GABRIEL K. A. KWASHIE & 2 ORS. vs. KWABENA BOAHENE ADJEI [2008]DLCA7030

Date	2008-02-21
Suit No.	COURT OF APPEAL NO.: H3/82/08
Citation No.	[2008]DLCA7030

OWUSU J.A. [PRESIDING]

ASARE-KORANG J.A.

DUOSE J.A.

PAAPA DADSON WITH HIM MS. ABRAHAM FOR PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT

KWASI AFRIFA FOR THE APPELLANT/APPLICANT

KWASI BEMPAH FOR THE DEFENDANT

[2008]DLCA7030
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >GABRIEL K. A. KWASHIE &amp; 2 ORS.<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANT)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>KWABENA BOAHENE ADJEI<o:p></o:p>(APPELLANT)<o:p></o:p>[COURT OF APPEAL, ACCRA]<o:p></o:p>COURT
OF APPEAL NO.: H3/82/08&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: 21ST FEBRUARY, 2008<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border-top:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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ABRAHAM FOR PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT KWASI AFRIFA FOR THE APPELLANT/APPLICANT <o:p></o:p>

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DEFENDANT<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM: &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;&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;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<o:p></o:p>OWUSU
J.A. [PRESIDING], ASARE-KORANG J.A., DUOSE J.A.<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border-top:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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</div>OWUSU, J.A. <o:p></o:p>This
is an application praying for an order staying proceedings in the action in the
Court below pending the hearing and final determination of the
Applicant/Appellant/Applicants appeal in this Court.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;The Appellant/Applicant had by motion filed on
18/6/07 prayed for an order to be joined to he suit as co-defendant. The
application was dismissed by the Court below. <o:p></o:p>Aggrieved by the ruling,
he on 22/10/07 filed Notice of Appeal against same. <o:p></o:p>The action in the Court
below is a probate action in which the plaintiff, Executors/Executrix of the
WILL of one Kwasi Adjei of Ayeduase is seeking the following reliefs: <o:p></o:p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; [a]
"a declaration that the WILL of Kwasi Adjei dated 21st July, 1988 is valid"<o:p></o:p>[b] "an order that the said will
be admitted to probate." <o:p></o:p>The Defendant, a son of
the said Kwasi Adjei is disputing the validity of the WILL on the ground that
his deceased father did not and could not have made the purported Will and that
the same is a forgery and not his father's Deed.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;He has therefore counter-claimed for:<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;"A
declaration that the purported WILL is invalid."<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;The writ was issued on 12/11/99 and the
statement of claimed filed on 16/12/99. <o:p></o:p>The Applicant herein is
also a son of the deceased and uterine brother of the Defendant. He is
ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom and therefore sought to be joined in
the suit per an Attorney. <o:p></o:p>Moving the application,
counsel referred to the appeal filed and urged upon this Court that the appeal
has an excellent prospect of success and in this regard cited authorities to
support his submission that the ruling of the court below refusing the
application for joinder was in error.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;In this application, what I think the court
has to concern itself is whether there is the real need to stay proceedings
going on in a court of competent Jurisdiction when the Court itself found no
such need when a similar application was taken before it. <o:p></o:p>With due deference to
counsel, the authorities cited do not touch on application for stay of
proceedings. <o:p></o:p>In the affidavit in
support of the application, the applicant averred that:<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;"It is eminently proper and just that the
proceedings be stayed so as to avert the situation where a Monumental
miscarriage of justice will be occasioned the applicant whose successful appeal
will no doubt be stultified and rendered otiose."<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;The Applicant further averred that:<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;"in those circumstances the Honourable
Court would have embarked on an exercise in futurity and the parties put to
irreparab</main>