CHRISLINE FINANCIAL SERVICES {PLAINTIFF} vs. KOBI ENTERPRISE LTD & ANOR {DEFENDANTS} CHRISTIAN DADEBOE [2015]DLHC6287

CHRISLINE FINANCIAL SERVICES {PLAINTIFF} vs. KOBI ENTERPRISE LTD & ANOR {DEFENDA... [2015]DLHC6287

Date	2015-10-20
Suit No.	Suit No.BFS/212/11
Citation No.	[2015]DLHC6287

JENNIFER DODOO (MRS)

ARCHIE DANSO FOR PLAINTIFF

EDWARD SAM CRABBE (WITH FIIFI ABBAM) FOR DEFENDANT

[2015]DLHC6287
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >CHRISLINE FINANCIAL SERVICES<o:p></o:p>{PLAINTIFF}<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>KOBI ENTERPRISE LTD &amp; ANOR {DEFENDANTS} CHRISTIAN DADEBOE {CLAIMANT}<o:p></o:p>[HIGH
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Suit No.BFS/212/11&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: 20TH OCTOBER 2015<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>ARCHIE DANSO FOR PLAINTIFF<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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EDWARD SAM CRABBE (WITH FIIFI ABBAM)
FOR DEFENDANT<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>JENNIFER DODOO (MRS) JUSTICE OF THE
HIGH COURT<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border-top:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%;
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</div><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>The Plaintiff in this suit has
claimed ownership of a building which the Defendant had seized in execution of
a prior judgment.&nbsp; The Plaintiff as
Claimant had filed an affidavit of interest in which he had stated as follows:<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p><ol style="margin-top:0in" start="1" type="1">
 <li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%;mso-list:l5 level1 lfo1">I am the deponent and Claimant
 herein.<o:p></o:p></li>
 <li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%;mso-list:l5 level1 lfo1">I swear to this affidavit the
 facts of which are within my personal knowledge and belief unless
 otherwise stated.<o:p></o:p></li>
 <li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%;mso-list:l5 level1 lfo1">In or about July 2013, I was
 informed by a friend who deals in properties that Ideal Finance Ltd was
 offering a house situate at Ashalley Botwe for sale.&nbsp; <o:p></o:p></li>
 <li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%;mso-list:l5 level1 lfo1">I thereafter approached the
 said company and offered to purchase the said house being No. EAB 11/12,
 Ashalley Botwe, Accra.<o:p></o:p></li>
 <li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%;mso-list:l5 level1 lfo1">Upon enquiry as to the
 ownership of the property, the company showed me various documents
 including a Statutory Declaration, a Deed of Assignment, a search and the
 ruling of the High Court, Accra in its favour.&nbsp; Copies of the documents are annexed
 hereto and marked as CD1, CD2, CD3 and CD4.<o:p></o:p></li>
 <li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%;mso-list:l5 level1 lfo1">I gave copies to my lawyers who
 after studying same gave me the green light to purchase the property which
 I did and was given an assignment of the company’s interest in said
 property.&nbsp; Copy of Deed of
 Assignment and receipt of payment are annexed hereto and marked as CD5 and
 CD6..<o:p></o:p></li>
 <li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%;mso-list:l5 level1 lfo1">Another search conducted on the
 property recently is annexed hereto and marked as CD7.<o:p></o:p></li>
 <li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%;mso-list:l5 level1 lfo1">I am the bona fide owner of the
 said property as I have been given valuable consideration for same after
 making sure that it belonged to my vendor.<o:p></o:p></li>
 <li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%;mso-list:l5 level1 lfo1">I accordingly swear to the
 instant affidavit praying this Honourable Court to uphold my claim.<o:p></o:p></li>
</ol><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>The Defendant opposed the instant
claim stating at paragraphs 3, 4 and 5 of its affidavit in answer to the Claimant’s
claim as follows:<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>3. That as legal and beneficial
owner thereof, the judgment debtor’s property was attached by the Sheriff of
this Court for purposes of execution.&nbsp;
That reserved price has been granted by this court differently
constituted.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>4. That the affidavit of interest is
legally flawed and against the weight of evidence since none of the documents
attached and labeled as Exhibits D1-D7 confers title to the property in dispute
in the claimant.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>5. That in the circumstances, the
interpleader claim ought to be dismissed as legally incompetent.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p>The court proceeded to take evidence
from the 2 rival contenders to determine the true ownership of the property in
question.&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>&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>The Plaintiff repeated his averments
made in his affidavit of interest.&nbsp; He
called a witness who told the court he used to be Head of Credit at Ideal
Finance Ltd.&nbsp; Ideal Finance granted a loan
facility to Nad Shipping Ltd and one Nana Kwabena Kobi guaranteed the repayment
of this loan.&nbsp; When Nad Shipping Ltd
failed to pay off the loan, the property used as collateral was proceeded
against.&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;PW1 tendered a number of documents in support
of the Plaintiff’s case.<o:p></o:p>