NANA KWAKU ASUBONTENG vs. CECILIA OHENEWAA SIAW & DEPUTY SHERIFF [2014]DLCA5458

Date	2014-03-27
Suit No.	CIVIL APPEAL NO.: H1/2/2014
Citation No.	[2014]DLCA5458

KANYOKE JA (PRESIDING)

GYAESAYOR JA

MARGARET WELBOURNE JA

MR OFORI ADUSEI FOR PLAINTIFF/APPELLANT

MR FAUSTINUS KOFI KORANTENG FOR DEFENDANTS/REPODNENTS

[2014]DLCA5458
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >NANA KWAKU ASUBONTENG<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF/APPELLANT)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>CECILIA OHENEWAA SIAW &amp; DEPUTY SHERIFF<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANTS/RESPONDENTS)<o:p></o:p>[COURT
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CIVIL APPEAL NO.: H1/2/2014&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; THURSDAY, 27TH MARCH,
2014<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>MR
OFORI ADUSEI FOR PLAINTIFF/APPELLANT<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: &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>KANYOKE
JA (PRESIDING), GYAESAYOR JA, MARGARET WELBOURNE JA<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border-top:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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</div>JUSTICE
MARGARET WELBOURNE (JA)<o:p></o:p>This
is an appeal against the decision of the High Court dated 11th June
2012 when he ruled that the application for joinder be re-argued on the 26th
June 2012. <o:p></o:p>The Grounds of appeal were
stated as follows:<o:p></o:p>i.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
The whole ruling cannot stand.<o:p></o:p>ii.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
The learned judge erred when he ruled that
the application for joinder which he granted be re-argued on the 26th
June, 2012.<o:p></o:p>Additional Grounds of
Appeal may be filed upon the receipt of the record of proceedings. <o:p></o:p>RELIEFS SOUGHT FROM THE
APPEAL COURT<o:p></o:p>To set aside the entire
ruling dated the 11th June, 2012, and restore the ruling dated the
29th May, 2012.<o:p></o:p>We noted from the record
of appeal that no additional grounds were filed.<o:p></o:p>Brief
Facts<o:p></o:p>The Plaintiff/Appellant
until 4th May, 2009, was a tenant in a store Number 15A in Angelina
House Accra, opposite the Makola-Market.<o:p></o:p>The 1st
Defendant is the owner of the said store 15A and the Appellant’s Landlord,
while the 2nd Defendant is the Deputy Sheriff of Accra responsible
for the execution of judgments. Originally, the Appellant was the tenant of J.
K. Siaw, (deceased) in shop No. 15.<o:p></o:p>In 1979 the said property,
Angelina House, was confiscated by the State. The children of J. K. Siaw
(deceased) petitioned the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice
(CHRAJ) that the confiscation was wrongful. On 2nd October, 1995,
CHRAJ ruled in favour of the Children and de-confiscated the property called
Angelina House. The property was shared among the children of J. K. Siaw
(deceased). <o:p></o:p>The Appellant’s shop
numbered 15 was then demarcated into two 15A and 15B and allocated to 1st
Defendant and her sister Yaa Adjubi Siaw respectfully. <o:p></o:p>On the 4th day
of May, 2009, the 1st Defendant had a judgment against the Appellant
for the recovery of shop No. 15A in the case of Cecilia Ohenewaa Siaw v Nana Kwaku Asubonteng I. On the 15th
day of December, 2009, the 2nd Defendant ordered the execution of
the judgment by removing all the items in both shops Nos. 15A and 15B and gave
possession to 1st Defendant/Respondent. The execution, according to
the Appellant, was wrongful, hence the action instituted on the 30th
day of December, 2009. <o:p></o:p>The Appellant felt that
the execution should have affected only store No. 15A but not 15B because the
judgment obtained by the Respondent was in respect of shop No. 15A, belonging
to the 1st Defendant/Respondent.<o:p></o:p>On the 28th day
of June, 2010, the Defendant/Respondent filed a Motion on Notice to dismiss
Plaintiff’s action as frivolous. The court dismissed the application, saying
that the action was not frivolous. <o:p></o:p>