BOAKYE DACOSTA vs. NANA ANING AGYEI, NANA OHENEBA BEMPAH AND AKWASI ADJEI [2017]DLHC4105

Date	2017-02-28
Suit No.	SUIT NO. INTS 12/2016
Citation No.	[2017]DLHC4105

DR. RICHMOND OSEI-HWERE JUSTICE OF THE HIGH COURT

KOFI QUARSHIE-SAM FOR THE CLAIMANTS

SHADRACK YEBOAH OBENG FOR THE PLAINTIFF/JUDGMENT CREDITOR

[2017]DLHC4105
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >BOAKYE DACOSTA<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>NANA ANING AGYEI, NANA
OHENEBA BEMPAH AND AKWASI ADJEI<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;[HIGH COURT
(COMMERCIAL DIVISION), KUMASI]<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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SUIT&nbsp;NO. INTS 12/2016&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &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: 28TH
FEBRUARY, 2017<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL
<o:p></o:p>KOFI QUARSHIE-SAM FOR THE
CLAIMANTS<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" align="center" style="margin-top:1.45pt;margin-right:0in;
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</div>It is provided under Order
44 rule 12 of the High Court (Civil Procedure) Rules, 2004, C.I. 47 as follows:<o:p></o:p>‘‘(1)
A person who makes a claim to or in respect of a property taken or intended to
be taken in execution under process of the court, or to proceeds or value of
any such property, shall give notice of the claim to the Registrar and shall
include in the notice a statement&nbsp;
of&nbsp; that person's address for
service.<o:p></o:p>(2)
On receipt of a claim made under sub rule (1), the Registrar shall forthwith
give notice of it to the execution creditor who shall within four days after
receiving the notice, give notice to the Registrar informing the Registrar
whether the execution creditor admits or disputes the claim.’’<o:p></o:p>It is further provided
under Order 44 rule 13 (1) of C.I. 47 that: <o:p></o:p>‘‘(1)
Where on the hearing of proceedings pursuant to an order made under rule 12(4)
all the persons by whom adverse claims to the property in dispute, in this rule
referred to as the "claimants" appear, the court may<o:p></o:p>(a)
summarily determine the question in issue between the claimants and execution
creditor and make an order accordingly on such terms as may be just: or<o:p></o:p>(b)
order that any issue between the claimants and the execution creditor be stated
and tried and may direct which of them is to be plaintiff and which
defendant.’’<o:p></o:p>The judgment creditor
herein obtained judgment against the defendants/judgment debtors herein and
proceeded to attach certain properties including Plot 24, Block A,
Abrepo-Tikese, the subject matter of this suit.&nbsp;
On 9/11/2015, the claimants herein filed a notice of claim under Order
44 rule 12 of the High Court (Civil Procedure) Rules, 2004, C.I. 47. The
Registrar duly notified the judgment creditor, and on 02/12/15, the execution
creditor, acting per his solicitor, filed a notice to dispute the claim. The
Registrar/Deputy Sheriff served the order for the claimant to appear on
11/12/2015. On 27/05/2015 the claimants filed an affidavit of interest in
accordance with the rules of the court setting out the basis of their claim as
follows:<o:p></o:p>1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
That
I am the claimant and the deponent herein. <o:p></o:p>2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
That
I depose to this affidavit on my behalf of all the children of the Late Opanin
Kofi Tuo begat by his wife Akosua Badu. <o:p></o:p>3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
That
House Number 24, Tikese has been attached in execution to pay for the judgment
debt of the Defendants’/judgment debtors.<o:p></o:p>