AFRICAN AUTOMOBILE (PLAINTIFF) vs. ACCRA METROPOLITAN ASSEMBLY (DEFENDANT) [2018]DLHC7184

Date	2018-03-13
Suit No.	SUIT NO. RPC/344/2007
Citation No.	[2018]DLHC7184

HIS LORDSHIP GEORGE K. KOOMSON (J).

AKAWARI ATINDEM FOR DEFENDANT/APPLICANT

SARFO BUABENG FOR PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT

[2018]DLHC7184
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >AFRICAN AUTOMOBILE<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>ACCRA METROPOLITAN ASSEMBLY<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANT)<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>[HIGH COURT (COMMERCIAL DIVISION),
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SUIT NO. RPC/344/2007&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &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: 13TH MARCH, 2018<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL: <o:p></o:p>AKAWARI ATINDEM FOR DEFENDANT/APPLICANT<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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SARFO BUABENG FOR PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM:<o:p></o:p>HIS LORDSHIP GEORGE K.
KOOMSON (J).<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border-top:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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</div>In this
application the Defendant/Applicant prays for an order to set aside the amended
entry of judgment, certificate of judgment and garnishee order nisi filed by
the Plaintiff/Respondent.<o:p></o:p>I gave my
decision dismissing the application and reserved my reasons which I now proceed
to give.<o:p></o:p>I have read the
application and the supporting affidavit.&nbsp;
I have also read the affidavit in opposition.&nbsp; Consideration has also been given to the
affidavit filed by the registrar on the 12th July, 2017 upon the
direction of the court in its enquiry as to which of the two judgments filed by
the parties in support of their respective case was genuine.&nbsp; Regard has also been given to Order 82(2) of
C.I 47 and the written submissions filed by the parties.<o:p></o:p>The core
contention of the applicant in this application is that the judgment upon which
the respondent relied, in filing the amended Entry of Judgment, Certificate of
judgment and Garnishee Order Nisi had been altered and thus does not represent
the true judgment of the court.&nbsp; The
applicant further states that the judgment relied on by them is made up of 11pages,
however, the judgment relied on by the respondent is made up of 12 pages.&nbsp; According to the Applicant the holding in the
judgment which the Respondent filed is remarkably different from the judgment
which the Applicant has in its possession. The difference, according to the
Applicant, is seen from the year the interest is to take effect and the
interest rate.<o:p></o:p>It is noted
that, the court being confronted with these two judgments, referred the matter
to the trial judge, Her Ladyship Barbara Ackah-Yensu JA for her clarification
through the Registrar of the Commercial Court.&nbsp;
The Registrar conducted his enquiry and subsequently filed an affidavit
on the 12th July, 2017.&nbsp; For
the avoidance of doubt, I hereby quote verbatim the content of the Registrar’s
affidavit with a view to put the records straight as follows:<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;
mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; That I am the
deponent herein and Registrar of the High Court, Commercial Division, Accra.<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;
mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; That on the 27th
of June, 2017, His Lordship Justice George Koomson of Commercial Court, Accra
requested that I furnish him with a copy of the judgment in the above mentioned
case which was delivered by Her Ladyship Justice Barbara Ackah-Yensu (JA) on
the 3rd day of March, 2009.<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;
mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; That parties in
the above mentioned suit have annexed to their processes namely supplementary
affidavit in support an</main>