ERIC OPOKU (A. B. 57, ABEDWAM, ASHANTI) vs. STANDARD SECURITIES LTD (KUMASI BRANCH, AHODWO) AND AFRICAN SUPPORT NETWORK [2019]DLHC6880

ERIC OPOKU (A. B. 57, ABEDWAM, ASHANTI) vs. STANDARD SECURITIES LTD (KUMASI BRA... [2019]DLHC6880

Date	2019-05-06
Suit No.	SUIT NO. INTS 02/2019
Citation No.	[2019]DLHC6880

HIS LORDSHIP JUSTICE DR. RICHMOND OSEI-HWERE

ISAAC RIVERSON FOR CLAIMANT

[2019]DLHC6880
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >ERIC OPOKU (A. B. 57,
ABEDWAM, ASHANTI)<o:p></o:p>{PLAINTIFF/APPLICANT}<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>STANDARD SECURITIES LTD
(KUMASI BRANCH, AHODWO)<o:p></o:p>{DEFENDANT/RESPONDENT}<o:p></o:p>AND<o:p></o:p>AFRICAN SUPPORT NETWORK<o:p></o:p>{CLAIMANT}<o:p></o:p>[HIGH
COURT, KUMASI]<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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RIVERSON FOR CLAIMANT<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM:<o:p></o:p>HIS
LORDSHIP JUSTICE DR. RICHMOND OSEI-HWERE <o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border-top:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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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 of 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 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 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 uncompleted
two (2) bedroom semidetached houses numbered IPC3, IPC8, IPC19, IBC14, IBC15,
4BC4, 4BC5, 4BC2 and 4BC3 situate and lying within an estate development
described as Greenfield Estates, Katamanso, in the Greater Accra Region of the
Ghana. On 15/08/2018, the claimant 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 24/08/11 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
14/11/2018. On 30/11/2018 the claimants, acting per Prince Sarpong, 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;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; That I am the deponent herein and the
Managing Director of African Support Network, the Claimant herein.<o:p></o:p>2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; That I have the authority and consent
of the Claimant Company herein to depose to the facts in this affidavit, which
facts are within my personal knowledge and belief, unless otherwise stated.<o:p></o:p>3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; That the Claimant Company is the
beneficial owner of uncompleted two (2) bedroom semidetached houses numbered
IPC3, IPC8, IPC19, IBC14, IBC15, 4BC4, 4BC5, 4BC2 and 4BC3 situate and lying
within an estate development described as Greenfield Estates, Katamanso, in the
Greater Accra Region of the Republic of Ghana and forms part of a larger land
portion registered in the name of the Claimant (hereinafter referred to as the
“Property”).<o:p></o:p>