NUUMO NYAKOMLE (DECEASED) & 7ORS. vs. NII TETTEH ASHONG

JUDGMENT AMADU JSC: INTRODUCTION (1 ) The key legal question for determination in the instant appeal is whether the Trial High Court Tema had jurisdiction to adjudicate over the matter brought before it. For the Respondent, the action commenced by the Appellants was a cause or matter affecting chieftaincy, hence, the trial court was bereft of jurisdiction. The Appellants have contested this assertion, contending that, since a Chief Fisherman is not a chief properly so-called, their action is not a cause or matter affecting chieftaincy. In this appeal, we shall introspect these varying legal contentions and examine the interrogatory whether the Court of Appeal was right in setting aside the judgment of the Trial Court on the ground that the Appellants’ action is “a cause or matter affecting chieftaincy”. BACKGROUND ( 2 ) On the 29th of December 2015, the Plaintiffs/ Respondents/Appellants (hereinafter referred to as the “Appellants”) issued out a writ of summons aga...