AKAINYAH, J.: This is an interpleader action in which the claimant the Government of Ghana claims for declaration of title to certain chattels seized in execution under a writ of fi.fa. At the instance of the judgment-creditors herein-Ghana Consolidated Machinery and Trading Co., Ltd. [His lordship here set out the respective statement of claim of the claimant and the statement of defence of the judgment-creditors and continued:]
On the 31st January, 1963, Mr. Lokko for the judgment-creditors argued a preliminary point taken by him and submitted that:
"(a) On the 4th June, 1962, the judgment-creditors obtained a judgment (exhibit 2) against the judgment-debtors of the sum of œG18,145 and costs of 700 guineas.
(b) The judgment-creditors base their claim to the chattels on a bill of sale dated the 12th February, 1962, (exhibit 3).
(c) When the bill of sale (exhibit 3) was executed the judgment-debtors did not disclose to the judgment-creditors that the said chattels had been assigned to the…