FIRST NATIONAL SAVINGS & LOANS COMPANY LIMITED vs. PRUDENT EXPORT LIMITED [2018]DLHC5367

Date	2018-12-17
Suit No.	SUIT NO.AB/18/2012
Citation No.	[2018]DLHC5367

JUSTICE KWEKU T. ACKAAH- BOAFO

MR. CECIL ADASI HOLD BRIEF OF DENNIS OWUSU-APPIAH OFOSUAPEA FOR THE PLAINTIFF

ALHAJI FAROUK SEIDU FOR THE DEFENDANT

[2018]DLHC5367
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >FIRST NATIONAL SAVINGS &amp; LOANS COMPANY LIMITED <o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>PRUDENT EXPORT LIMITED <o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANT)<o:p></o:p>[HIGH COURT (GENERAL JURISDICTION DIVISION), ACCRA]<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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SUIT NO.AB/18/2012&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: 17TH
DECEMBER, 2018<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>MR. CECIL ADASI HOLD BRIEF
OF DENNIS OWUSU-APPIAH OFOSUAPEA FOR THE PLAINTIFF <o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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ALHAJI FAROUK SEIDU FOR THE
DEFENDANT <o:p></o:p>

</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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JUSTICE
KWEKU T. ACKAAH- BOAFO<o:p></o:p>

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MOTION
ON NOTICE FOR STAY OF EXECUTION PENDING APPEAL<o:p></o:p>

</div>i.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Introduction:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>[1]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; This Court’s judgment of August 18, 2017
is the subject matter of this application. The Defendant/Judgment
Debtor/Applicant is first praying the court to set aside the execution of the
judgment undertaken by the Plaintiff/Judgement Creditor/Respondent on the
grounds that no entry of judgment was served before the Applicant’s properties
were attached and also to stay execution of the judgment pending the
determination of the appeal against the judgment at the Court of Appeal. The
application has been brought on the grounds inter
alia that the execution undertaken by the Plaintiff/Respondent was contrary
to the Rules of Court and also that the Defendant is dissatisfied with the
judgment of this Court and has filed a Notice of Appeal and the appeal raising
substantial issues of law with a very bright chance of success. <o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>[2]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; It recalls that on the 28th October,
2011 the Plaintiff/Respondent (hereafter referred to as the Plaintiff) issued a
writ of summons against the Defendant/Applicant, (hereafter referred to as the Defendant)
for stated reliefs endorsed on the writ of summons. The Defendant entered
appearance and filed a Statement of Defence. This Court after trial, entered
judgment in favour of the Plaintiff on August 18, 2017. <o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>ii.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The
Case of the Parties: <o:p></o:p>[3]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The
grounds upon which the instant application is premised are catalogued in the 12
paragraph supporting affidavit sworn on July 11, 2018 by Mr. Ofori Ampofo
Acquaye , the Human Resource Manager of the Defendant Company, and a later 10
paragraph supplementary affidavit also sworn on October 17, 2018 by the said Mr
Acquaye, to support the application.&nbsp; The
thrust of the Defendant’s case is that after the judgment was delivered they
filed an appeal at the Court of Appeal but did not file an application for stay
of execution because it was waiting on the Plaintiff to serve it with an entry
of judgment “for it to appraise itself with the total amount to be settled and
to find out whether or not the total judgment debt has been properly and
correctly computed”. A copy of the judgment and the Notice of Appeal filed are
attached as Exhibits “A” and “B” to the instant application.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>