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ESM COMPANY LIMITED
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EXIMGUARANTY COMPANY GHANA LIMITED AND BIG AIDOO CONSTRUCTION COMPANY LIMITED AND BEST POINT SAVINGS & LOANS CO. LTD

(2018) JELR 69277 (CA)

Court of Appeal 31 May 2018 Ghana
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- This is an appeal by the Garnishee/Appellant against the Ruling of the High Court, General jurisdiction, Accra dated 11th March 2016. - The Ruling dismissed the Garnishee/Appellants' claim to the proceeds of an Interim Payment Certificate

Case Details

Suit Number:CIVIL APPEAL NO.H1/169/2017
Judges:KUSI-APPIAH J.A. (PRESIDING), AYEBI J.A, SOWAH J.A.
Counsel:FRANK ASAMOAH FOR DEFENDANT/APPELLANT,AKOTO AMPAW FOR PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT

JUDGMENT

SOWAH, J.A.:

This is an appeal by the Garnishee/Appellant against the Ruling of the High Court, General jurisdiction, Accra dated 11th March 2016. The Ruling dismissed the Garnishee/Appellants' claim to the proceeds of an Interim Payment Certificate [IPC 11] in respect of which the Plaintiff/judgment creditor/Respondent had initiated garnishee proceedings to attach for a judgment debt owed by the 2nd defendant/judgment debtor/Respondent.

Facts

The background facts are that the plaintiff/judgment creditor/Respondent sold a Quarry Plant to the 2nd defendant/judgment debtor/Respondent on credit terms. The 1st defendant issued a bank guarantee for the outstanding purchase price. The plaintiff obtained judgment against the defendants' on 22nd July 2015 for the balance of the unpaid purchase price and took out garnishee proceedings directed at the Ministry of Finance, Ghana Highways Authority and the Garnishee/Appellant herein.

At the hearing of the application, it emerged that the garn…

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