[2023]DLHC17193 Login to Read Full Case <span style="font-size: 18px !important;"><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-right:-2.5pt;text-align:center; text-indent:4.5pt"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family: "Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua";color:#00B0F0">MISYL ENERGY CO.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-right:-2.5pt;text-align:center; text-indent:4.5pt"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">(PLAINTIFF)<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-right:-2.5pt;text-align:center; text-indent:4.5pt"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family: "Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua";color:#00B0F0">vs.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-right:-2.5pt;text-align:center; text-indent:4.5pt"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family: "Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua";color:#00B0F0">SEPHEM OIL COMPANY LTD, ISAAC LUTTERDOT<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-right:-2.5pt;text-align:center; text-indent:4.5pt"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">(DEFENDANT/CLAIMANT/APPLICANT)<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-right:-2.5pt;text-align:center; text-indent:4.5pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">[HIGH COURT, ACCRA]<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:-2.5pt;text-align:justify;text-indent: 4.5pt;tab-stops:168.75pt 278.15pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua""> <o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="border-top: none; border-right: none; border-left: none; border-image: initial; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: black; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: -2.5pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-indent:4.5pt;border:none; mso-border-bottom-alt:solid black 1.5pt;padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"><a name="_heading=h.gjdgxs"></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">SUIT NO.GJ/0780/2020 DATE: 18<sup>TH</sup> JULY, 2023<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">COUNSEL <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">GYAMAA OWUSU BOAKYE HOLDING THE BRIEF OF ALEX OWOO FOR PLAINTIFF/JUDGMENT CREDITOR/RESPONDENT <o:p></o:p></span></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;"> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt; padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">DAVID AYESU DEBRAH HOLDING THE BRIEF OF GODWIN MENSAH SACKEY FOR CLAIMANT/APPLICANT<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:-2.5pt;text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family: "Book Antiqua"">CORAM<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:-2.5pt;text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family: "Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">HIS LORDSHIP JUSTICE RICHARD APIETU<o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="border-top-width: 1.5pt; border-top-color: black; border-left: none; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-right: none; padding: 1pt 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: -2.5pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;text-indent:4.5pt; border:none;mso-border-top-alt:solid black 1.5pt;mso-border-bottom-alt:solid black 1.5pt; padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:1.0pt 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">RULING<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </div><p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-right:5.45pt;text-align:justify;line-height: 115%"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">This is<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>a<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>Ruling<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>on<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>an<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span>Affidavit<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt"> </span>of<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>Interest<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span>filed<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>by<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>Claimant<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>on<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span>26<span style="position:relative;top:-3.5pt;mso-text-raise:3.5pt">th<span style="letter-spacing:1.15pt"> </span></span>April,<span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt"> </span>2023<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>and<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>30<span style="position:relative; top:-3.5pt;mso-text-raise:3.5pt">th<span style="letter-spacing:2.0pt"> </span></span>June,<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt"> </span>2023<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>which<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt"> </span>Plaintiff<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>disputes<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt"> </span>by<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>filing<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>an<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt"> </span>Affidavit<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span>in<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt"> </span>Opposition<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>on<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt"> </span>4<span style="position:relative;top:-3.5pt;mso-text-raise:3.5pt">th<span style="letter-spacing:1.15pt"> </span></span>May,<span style="letter-spacing: -.2pt"> </span>2023 and 7<span style="position:relative;top:-3.5pt;mso-text-raise: 3.5pt">th<span style="letter-spacing:2.0pt"> </span></span>July, 2023.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoBodyText" style="text-indent:4.5pt;line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-right:5.45pt;text-align:justify;text-indent: 4.5pt;line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">The facts of the matter is that on the 23<span style="position:relative;top:-3.5pt; mso-text-raise:3.5pt">rd<span style="letter-spacing:2.0pt"> </span></span>of January 2019, the Plaintiff issued a Writ of Summons and accompanying statement of claim against the Defendant for the reliefs endorsed therein. On the 15<span style="position:relative;top:-3.5pt;mso-text-raise:3.5pt">th<span style="letter-spacing:2.0pt"> </span></span>of January 2021 Judgment was granted in favour of the Plaintiff. In accordance with Order 41 of C. I. 47 the Defendant was duly served with the Entry of Judgment marked as Exhibit MEC 1.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoBodyText" style="text-indent:4.5pt;line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-right:5.6pt;text-align:justify;text-indent: 4.5pt;line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">The Defendant having failed to comply with the Entry of Judgment the Plaintiff attached properties<span style="letter-spacing:-.35pt"> </span>believed<span style="letter-spacing:-.4pt"> </span>to<span style="letter-spacing:-.4pt"> </span>belong<span style="letter-spacing:-.35pt"> </span>to<span style="letter-spacing:-.4pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:-.45pt"> </span>Defendant.<span style="letter-spacing: -.4pt"> </span>On<span style="letter-spacing:-.45pt"> </span>1<span style="position:relative;top:-3.5pt;mso-text-raise:3.5pt">st<span style="letter-spacing:.85pt"> </span></span>June<span style="letter-spacing: -.4pt"> </span>2021,<span style="letter-spacing:-.3pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:-.45pt"> </span>Claimant<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt"> </span>filed<span style="letter-spacing:-.45pt"> </span>a<span style="letter-spacing:-.35pt"> </span><span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">Notice</span> of Claim with respect to the attached properties situate at Community 3, Tema and Torve- <span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">Akatsi.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoBodyText" style="text-indent:4.5pt;line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-right:5.55pt;text-align:justify;text-indent: 4.5pt;line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">I<span style="letter-spacing:-.4pt"> </span>have<span style="letter-spacing:-.45pt"> </span>read<span style="letter-spacing:-.5pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:-.5pt"> </span>Claimant’s<span style="letter-spacing:-.5pt"> </span>Affidavits<span style="letter-spacing: -.4pt"> </span>of<span style="letter-spacing:-.5pt"> </span>Interest<span style="letter-spacing:-.4pt"> </span>and<span style="letter-spacing:-.5pt"> </span>Written<span style="letter-spacing:-.45pt"> </span>Submissions<span style="letter-spacing: -.4pt"> </span>and<span style="letter-spacing:-.5pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:-.5pt"> </span>Plaintiff’s Affidavits in Opposition and Written Submissions. I am of the considered view that the issues which this court have been called upon to determine are:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoBodyText" style="text-indent:4.5pt;line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoListParagraph