KOFI ASUMAN vs. NATIONAL MEDIA COMMISSION & ANOR. [2019]DLHC10293

Date	2019-07-30
Suit No.	SUIT NO. INDL/013/14
Citation No.	[2019]DLHC10293

HER LADYSHIP JUSTICE ANANDA J. AIKINS (MRS).

MAVIS DODZEGBE REPRESENTING THE 2ND DEFENDANT/APPLICANT PRESENT 1ST DEFENDANT ABSENT

YAW ESHUN COUNSEL FOR THE PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT/JUDGMENT CREDITOR PRESENT

GERSTER TAMAKLOE HOLDING BRIEF FOR JULIO DE-MEDEIROS

COUNSEL FOR 2ND DEFENDANT/APPLICANT PRESENT

[2019]DLHC10293
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >KOFI ASUMAN<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>NATIONAL MEDIA COMMISSION &amp; ANOR.<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANTS)<o:p></o:p>[HIGH COURT, ACCRA]<o:p></o:p><div style="border-top: none; border-right: none; border-left: none; border-image: initial; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: windowtext; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;">

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>MAVIS DODZEGBE REPRESENTING
THE 2ND DEFENDANT/APPLICANT PRESENT<o:p></o:p>1ST
DEFENDANT ABSENT<o:p></o:p>YAW ESHUN, COUNSEL
FOR THE PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT/JUDGMENT CREDITOR PRESENT<o:p></o:p><div style="border-top: none; border-right: none; border-left: none; border-image: initial; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: windowtext; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;">

GERSTER
TAMAKLOE HOLDING BRIEF FOR JULIO DE-MEDEIROS, COUNSEL FOR 2ND
DEFENDANT/APPLICANT PRESENT<o:p></o:p>

HER LADYSHIP JUSTICE ANANDA J. AIKINS (MRS).<o:p></o:p>

</div>&nbsp;<span style="font-size:12.0pt;
line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;
mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;mso-ansi-language:EN-US">Motion for stay
of execution and for an order to set aside garnishee order and for payment of
judgment debt by instalment<o:p></o:p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;
line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;
mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;mso-ansi-language:EN-US">Ruling <o:p></o:p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;
mso-ansi-language:EN-US">The present application is a request by the 2nd
defendant/judgment/debtor for an order to stay the execution of this Court’s
judgment dated 30th June, 2017 and also to set aside the garnishee
order absolute made by this Court on the 11th July, 2019 and for a
further order to pay the remaining balance of the judgment debt by instalment.<o:p></o:p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;
mso-ansi-language:EN-US">The 2nd defendant claims that if the
execution of the judgment dated 30th June, 2017 is not stayed, its
business as a media agency will suffer serious financial and operational
setbacks. It therefore requested the Court to grant the application to enable it
continue to pay the outstanding judgment debt by instalments.<o:p></o:p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;
mso-ansi-language:EN-US">&nbsp;<span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;
mso-ansi-language:EN-US">The plaintiff/respondent vehemently opposed this
application on the ground that the application is only an attempt by the 2nd
defendant to use every means to frustrate the plaintiff. The plaintiff/respondent
says that the 2nd defendant did not even abide by its own terms of
payment which was filed in this Court on the 9th of May, 2018.<o:p></o:p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;
mso-ansi-language:EN-US">&nbsp;<span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;
mso-ansi-language:EN-US">This Court has considered the affidavits of both
parties plus all their annexed exhibits and has also considered the submissions
of both learned Counsel and the Court is of the opinion that there is nothing
on the face of the 2nd defendant’s application that shows that the 2nd
defendant will indeed honour the new postdated cheques it has given to the
Counsel for the plaintiff considering the fact that it failed to abide by the
payment terms it had with the plaintiff. If the 2nd defendant had
gone by the said payment terms, the entire judgment debt would have been paid
long ago.<o:p></o:p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;
mso-ansi-language:EN-US">&nbsp;<span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;
mso-ansi-language:EN-US">It is this Court’s further opinion that the present
application lacks merit and same ought not to be granted. Thus the application
for stay of execution and to set aside the garnishee order is refused.&nbsp; There is no award of cost against the 2nd
defendant/applicant.<o:p></o:p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;
font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;
mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;mso-ansi-language:EN-US">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&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>