AMISSAH J.A.
The facts of this case are simple and mainly undisputed. The plaintiff was owner of two cars, an Oldsmobile registered No. AF 182, and an Opel Kapitan, registered No. AN 9751, in 1962. These cars were bought from a company which went by the name of Wabtraco. The managing director of the company was one Mr. Kanawatey who, at the beginning of the dispute between the parties, that is some time in May 1962, was apparently being held at the police station at Nima in Accra pending his deportation from this country. The cars were also being kept at the time by the police. The defendants had in January of 1962 obtained a judgment for a substantial sum against Wabtraco for goods sold to it for which that company had not paid. The defendants caused the deputy sheriff to seize the two cars as part of the property of Wabtraco in execution of the judgment debt. A few days later the plaintiff interpleaded and the sale of the cars was stopped. The plaintiff subsequently filed his claim i…