NII KOJO DANSO II vs. VRSTHE EXECUTIVE SECRETARY, LANDS COMMISSION, THE EXECUTIVE SECRETARY, LAND VALUATION BOARDTHE ATTORNEY-GENERAL AND JOSHUA ATTOH QUARSHIE

BENIN, JSC:- This is one of those cases wherein the old adage 'there is a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow' is apt. This is because there is money sitting in state coffers to be collected by whoever is declared to be the rightful person to be substituted for the original plaintiff in this case. After securing judgment, the original plaintiff Nii Kojo Danso I died before the compensation due on the compulsory acquisition of part of land at Dansoman, was paid. These are therefore post-judgment proceedings. Following the demise of Nii Kojo Danso I, one Alhaji Issah Oblitey applied and was substituted for him as the 1st plaintiff. The appellant herein made an application to the High Court to substitute the deceased in place of Alhaji Issah Oblitey, he being the son of the deceased Nii Kojo Danso I and successor to the Dansoman stool. The respondent who claimed to have been duly appointed by the owners of the land, the Ajumanku Dawurampong royal family, to replace the late Nii Kojo D...