DANSO vs. ADDAI [1959]DLCA2007

Date	1959-11-10
Suit No.
Citation No.	[1959]DLCA2007

KORSAH C.J.

VAN LARE J.A.

GRANVILLE SHARP J.A.

[1959]DLCA2007
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DATE:
10TH NOVEMBER, 1959.<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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</div>CORAM:
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KORSAH C.J., VAN LARE J.A. AND
GRANVILLE SHARP J.A.<o:p></o:p>

</div><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>JUDGMENT OF KORSAH C.J.<o:p></o:p>In this
matter it appears that the learned Commissioner heard the case when no hearing
date had been fixed.<o:p></o:p>Upon the
parties filing their pleadings, the Court below ordered the plaintiff to file a
summons for directions by the 29th December, 1958. The summons was in fact
filed on the 27th December, and in it the return-date fixed as the 19th
January, 1959. Notice of this was accordingly given to the defendant. It is
obvious that the 19th January was the date fixed for the hearing of the summons
for directions, and not the hearing date generally.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>On that
day the plaintiff attended Court, but the defendant did not; and neither
counsel for plaintiff nor counsel for defendant did so. It would seem that
neither counsel could have understood that on that date the case would be heard
on its merits. But the Commissioner, overlooking this fact, called upon the
plaintiff on the 19th January to give evidence. With reluctance the plaintiff
did so, but he could not continue the case further after his own evidence. The Court
thereupon gave judgment dismissing the plaintiff’s claim.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>

We are
satisfied that this was an error, since the case was not at that stage ripe for
hearing on its merits. For this reason we set aside the judgment, and remit the
case to the Court below for rehearing. The appellant is to have his costs in
this court fixed at £35. 1. 1d; the costs of the abortive hearing in the court
below to abide the result of the re-hearing<o:p></o:p></main>