YAW AGYEI, AGNES KORANKYE, RITA GYAMFUWAA AND FRED ANSONG DWAMENA vs. MIKE SIMILAO [2011]DLSC2669

YAW AGYEI, AGNES KORANKYE, RITA GYAMFUWAA AND FRED ANSONG DWAMENA vs. MIKE SIMIL... [2011]DLSC2669

Date	2011-11-23
Suit No.	CIVIL APPEAL NO. J4/28/2011
Citation No.	[2011]DLSC2669

ATUGUBA JSC (PRESIDING)

DR. DATE-BAH JSC

ANSAH JSC

BONNIE JSC

AKOTO-BAMFO JSC

AGYABENG AKRASI FOR THE APPELLANTS

S. R. BREMPONG FOR THE RESPONDANT.

[2011]DLSC2669
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >YAW AGYEI, AGNES KORANKYE,
RITA GYAMFUWAA AND FRED ANSONG DWAMENA<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>MIKE SIMILAO <o:p></o:p>[SUPREME COURT, ACCRA]<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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CIVIL APPEAL NO. J4/28/2011 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&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: 23RD NOVEMBER, 2011<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>AGYABENG
AKRASI FOR THE APPELLANTS.<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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S. R. BREMPONG FOR THE RESPONDANT.<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM:
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ATUGUBA,JSC (PRESIDING) DR. DATE-BAH,
JSC ANSAH, JSC BONNIE, JSC AND AKOTO-BAMFO, JSC<o:p></o:p>

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JUDGEMENT<o:p></o:p>

</div>ANSAH JSC.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>The
plaintiffs issued a writ of summons before the High Court, Accra, but the
defendant entered a conditional appearance to it; subsequently, the plaintiffs
filed an application for an order of interlocutory injunction on 12-7-2007 to
be moved on 30-7-2007. As was to be expected, the application was opposed by
the defendant who tendered some exhibits. <o:p></o:p>The
application which was put before the court presided over by Ofori-Attah J, was
adjourned to 1-11-07 for hearing.<o:p></o:p>When the
application came before the court presided over by Dzakpasu J, he dismissed it
on 1-11-2007.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;When the plaintiffs appealed against the
decision of the High Court to the Court of Appeal it dismissed the appeal
resulting in a further appeal to this court. The plaintiffs are the appellants
herein and the defendant the respondent.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>The
grounds of appeal were that:<o:p></o:p>“i, The
judgment is against the judgment weight of evidence. <o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>ii The
Court of Appeal erred by holding that the High Court was seized with power to
deal with the application for injunction although it conceded that the case was
not on the list of the court below on 1-11-07; neither had it been placed
before the court.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>&nbsp;iii. The court further erred by restraining
itself from interfering with the decision of the High Court which obviously was
a non-judicial act. <o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>iv. The Honorable
Court of Appeal further erred when it said that from the record, the 1st
plaintiff was present at the hearing and therefore there could not have been a
breach of natural justice.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>v. The
Court of Appeal grievously erred in failing to find that on the totality of the
evidence, even if the High Court had the jurisdiction in the matter, (which is
denied), it would have been proper, just and convenient for the court to have
granted Plaintiffs’ application for injunction instead of dismissing same,
without any reason whatsoever.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>vi The
costs of GH¢300.00 awarded against plaintiff/Appellant/Appellants was excessive
and unwarranted.”&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>A
consideration of the statement of case by the appellant showed that the crux of
the submissions by the appellant in support of grounds one and two of appeal
which were argued together, was that the High Court destroyed whatever
jurisdiction it had to hear the motion when it had not been listed before the court,
(court 15, coram: Dzakpasu J) for
hearing as shown on the cause list for the court for that day. This was tendered
in evidence as ‘A’, in support of an application to set aside th</main>