NANA DWOMO SARPONG vs. MADAM AKUA KONAMA AND ORS.

On 30th January 2007, the plaintiff/respondent hereinafter called the respondent issued a writ of summons against the defendants/applicants thereafter called the applicants for certain reliefs. Among the reliefs the respondent is claiming against the applicants is: a) An order of the court directing the payment to the defendant’s (applicant herein) an amount of ¢700 million (Seven Hundred million cedis) representing the value of 37½ percent shares held by the defendant’s in Suntex Company limited. The respondent repeated this assertion in paragraphs 9 (ii) (iii), 27, and 33 of the statement of claim. The applicants in their statement of defence and counterclaim filed on 12th February 2007 appeared to have disputed the 37½ percent figure the respondent stated in his writ. However, counsel for the applicants filed the instant application on 31st October 2017 based upon the respondent’s relief ‘a’ in the writ of summons. The motion is praying the court for judgment on...