ZOOMLION GHANA LTD vs. MERSKWORLD CO. LTD [2014]DLSC2888

Date	2014-02-06
Suit No.	CIVIL APPEAL NO. J7/5/2014
Citation No.	[2014]DLSC2888

J.ANSAH JSC(PRESIDING)

J.V.M. DOTSE JSC

ANIN-YEBOAH JSC

MRS. NANCY AMARTEIFIO LED BY MR. KOFI SOMUAH FOR THE RESPONDENT /APPLICANT .

MR. CHARLES HAYIBOR RICHARD BOBISON FOR THE APPLICANT /RESPONDENT.

[2014]DLSC2888
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >ZOOMLION GHANA LTD<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>MERSKWORLD CO. 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. J7/5/2014&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;DATE: 6TH FEBUARY, 2014<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>MRS. NANCY AMARTEIFIO LED
BY MR. KOFI SOMUAH FOR THE RESPONDENT<o:p></o:p>/APPLICANT .<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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MR.
CHARLES HAYIBOR, RICHARD BOBISON FOR THE APPLICANT /RESPONDENT.<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM: <o:p></o:p>J.ANSAH JSC(PRESIDING), J.V.M. DOTSE JSC, ANIN-YEBOAH JSC<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border-top:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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</div>ANIN-YEBOAH
JSC:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>The applicant herein has invoked our jurisdiction
under Article 134(b) of the 1992 Constitution to reverse the ruling of our
brother Akamba JSC who exercised the jurisdiction of this court as a single
justice by virtue of Article 134(a) of the same Constitution.<o:p></o:p>To appreciate the basis for this application, a
brief summary of the facts culminating in this ruling would suffice.<o:p></o:p>FACTS<o:p></o:p>On the 1/08/2013, the respondent herein filed a
motion before this court headed as follows:<o:p></o:p>“MOTION
ON NOTICE FOR AN INTERIM INJUNCTION OR SUSPENSION OF THE ENFORCEMENT OF
JUDGMENT”<o:p></o:p>As expected in matters in execution of judgments,
the application was opposed by the applicant herein. The basis for the
application was that the applicant herein in a High Court [Land Division,
Accra] suit intituled: SUIT NO. IRL/167/2010: ZOOMLION GHANA LIMITED v
MERSKWORLD GHANA LIMITED, was on the 9/04/2013 adjudged by the said High
Court to recover various sums of money from the respondent herein. The
respondent lodged an appeal against the judgment at the Court of Appeal, Accra.
It appeared that on 24/04/2013, the High Court was by a motion invited to stay
execution of its judgment. The court dismissed the application and therefore
paved way for execution to proceed. Not satisfied with the order of the High
Court, the respondent herein repeated the application for stay of execution at
the Court of Appeal, Accra. On 20/05/2013, the Court of Appeal granted the
motion for stay of execution in the following terms:<o:p></o:p>“BY COURT:
This application for stay of execution of GH¢17,581,010 of damages is granted
in the following terms:<o:p></o:p>(1)&nbsp;&nbsp;
The
plaintiff/Appellant/Applicant shall vacate the land fill site at Sawbah
forthwith if has not done so yet.<o:p></o:p>(2)&nbsp;&nbsp;
The
Plaintiff/Appellant/Applicant shall pay into court 50% of the judgment debt
pending the final determination of the appeal. This payment shall be made
within 30 days from the date hereof.<o:p></o:p>(3)&nbsp;&nbsp;
The sum paid
shall be invested by the Registrar in a good interest yielding investment.<o:p></o:p>(4)&nbsp;&nbsp;
Failing the
payment into court, this order of stay will be deemed vacated.”<o:p></o:p>