BSIC (GH) vs. ZEBRA INVESTMENT & 2 ORS. AND SAMATA MUMUNI ABDULAI [2022]DLSC11443

Date	2022-05-11
Suit No.	CM/INTD/0077/2021
Citation No.	[2022]DLSC11443

HIS LORDSHIP FRANCIS OBIRI ‘J’.

BEATRICE ANNANGFIO FOR PLAINTIFF/JUDGMENT CREDITOR/ RESPONDENT

MOHAMMED ATTAH FOR CLAIMANT/APPLICANT AND DEFENDANTS/JUDGMENT DEBTORS

[2022]DLSC11443
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >BSIC (GH)<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>ZEBRA
INVESTMENT &amp; 2 ORS. AND SAMATA MUMUNI ABDULAI<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANTS/ CLAIMANT)<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>BEATRICE ANNANGFIO FOR PLAINTIFF/JUDGMENT
CREDITOR/ RESPONDENT <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;">

MOHAMMED ATTAH FOR CLAIMANT/APPLICANT AND
DEFENDANTS/JUDGMENT DEBTORS<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM:<o:p></o:p>HIS LORDSHIP FRANCIS OBIRI
‘J’.<o:p></o:p><div style="border-top-width: 1.5pt; border-top-color: windowtext; border-left: none; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-right: none; padding: 1pt 0cm;">

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</div>&nbsp;On 12th April 2022, the Claimant/Applicant
(hereinafter called the Applicant) filed a motion on Notice before this Court.<o:p></o:p>She prayed in the motion for Stay of Execution and
an order to set aside the ruling and the court orders dated 15th
March 2022, dismissing the Applicant’s interpleader. The motion is supported by
affidavit and exhibits.<o:p></o:p>I will reproduce the relevant paragraphs of the
affidavit in support as follows:<o:p></o:p>1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
That
I am the Claimant/Applicant and the deponent herein.<o:p></o:p>4. That the
Honourable Court gave judgment in favour of the Plaintiff/Respondent herein on
18th October, 2018.<o:p></o:p>5.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; That subsequently, the Plaintiff/Respondent
attached the 2nd Defendant’s house, described as Residential Property
No. RP/20/E/86, located at Community 20, Tema.<o:p></o:p>6. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; That upon having notice of the said
attachment, I caused my lawyers to file notice of claim on my behalf which was
done and filed on 24th July, 2020.&nbsp;
Copy of the notice of claim is attached as exhibit ‘A.’<o:p></o:p>7.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; That the Plaintiff/Respondent filed a
notice of dispute on 30th July, 2020.&nbsp; Copy of the notice of dispute is attached as
exhibit ‘B’.<o:p></o:p>8.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; That I am advised and believe same to be
true that the Registrar of the Court in line with the Rules of Court filed an ex
parte motion for relief on 29th April, 2021 which was moved on 26th
January, 2022.<o:p></o:p>9.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; That in the circumstance, myself and my
lawyer were waiting to be served with an order of the court demanding that we
appear before the court to prove our claim but no such notice was served on us.<o:p></o:p>10.&nbsp;&nbsp; That I am advised and believe same to be true
that the Registrar’s motion was an ex parte motion to be moved by the Registrar
as required by the Rules of Court, and by an ex parte motion the parties are
not required to be present.<o:p></o:p>11. That a
search conducted at the Registry of the Court reveals that the Registrar of
this court moved the ex parte motion for relief as per the Rules of Court on 26th
January 2022, and myself and or my lawyer were not present in court on that
date.&nbsp; The court therefore ordered that
the order be served on me.<o:p></o:p><</main>