SAMUEL GYAMFI AND OTHERS vs. BANK OF GHANA AND ANOTHER

In Samuel Gyamfi & Others v Bank of Ghana Civil Appeal No. J4/52/2014 delivered on 19th November, 2015, Gbadegbe JSC read the judgment of the Supreme Court as follows: ‘‘We have just this morning delivered judgment in civil appeal no. J4/52/2014 which involves substantially the same parties and raises for our determination the same points of law as confronts us in this case. We think that we are in principle bound by the reasons which lead us to that decision. Accordingly, we apply the decision in that matter to the appeal herein. The result is that we allow the instant appeal and set aside the judgment of the Court of Appeal and in place thereof substitute an order granting the appellant a leave to enter appearance to the action herein out of time and for the matter to be thereafter dealt with in accordance of law.’’ It is the above judgment of the Supreme Court that has necessitated the determination of this preliminary issue i.e. whether or not by virtue of the Supreme Co...