GBAGO vs. OWUSU

The applicant, according to him, sold the land in dispute to the defendant in this case. The plaintiff claiming the land to be her property, first sued the applicant who entered appearance through his solicitors. Thereafter, the applicant left Ghana in pursuance of the Aliens Compliance Order. On learning of the departure of the applicant from the country, and on becoming aware that before the applicant left, he sold whatever interest he had to the defendant, the plaintiff applied for an order to substitute the defendant for the applicant. The defendant could not be personally served with the motion for substitution. Consequently, on an ex parte application, an order for substituted service of the said motion was granted. Eventually, the defendant was substituted for the applicant. Again, other processes of the court could not be effected on the defendant personally, and orders for substituted service were granted and copies of all the relevant documents were posted at the paces ind...