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FRANSTEL LIMITED
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MERCHANT BANK LTD

(2013) JELR 63800 (CA)

Court of Appeal 24 Jan 2013 Ghana
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- This is an interlocutory appeal from a ruling of the High Court granting a stay of execution of a judgment. - The first ground of appeal is that the trial judge misconceived the nature and scope of the application filed by the defendant.

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Suit Number:CIVIL APPEAL NO: H1/76/2012
Judges:JUSTICE E K AYEBI JA [PRESIDING], JUSTICE IRENE C DANQUAH JA, JUSTICE ALHAJI TANKO AMADU JA
Counsel:AMA ASSENSO FOR PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT/APPELLANT,ANDREW DANIELS FOR DEFENDANT/APPELLANT/RESPONDENT.

IRENE C DANQUAH, JA

This is an interlocutory appeal emanating from a ruling of the High Court, Kumasi dated 7th November, 2011. The High Court in its ruling granted a stay of execution of the judgment of the said Court delivered on 8th December, 2009 in the following terms:

“Accordingly the application is granted as prayed. The judgment of the Court dated 8th December, 2009 is hereby, stayed. The application also seeks a release of items/ equipment seized in execution on Friday 21/5/2010. Since these items have already been released to the Defendant Bank, no further order need be made except to confirm the said order ex abundanti cautela, which I, hereby, confirm. No order as to costs.”

Aggrieved by the said decision, the Plaintiff/Respondent/Appellant thus appealled on two main grounds. The first ground of appeal reads;

1. The learned trial judge misconceived the nature and scope of the Appellant’s application filed by the Defendant/ Respondent.

In arguing this ground of appeal, counsel f…

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