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ASHANTI CONSTRUCTION CORPORATION
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BOSSMAN AND ANOTHER

(1962) JELR 67715 (SC)

Supreme Court 4 Jun 1962 Ghana
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- The case concerns an appeal arising from interpleader proceedings after property was seized under writ of fieri facias following a judgment against Dr. Bossman, with William Joseph (claimant-plaintiff) asserting ownership to prevent attac

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Judges:VAN LARE JSC, SARKODEE-ADOO JSC, ADUMUA-BOSSMAN J.S.C.
Counsel:D. S. EFFAH FOR PLAINTIFF-APPELLANTS; E. AKUFO-ADDO FOR THE CLAIMANT-PLAINTIFF-RESPONDENT.

SARKODEE-ADOO J.S.C.: This is an appeal from a judgment of Crabbe, J., (as he then was) sitting in the Land Court, Kumasi, in proceedings consequent upon the issue of interpleader summons on the 11 th May, 1959, by the sheriff in pursuance Order 57 of the Supreme Court (Civil Procedure) Rules, on an application by William Joseph in relation to property seized under a writ of fieri facias in respect of:

“All the right title and interest of Dr. Jonathan Emmanuel Bossman the judgment-debtor herein, in all that piece or parcel of land with one single storey building and boys’ quarters on plots Numbers 1, 2, 13 and 14 situate lying and being at Dechemso, Kumasi or howsoever the same may be known described as the property of Dr. Jonathan Emmanuel Bossman.”

Upon the matter coming up for investigation, pleadings were ordered with the claimant as plaintiff and the judgment-creditors as defendants.

The facts briefly stated are that in May, 1956, the judgment-creditors defendants who are building …

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