NII SACKEY AKUMEA I vs. NUMO SETH AYERKAI OKAINE & 4 ORS.

This application is a request by the 2nd, 3rd and 4th defendants for an order of the Court striking out the name of the 5th defendant from the substantive action. The reason for this request is that the 2nd, 3rd and 4th defendants claim that the Supreme Court has confirmed the judgment of the High Court that four composite families namely Sawerpramano, Juaben, Amanfo and Kubeshishi are the owners of Danchira lands as against the 5th defendant’s Djan-Bi Amoo family. The applicants say that the 5th defendant has no land at Danchira and therefore his name ought to be struck out of the substantive suit. The record of proceedings show that the plaintiff originally issued his writ and statement of claim against the 1st to 4th defendants on the 4th of January, 2018. Thereafter on the 29th of March 2018, the 5th defendant as head of the Djan-Bi Amu family applied to be joined to the suit, which application was granted by the Court on 25th April, 2018. The writ and statement of claim was the.....