FRANCIS KULU SOWAH vs. NUMO ADJEI KWANKO II [2006]DLCA7022

Date	2006-04-07
Suit No.	COURT OF APPEAL NO: H1/331/05
Citation No.	[2006]DLCA7022

OWUSU [MS] JA

PIESARE JA

MRS BROWN J

PHILIP ANDERSON FOR AMOAH FOR THE APPELLANT

KWAME FOSU GYEABOUR FOR THE DEFENDANT/RESPONDENT

[2006]DLCA7022
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >FRANCIS KULU SOWAH<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF/APPELLANT)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>NUMO ADJEI KWANKO II<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANT/RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p>[COURT OF APPEAL, ACCRA]<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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OF APPEAL NO: H1/331/05&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: 7TH APRIL, 2006<o:p></o:p>

PHILIP ANDERSON FOR AMOAH FOR THE
APPELLANT.<o:p></o:p>

&nbsp;KWAME FOSU GYEABOUR FOR THE
DEFENDANT/RESPONDENT.<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM:<o:p></o:p>OWUSU
[MS] JA, PIESARE JA, MRS BROWN J<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border-top:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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</div>PIESARE,
JA<o:p></o:p>This
is an appeal against the Ruling of Gyaesayor (J) sitting at the High court
(Fast Track Division) Accra, dated 30th May, 2005, setting aside the
plaintiff/appellant's Writ of Summons issued on the 9th day of March 2005, upon
three main grounds: <o:p></o:p>(1)&nbsp;&nbsp;
that the Supreme Court, and the Court of
Appeal, had already settled the defendant/respondent's position, as the Head of
the Tsie-We Family, and as the proper person to alienate Kle Musum Quarter
Lands; <o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (2) that the plaintiff/appellant
lacked capacity to institute his action; and <o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>(3)&nbsp;&nbsp;
that the plaintiff/appellant failed to
serve the Head of Family with a copy of the Writ of Summons in terms of Order 4
Rule 9(4) of C.1. 47, and that the non-compliance of that rule was fatal to his
action. <o:p></o:p>The
appellant filed 8 (eight) grounds of appeal viz:<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>&nbsp;(1) The learned judge erred in holding that
the non-service of a copy of the Writ of Summons at the hearing of the
application which gave rise to the ruling was fatal to the plaintiff's action.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>&nbsp;(2) The learned trial judge erred in holding
that the plaintiff lacked capacity to bring the action. <o:p></o:p>(3)
The learned trial judge erred in holding that the plaintiff's action was
designed to circumvent the decision given by the Supreme Court, Court of
appeal, and the High Court recognizing the defendant and his Predecessors as
the right person to alienate lands of the Kle Musum Quarter of Teshie.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>&nbsp;(4) The learned judge erred in holding that
the Ayiku and Osabu Wulomo is the Head of the Tsie We Family. <o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>(5)
The learned judge erred in failing to hold that any reference to the Ayiku and
Osabu Wulomo by the Supreme Court, Court of Appeal, or any other Court as the
rightful head of the Tsie We Family was obiter dicta. <o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>(6)
The learned judge erred in setting aside plaintiff</main>