AXES COMPANY LTD vs. KWAME OPOKU, SYLOP COMPANY LTD. AND UNIQUE COMPANY LTD. [2011]DLSC4127

Date	2011-01-26
Suit No.	CIVIL APPEAL NO. J4/23/2008
Citation No.	[2011]DLSC4127

DR. DATE-BAH JSC (PRESIDING)

OWUSU (MS) (JSC)

BAFFOE-BONNIE JSC

ARYEETEY JSC

GBADEGBE JSC

KWAME OWUSU ASAMANI FOR THE PLAINTIFF/RESPONDANT

KWAME BOAFO AKUFFO WITH AUGUSTUS ABEIKU BREW FOR THE DEFENDANT/ APPELANT

[2011]DLSC4127
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >AXES COMPANY LTD<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>KWAME OPOKU, SYLOP
COMPANY LTD. AND UNIQUE COMPANY LTD.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;[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 APPEAL NO. J4/23/2008 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&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: 26TH JANUARY, 2011<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>KWAME OWUSU ASAMANI FOR
THE PLAINTIFF/RESPONDANT<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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KWAME
BOAFO AKUFFO WITH AUGUSTUS ABEIKU BREW FOR THE DEFENDANT/ APPELANT<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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DR. DATE-BAH JSC (PRESIDING), OWUSU (MS) (JSC),
BAFFOE-BONNIE JSC, ARYEETEY JSC, AND GBADEGBE JSC<o:p></o:p>

</div><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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RULING<o:p></o:p>

</div>THE PRESIDENT OF THE COURT INVITED
BAFFOE-BONNIE J. S. C. TO DELIVER HIS JUDGMENT FIRST.<o:p></o:p>BAFFOE-BONNIE
JSC.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>For a better appreciation of the issues to be
resolved in this case it is important to set out in detail the facts that have
given rise to this appeal.&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>The respondent in this appeal brought an action at
the High Court. The writ was indorsed as follows:<o:p></o:p>The plaintiff’s claim is for:<o:p></o:p>1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
&nbsp;An order of interim injunction restraining the
1st Defendant from&nbsp; disposing
of <o:p></o:p>&nbsp;the
property, that is, a building at Tema end of the Motorway (Tema)<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 2.&nbsp;&nbsp; An order freezing the accounts of the 1st
Defendant , 2nd and 3rd Defendants at<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Ecobank, Tema<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 3.&nbsp;&nbsp; An order freezing the accounts of the 1st
Defendant at Barclays Bank , Tema<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 4.&nbsp; An order compelling Barclays Bank to furnish
the court with the Statement of<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
accounts of the 1st Defendant from January 2004&nbsp; to date<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 5.&nbsp; An order compelling Ecobank to furnish the
court with the statement of accounts<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; of
the 2nd and 3rd Defendants from January 2004&nbsp; to date.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
(Attached was an 18-paragraph statement of claims).<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>This writ was immediately followed with an
application for interim injunction on 9/01/07.&nbsp;
The application was heard on 12/01/07.&nbsp;
Mr. Amua Sekyi who announced himself as appearing for the defendant made
the following intervention.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>