ESHUN AND ANOTHER vs. POKU AND OTHERS [1989]DLHC584

Date	1989-07-04
Suit No.
Citation No.	[1989]DLHC584

LUTTERODT J.

PROFESSOR W. C. EKOW DANIELS FOR THE PLAINTIFFS.

N. N. HEWARD MILLS FOR THE DEFENDANTS.

[1989]DLHC584
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >ESHUN AND ANOTHER <o:p></o:p>vs. <o:p></o:p>POKU AND OTHERS <o:p></o:p>[HIGH COURT, ACCRA]<o:p></o:p>[1989-90] 2 GLR 572<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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DATE:
4 JULY 1988<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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PROFESSOR W. C. EKOW DANIELS FOR THE PLAINTIFFS.<o:p></o:p>

N. N. HEWARD MILLS FOR THE DEFENDANTS.<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM:
<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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LUTTERODT J.<o:p></o:p>

</div><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>JUDGMENT OF LUTTERODT J.<o:p></o:p>The plaintiffs,
who are members of the Ghana Hoteliers Association and of the executive
committee thereof, have brought this action against the defendants for the
following reliefs:<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:5.0pt;
margin-left:.25in;text-align:justify;mso-pagination:none;border:none;
mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow:yes">“1. A declaration that the purported
annual general meeting of the Ghana Hoteliers Association held at the Teachers
Hall in Accra on 20 May 1987 whereby the said defendants were purportedly
elected as national president, second vice-president, and national treasurer
respectively, and other officers were elected is ultra vires, unlawful, null
and void and constitutes a fraud on the minority and should be set aside. <o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:5.0pt;
margin-left:.25in;text-align:justify;mso-pagination:none;border:none;
mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow:yes">2. That Mr. John Poku one of the
defendants herein resigned from the association prior to the election and hence
was not eligible to stand for elections. <o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:5.0pt;
margin-left:.25in;text-align:justify;mso-pagination:none;border:none;
mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow:yes">3. That the resolution purported to be
adopted thereat whereby elections were purported to have been conducted to
replace the existing national executive were wrongful, unlawful, ultra vires
and contrary to the rules of natural justice and should be nullified. <o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:5.0pt;
margin-left:.25in;text-align:justify;mso-pagination:none;border:none;
mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow:yes">4. An injunction to restrain the
defendants by themselves their servants, or agents from acting or holding themselves
out as the national president, second vice president and national treasurer
respectively. 5. An order for the appointment of an interim management committee
comprising:<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;
margin-bottom:5.0pt;margin-left:1.0in;mso-add-space:auto;text-align:justify;
text-indent:-.5in;mso-pagination:none;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;border:none;
mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow:yes">(i)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Mr.
Davies Quakyi—Chairman, Central Regional branch of the association as chairman.
<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;
margin-bottom:5.0pt;margin-left:1.0in;mso-add-space:auto;text-align:justify;
text-indent:-.5in;mso-pagination:none;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;border:none;
mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow:yes">(ii)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Mr.
Nkwantabisa—Proprietor of Kyns Hotel—member. <o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;
margin-bottom:5.0pt;margin-left:1.0in;mso-add-space:auto;text-align:justify;
text-indent:-.5in;mso-pagination:none;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;border:none;
mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow:yes">(iii)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Mr. Yaw
Akakra—Secretary, Eastern Regional branch—member. <o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;
margin-bottom:5.0pt;margin-left:1.0in;mso-add-space:auto;text-align:justify;
text-indent:-.5in;mso-pagination:none;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;border:none;
mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow:yes">(iv)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Mr.
Okudzeto—Chairman, Volta Regional branch—member to run the affairs of the association
until the final determination of this suit.”<o:p></o:p>It seems
to me that claim 5 does not arise as it is an interim order and we are at this
stage dealing with the substantive reliefs sought by the plaintiffs.<o:p></o:p>