RAM RAJWANI vs. ERIC JEFF OWUSU BOATENG, KWAME EYITI [2015]DLHC11940

Date	2015-11-17
Suit No.	SUIT NO. BMISC 361/2013
Citation No.	[2015]DLHC11940

HER LADYSHIP JUSTICE PATIENCE-MILLS TETTEH

RAY AYERSEN FOR PLAINTIFF

GEOFFERY HOWARD QUIST FOR DEFENDANTS

[2015]DLHC11940
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >RAM RAJWANI <o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p><a name="_heading=h.gjdgxs"></a>ERIC JEFF OWUSU BOATENG, KWAME EYITI <o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANTS)<o:p></o:p>[HIGH COURT, ACCRA]<o:p></o:p><div style="border-top: none; border-right: none; border-left: none; border-image: initial; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: black; padding: 0in 0in 1pt;">

SUIT NO. BMISC 361/2013&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: 17TH&nbsp;NOVEMBER 2015<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL&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; <o:p></o:p><div style="border-top: none; border-right: none; border-left: none; border-image: initial; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: windowtext; padding: 0in 0in 1pt;">

RAY AYERSEN FOR PLAINTIFF <o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM<o:p></o:p>HER LADYSHIP JUSTICE PATIENCE-MILLS TETTEH<o:p></o:p><div style="border-top-width: 1.5pt; border-top-color: black; border-left: none; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-right: none; padding: 1pt 0in;">

JUDGMENT<o:p></o:p>

</div>On 8th
February 2013, the plaintiffs herein sued defendants claiming as follows:<o:p></o:p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;
mso-bidi-font-size:14.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;
letter-spacing:-.05pt">a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
General and specific
damages for the wrongful seizure
of his Peugeot saloon car with
reg. no, GR4746 D.<o:p></o:p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;
mso-bidi-font-size:14.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;
letter-spacing:-.05pt">b)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Loss of use of GHC50.00 per day till day of
recovery of vehicle with registration number GR 4746D and costs.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;The
statement of claim attached to the writ stated that on the 13th
March 2013, Vickram Rajwani son of the plaintiff who was in charge of
plaintiffs Peugeot saloon car was involved in an accident with 1st
defendants Toyota Corolla with registration number GR2581-10 being driven by 2nd
defendant. On 11/8/11 the defendants instituted an action against his son and
the previous owners of the vehicle Akan
Printing Press in the Circuit Ct.&nbsp; The
statement of claim submitted that the suit instituted at the instance of the
defendants was entitled Eric Jeff Owusu Boateng and ORS. V. Akan Printing Press
and ORS. Judgment in this case was entered against son of the plaintiff herein
in the sum of GHC 21,000 on May 28th 2012. On 20/12/12, according to the statement of claim, plaintiff’s
son filed a stay of execution and payment of judgment debt by installment, but
same was dismissed on 9/1/13. Plaintiff stated that his son then filed a notice
of Appeal against the dismissal of the motion for stay of execution and payment
of judgment debt by installments on 14/1/13 and filed another notice for stay
of execution in the court of Appeal on 21/1/13. On the same day bailiffs and
Police came to carry out execution in his house. The Plaintiff stated that the
Police and Bailiff were accompanied by the defendant and their lawyer to carry
out the execution. The
plaintiff submitted that when the motion paper filed in the court of Appeal was
brought to the attention of the Police, he and the bailiff aborted the
execution and left the scene. Plaintiff averred that the defendants and their
lawyer went ahead and towed his vehicle with registration number GR4746 D to
the Circuit Court premises whilst the key to the vehicle was still with him. At
the time of filing this suit, plaintiff had not been able to retrieve his
vehicle as the court officials claimed they did not know under what
circumstances the vehicle was brought to the court premises especially when the
key to the vehicle was still with the plaintiff.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;Following
from the facts stated above, the plaintiff submitted that the seizure of </main>