BROBBEY vs. BROBBEY [1963]DLHC9280

Date	1963-03-29
Suit No.	[1963] 2 GLR 365
Citation No.	[1963]DLHC9280

DJABANOR J.

BENJAMIN (WITH HIM BOAKYE) FOR THE PETITIONER.

G. DAVEY FOR THE RESPONDENT

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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" ><span style="font-size: 18px !important;"><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:
115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;color:#00B0F0">BROBBEY</span></b><span class="NoSpacingChar"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif"><o:p></o:p></span></i></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:
115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;
mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;color:#00B0F0">vs.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:
115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;color:#00B0F0">BROBBEY</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif">[HIGH
COURT,<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span>KUMASI]<o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
padding:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm">

<p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%;
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mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif">[1963]
2 GLR 365&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</b>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; DATE:
29<sup>TH </sup>MARCH, 1963<o:p></o:p></span></p>

</div><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="line-height:115%"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif">COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:115%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif">BENJAMIN
(WITH HIM BOAKYE) FOR THE PETITIONER.<o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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<p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:115%;
border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0cm;
mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:
115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif">G. DAVEY FOR THE RESPONDENT.<o:p></o:p></span></p>

</div><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="line-height:115%"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;">CORAM:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="line-height:115%;border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt:
solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif">DJABANOR<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span>J.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>

</div><p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:
115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></b></p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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</div><h2 style="line-height:115%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;
font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif">JUDGMENT OF DJABANOR J.<o:p></o:p></span></h2><p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-top:6.5pt;margin-right:5.85pt;margin-bottom:
0cm;margin-left:5.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:
115%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif">This
is an application by the respondent herein praying for what I consider to be
leave to file the answer to this petition out of time. There has been some
argument about the propriety of this application. I have no doubt that it is
properly before<span style="letter-spacing:.05pt"> </span>me.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-top:6.15pt;margin-right:5.8pt;margin-bottom:
0cm;margin-left:5.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:
115%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif">In
order that the court may use its discretionary powers in granting such an
application, like in all other similar applications, good cause must be shown.
In this case, according to the affidavit in support of the application, “The
firm of J. J. Peele &amp; Co. were instructed to appear for the respondent and
in accordance with the said instruction they entered appearance for the
respondent on the 14th August, 1963; and that detailed instructions and
necessary papers were not sent to the solicitors until the 16th October, 1963,
as the respondent was unable to get these from his former solicitors who have
ceased to practise.”<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-top:.55pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:
0cm;margin-left:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:115%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-right:5.6pt;text-align:justify;line-height:
115%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif">The
petition was served on the respondent in London on the 14th June, 1963. On the
18th June, 1963, the respondent wrote a letter to the court requesting three
months adjournment within which to consult his solicitors. I believe the court
wrote back informing him to proceed with his entry of appearance and consult a
solicitor. However, appearance was entered on the 14th August, 1963, by the
solicitors now appearing for him. No answer was filed. The affidavit does not
say when the solicitors were consulted, and why the relevant papers, which were
then with other solicitors here, could not be procured earlier,&nbsp; and what efforts were made to procure them.
From the copy of the proposed answer exhibited in this application, it would
appear that the instructions for filing the answer could have been given to the
solicitors when they were first instructed, for the contents of the answer show
just bare denials of the petitioner’s confession of adultery contained in her
petition. The reason for the delay given by the respondent has not appealed to
me. But there are other matters to consider. A copy of the answer has been
exhibited and its efficacy has to be considered. In it the respondent has
charged in paragraphs 3 and 4 as follows:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:3.1pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm;
margin-left:33.3pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:115%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif">“3.
That the petitioner has frequently committed adultery with one Osei Tutu.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:4.7pt;margin-right:5.8pt;margin-bottom:
0cm;margin-left:61.65pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:
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font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif">4.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
That since on or about 1960 the petitioner has lived, cohabited and
habitually committed adultery with the said Osei Tutu and by reason of the said
adultery has conceived and given birth to two children, the dates of the births
and names of whom are unknown to the<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>respondents.”<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-top:8.1pt;margin-right:5.75pt;margin-bottom:
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