HENRIETTA ASABEA AMPONSAH vs. THE ATTORNEY GENERAL, THE REGISTRAR, CIRCUIT COURT &EMCO VENTURES [2022]DLHC11727

HENRIETTA ASABEA AMPONSAH vs. THE ATTORNEY GENERAL, THE REGISTRAR, CIRCUIT COUR... [2022]DLHC11727

Date	2022-06-01
Suit No.	SUIT NO: GJ/1172/2021
Citation No.	[2022]DLHC11727

HIS LORDSHIP JUSTICE KWEKU T. ACKAAH-BOAFO

MS. BELINDA PWAMANG FOR THE PLAINTIFF - PRESENT

YVONNE A. AWOONOR-WILLIAMS FOR THE 1ST & 2ND DEFENDANTS – PRESENT

CELESTINE AKU YANNEY FOR THE 3RD DEFENDANT – PRESENT

[2022]DLHC11727
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</div>COUNSEL&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>MS.
BELINDA PWAMANG FOR THE PLAINTIFF - PRESENT<o:p></o:p>YVONNE
A. AWOONOR-WILLIAMS FOR THE 1ST &amp; 2ND DEFENDANTS – 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;">

CELESTINE AKU YANNEY FOR THE 3RD
DEFENDANT – PRESENT<o:p></o:p>

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</div>&nbsp;i.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Introduction:<o:p></o:p>[1]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The decision of the Circuit Court, Tema made in December 2013
is the subject matter of this suit. Further to an application for the release
of a Toyota Camry and a Toyota Corolla which were impounded by the Ghana Police
Service further to an arrest of certain individuals, including one Antoinette
Gbedzo, the Court after reviewing the evidence and analysing same refused the
application and stated “I refuse his application and I order the two vehicles,
Toyota Corolla GC 6976-12 and Toyota Camry GB 6615-12 in the possession of the
police to be kept in the court premises with keys kept by the Registrar”. By
that ruling the Court ordered that the Toyota Camry vehicle which was in the
possession of the said Antoinette Gbedzo, who was arrested by the police, be
preserved until the determination of the case. The Plaintiff who is the owner
of the Toyota Camry vehicle has in this suit sued the Attorney-General, the
Registrar of the Circuit Court and the 3rd Defendant, which is a car rental
company and seeks a declaratory order and recovery of possession of the vehicle
and other judicial reliefs endorsed on the writ of summons against the
Defendants. <o:p></o:p>&nbsp;ii.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The Action:<o:p></o:p>[2]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; By an Amended Writ of Summons issued at the Registry of this
Court together with a statement of claim on April 13, 2017, the Plaintiff
claims against the Defendants the following judicial reliefs:<o:p></o:p>a.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Declaration of title to the Toyota Camry described in the
schedule hereto.<o:p></o:p>b.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Recovery of Possession of the car.<o:p></o:p>c.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Cost of repairing the car estimated at GH¢157,792.25 or
alternatively the market value of the car estimated at GH¢50,000.00.<o:p></o:p>d.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Specific damages for loss of expected earnings of
GH¢68,400.00.<o:p></o:p>e.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Interest on GH¢68,400.00 from the date of filing this writ
to the date of final judgment.<o:p></o:p>f.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Damages for unlawful detention of car.<o:p></o:p>g.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Legal Cost.<o:p></o:p>SCHEDULE<o:p></o:p>GREY
TOYOTA CAMRY WITH REGISTRATION NO. GB 6615-12 CHASSIS NO. 4T1BF3EK8AU564908,
MANUFACTURED IN 2010.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;[3]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; After the service of the writ and its accompanying statement
of claim on the Defendants, a Notice of Entry of Appearance was entered on
behalf of the 1st and 2nd Defendants by the Office of the Attorney-General and
a joint statement of defence was filed on June 28, 2017. Doegah-Yanney Law
Consult, Barristers &amp; Solicitors entered appearance for the 3rd Defendant
and filed a statement of defence for it on November 3, 2017.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;iii.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The Background:<o:p></o:p>