ANKRAH AND ANOTHER vs. HANSEN AND ANOTHER

JUDGMENT OF EDWARD WIREDU J.A. There are two appeals involved in this case. The first and the more important of the two involves a consideration of the extent to which the courts can legitimately intervene to entertain an action for accounts brought against a head of family by members of his family in respect of family funds in his hands whilst he holds office. The second is an appeal brought against a ruling of the High Court which refused an application for joinder brought on behalf of some principal members of the plaintiff’s family to join the above suit as co-defendants. The facts of this case which have provoked the present appeal may be briefly stated as follows: The plaintiffs-respondents, hereafter referred to as the first and second plaintiffs respectively, in the manner in which they are described on the writ of summons, and the defendants-appellants, who will hereafter also be referred to as the first and second defendants, are all members of the Mantse Ankrah Family .....