ABRAHAM ALIAS SALLOUM vs. SALLOUM

JUDGMENT OF LAMPTEY J.A. The genesis of the present appeal would be found in that part of the judgment of Omari-Sasu J. dated 16 February 1988 which ordered the defendant-appellant among other commands issued by the learned judge to: “(b) to file a statement of account of his stewardship, i.e. from the date of grant of letters of administration up to the date of this judgment. This is to be done within two weeks from today.” From the record of proceedings herein the defendant and his advisers were in court when the above judgment was read and the said order decreed by the trial judge. On 13 June 1988, I. K. Dotse, the solicitor for and on behalf of Abraham Salloum who described himself as lawful attorney of Alexandra Aziz Salloum filed a motion for “leave to apply for an order of attachment of Emile Salloum for contempt pursuant to Order 59, r. 21 of the High Court (Civil Procedure) Rules, 1954 (L.N. 140A).” It would appear that on the very day, 13 June 1988, the ...