ANTHONY NARTEY vs. STEVEN OKPATI [2017]DLHC9080

Date	2017-12-14
Suit No.	SUIT NO. E11/10/2017
Citation No.	[2017]DLHC9080

HER LADYSHIP JUSTICE JENNIFER ABENA DADZIE

ERIC PONGO ESQ. OF HANSON LAW CONSULT ADABRAKA ACCRA COUNSEL FOR PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT

CHARLES OFORI (H/B FOR NKRABEAH EFFAH-DARTEY ESQ.) OF NKRABEAH & ASSOCIATES ACCRA COUNSEL FOR DEFENDANT/APPLICANT

[2017]DLHC9080
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >ANTHONY NARTEY<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>STEVEN
OKPATI<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANT/APPLICANT)<o:p></o:p>[HIGH COURT, ACCRA]<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm">SUIT NO. E11/10/2017&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; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; DATE:
14TH DECEMBER, 2017<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL: <o:p></o:p>ERIC PONGO, ESQ., OF HANSON
LAW CONSULT, ADABRAKA, ACCRA, COUNSEL FOR PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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OFORI, (H/B FOR NKRABEAH EFFAH-DARTEY, ESQ.) OF NKRABEAH &amp; ASSOCIATES,
ACCRA, COUNSEL FOR DEFENDANT/APPLICANT<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM:<o:p></o:p>HER LADYSHIP JUSTICE JENNIFER ABENA DADZIE<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border-top:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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</div><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>Before
me is a motion on notice for stay of execution pending appeal filed by the
Defendant/Applicant, referred to herein as Defendant praying this court to
grant him an order staying the execution of the judgment of the District Court
dated June 23, 2016, while he appeals the decision of the District Court.<o:p></o:p>It
may be prudent at this point to recite a brief synopsis of the procedural
history of this case to put the Ruling of this Court in perspective.&nbsp; The judgment of the District Court went in
favour of the Plaintiff/Respondent, who is also referred to hereafter as the
Plaintiff.&nbsp; The Court granted the
Plaintiff the right to recover from the Defendant the following:<o:p></o:p>1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
An amount of $2,700.00 or its equivalent<o:p></o:p>2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Interest on the said sum with effect from
September 2008 till date of final payment<o:p></o:p>3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Cost of GH¢1,500.00 in favour of the
Plaintiff against the Defendant.<o:p></o:p>Aggrieved
with that decision, the Defendant filed with the District Court an Application
for Stay of Execution of its judgment pending appeal.&nbsp; On October 7, 2016, the District Court denied
Defendant’s motion and ruled as follows, inter alia:<o:p></o:p>“… in order to be fair to either party
and to serve substantial justice to either party and in the light of the
holdings in the case of Joseph v. Jebeile cited above, I accordingly order that
the Defendant deposits into court the sum owed to the Plaintiff being $2,700 or
its equivalent as a condition for stay of execution pending appeal.”<o:p></o:p>Dissatisfied,
yet again, the Defendant repeated his application before this High Court
alleging that <o:p></o:p>i.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
There are serious questions of law to be
tried on appeal<o:p></o:p>ii.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
That the appeal has a strong chance of
success<o:p></o:p>