive of interest from the appellant. The judgment was based on facts
admitted by the appellant in its pleadings.<o:p></o:p>On
the 24th December, 2007, the respondent filed a motion on Notice for
leave to attach properties of Directors of the judgment debtor company, the
appellant herein. Paragraphs 8, 9 and 10 of the affidavit in support of the
respondent motion is of interest and same is reproduced hereunder:-<o:p></o:p>‘’8. That after I have
instituted a fifa in execution of the judgment debt against the property of the
defendant company an interpleader was issued by Mrs. Emelia Asaa Zimmermann-
Addo who is the sole living director of the defendant company claiming the
attached property as hers, a copy of the claim is attached as Exhibit GA3.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;9. That I have been advised by my counsel and
I verily believe same to be true that by the rules of Court when it is not
possible for execution of judgment/debt to be directed against a defendant
company execution could be directed to any director, officer or shareholder of
the company.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;10. That I have been further advised by my
counsel and verily believe same to be true that in the circumstance execution
can be directed at the property of Mrs. Emelia Asaa Zimmrmann-Addo the sole
living director of the defendant company.’’<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;The appellant opposed the motion but the court
below granted the application that the property of the sole living director of
the appellant company should be attached in satisfaction of the judgment debt
against the company. It is against this ruling that the appellant has mounted
this appeal. In the Notice of Appeal at page 177 of the record of appeal, six
main grounds of appeal were formulated as follows:-<o:p></o:p>(i)The
judgment is against the weight of evidence.<o:p></o:p>(ii)That
the Honourable Judge erred in law by failing to distinguish the fact that a company
is in law a separate and distinct legal entity from its directors and
accordingly its directors cannot be held liable for the debts of the
defendant/appellant.<o:p></o:p>(iii)The
Honourable Judge erred in law in ruling that the im</main>