MAC DANS vs. THOMPSON KWESI MENSAH

Introduction [1] On the 22nd day of June 2015, the Plaintiff caused the writ of summons accompanied by a statement of claim to issue against the Defendant claiming the following reliefs: i. The payment of rent from 2000 to 2015 at a rate to be assessed by the Court and Means Profit. ii. Recovery of parent E.C.G meter stolen from Plaintiff’s house by the Defendant. iii. Order to eject defendant from the premises iv. Cost [2] The Defendant duly entered appearance on July 7, 2015 and filed his statement of defence on July 17, 2015. The Plaintiff filed a reply on November 11, 2015 after which the Defendant also filed what he called “Reply to Plaintiff’s Statement of Claim” on December 18, 2015. The Court immediately realized that there was a problem. This is because both parties are self-represented. The Court therefore referred them to the Legal Aid Board for assistance. While the Defendant was willing to be assisted, the Plaintiff was not. He said he was capable of re...