MICHAEL TONTOH vs. AMMA.SERWAH KOTOKO TONTOH [2013]DLCA3190

Date	2013-03-14
Suit No.	CIVIL APPEAL NO. H1/169/2011
Citation No.	[2013]DLCA3190

F. KUSI - APPIAH J.A. (PRESIDING)

P.K. GYAESAYOR J.A.

I.O. TANKO AMADU J.A.

[2013]DLCA3190
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >MICHAEL
TONTOH<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>AMMA.SERWAH
KOTOKO TONTOH<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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CIVIL APPEAL NO. H1/169/2011&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &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: 14TH MARCH, 2013<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:&nbsp;&nbsp; <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><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:5.0pt;text-align:justify;mso-pagination:
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mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 1.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow:yes">F. KUSI - APPIAH J.A. (PRESIDING), P.K.
GYAESAYOR J.A. , I.O. TANKO AMADU J.A.<o:p></o:p>

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JUDGEMENT<o:p></o:p>

</div><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>TANKO AMADU
J.A.<o:p></o:p>1.This interlocutory appeal is from the ruling of the High Court,
Accra dated 10th February 2006. The background to this appeal is that; the
property known as House No. 2 Osibisa Link, West Airport Accra or (Plot No.
234) is the subject matter of a divorce and matrimonial cause No. BDMC 23/2002
before the High Court, Accra.<o:p></o:p>2. On the 20th day of July 2005, Kofi Akwaah
J. made the<o:p></o:p>following orders in the substantive matrimonial
cause.<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:5.0pt;
margin-left:.5in;text-align:justify;mso-pagination:none;border:none;mso-padding-alt:
31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow:yes">"That the marriage between the parties
in 1969 at the Accra Tema City Council Marriage Registry be dissolved.<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:5.0pt;
margin-left:.5in;text-align:justify;mso-pagination:none;border:none;mso-padding-alt:
31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow:yes">I shall grant the prayer of the Respondent in
part. Petitioner should stay in the 1st house near the gate, but should have
unlimited access to the main house since he has things in there pending the
hearing and determination of this case.............."<o:p></o:p>This order is contained in page 66 of the
record of proceedings.<o:p></o:p>3.The Claimant/Appellant herein is not a
party to the substantive suit but on the 17/11/2005 he caused to be filed a
Notice of Claim pursuant to Order 44 Rule 12 of CI 47 giving notice of his
interest in the property known as Plot No. 234 together with the buildings
thereon known in the substantive proceedings as House No. 2 Osibisa Link, West
Airport Accra which property was the subject matter of the interim order of
Akwaah J. earlier referred to.<o:p></o:p>4.With respect to the Notice of Claim filed by the Claimant/Appellant,
when Ofori Attah J. became seised of the matter, he ruled on the 10th February
2006 on the propriety of the notice of claim filed as follows:<o:p></o:p>

"BY COURT:The claim has been brought under Order 44 Rule 12 which
deals with property taken or intended to be taken in execution. Since the
property in dispute H/No. 2 Osibisa Close, West Airport Accra has not been
taken or intended to be taken in execution of a judgment in this case, a
determination of the claim at this stage of the trial would be unnecessary
.............<o:p></o:p>5. The Claimant/Appellant herein has appealed from this ruling per Notice
of Appeal filed on 15/2/2006 and has set down five grounds.<o:p></o:p>