AMAKYIE vs. ABABIO AND ANOTHER [1983]DLCA2084

Date	1983-06-08
Suit No.
Citation No.	[1983]DLCA2084

JIAGGE JA

FRANCOIS JA

MENSA BOISON J.A.

[1983]DLCA2084
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >AMAKYIE <o:p></o:p>vs. <o:p></o:p>ABABIO AND ANOTHER <o:p></o:p>[COURT OF APPEAL, ACCRA]<o:p></o:p>[1987-88] GLR 933<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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DATE:
8 JUNE 1983<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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KOFI SACKEY FOR THE APPLICANT. <o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM:
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JIAGGE, FRANCOIS AND MENSA BOISON JJ.A.<o:p></o:p>

</div><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>JUDGMENT OF MENSA BOISON J.A.<o:p></o:p>Mensa
Boison J.A. The defendant-applicant (hereinafter referred to as the defendant),
by counsel moves this court for the following reliefs:<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:5.0pt;
margin-left:.5in;text-align:justify;mso-pagination:none;border:none;mso-padding-alt:
31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow:yes">(a) An
order setting aside the execution carried out by the deputy sheriff of the High
Court, Sunyani, on 23 March 1982;<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:5.0pt;
margin-left:.5in;text-align:justify;mso-pagination:none;border:none;mso-padding-alt:
31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow:yes">(b) An order
of stay of execution of the writ of delivery in the above-mentioned matter; and<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:5.0pt;
margin-left:.5in;text-align:justify;mso-pagination:none;border:none;mso-padding-alt:
31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow:yes">(c) Any
other order or orders which this court sees fit to make.”<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>About 20
October 1980, the plaintiffs-respondents (hereinafter referred to as the
plaintiffs) applied to the Brong-Ahafo Regional House of Chiefs (henceforth
referred to simply as the regional house) requesting it to take delivery and
custody of the stool properties of Ntrotroso. The two plaintiffs were alleged
respectively, to be the Gyasehene and the new chief of Ntrotroso. The ground
for their application was that there was a pending dispute over the status of
the defendant as the Ntrotrosohene.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>For what
apparently appears as a challenge to the jurisdiction of the regional house,
the defendant stayed away from the hearing of 20 October 1980, although he
opposed the said application on an affidavit filed by him. The regional house,
nonetheless, acceded to the plaintiffs’ application, and by its order, dated 22
October 1980, the regional house was to take delivery and custody of the stool
properties of the Ntrotroso stool as specified in a list attached to the said
application.<o:p></o:p>Against
this order, the defendant filed a notice of intention to appeal to the National
House of Chiefs on 30 October 1980. The said appeal has, however, not proceeded
any further even at the hearing of this motion on 9 May 1983. The cause of this
inaction apparently seems to be lack of cordiality or a misunderstanding in
getting the conditions of appeal fulfilled.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>In the
meantime, on 28 May 1981, the plaintiffs applied for a writ of delivery for the
said stool properties. The writ was granted by the High Court, Sunyani, on 25
June 1981. An initial attempt to execute the writ was restricted by the
defendant’s refusal to hand over to the bailiffs the said properties. Needless
to say, the refusal laid the defendant open to contempt proceeding (which is
not material here) before the High Court, Sunyani. What is important is that
simultaneously with that proceeding, that is on 15 October 1981, the defendant
applied to that court to have the writ of delivery set aside and to stay
execution thereof. For various reasons, the two proceedings dragged on until 12
February 1982, when the court dismissed the defendant’s application to set
aside the writ of delivery. The court (Hayfron J.) thereupon ordered execution
of the writ to proceed.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>The
defendant was aggrieved by the dismissal and filed a notice of appeal against
the decision of 12 February 1982. At the same time the defendant moved the High
Court, Sunyani, for a stay of execution of its order of 12 February 1982. This
last application for stay was dismissed on 22 March 1982 by the High Court,
Sunyani, presided over by Sapong J. No notice of appeal was filed against the
ruling of Sapong J.<o:p></o:p>