EMMANUEL OFEI DODOO vs. NII AMO DODOO [2012]DLCA8082

Date	2012-10-25
Suit No.	CIVIL APPEAL SUIT NO: H1/139/12
Citation No.	[2012]DLCA8082

KUSI-APPIAH J.A (PRESIDING)

APALOO J.A

DZAMEFE J.A

NII AKWEI BRUCE-THOMPSON FOR DEFENDANT/APPELLANT

MR. RICHARD O. SOLOMON FOR PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT

[2012]DLCA8082
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >EMMANUEL OFEI DODOO<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
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color:#00B0F0">vs.<o:p></o:p>NII AMO DODOO<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANT/APPELLANT)<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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CIVIL
APPEAL SUIT NO: H1/139/12&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &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: 25TH
OCTOBER, 2012<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>NII
AKWEI BRUCE-THOMPSON FOR DEFENDANT/APPELLANT<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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MR.
RICHARD O. SOLOMON FOR PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT<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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KUSI-APPIAH
J.A (PRESIDING), APALOO J.A, DZAMEFE J.A<o:p></o:p>

</div>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&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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</div>DZAMEFE, JA<o:p></o:p>This
appeal is against the ruling of the Fast Track High Court, Accra dated 19th
October 2010 striking out paragraph 19 of the defendant/appellant’s amended statement
of defence.<o:p></o:p>The
defendant, hereinafter referred to as the appellant, dissatisfied with the
ruling filed this appeal on the following grounds:-<o:p></o:p>1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
The ruling was wrong in law,<o:p></o:p>2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
The court erred in holding
that the said paragraph 19 relates to a cause or matter affecting chieftaincy.<o:p></o:p>The appellant,
prayed this court to set aside the ruling and restore the amended paragraph.<o:p></o:p>The
brief facts of the case as presented by the appellant is that the plaintiff,
hereinafter referred to as the respondent, issued a writ of summons and a statement
of claim, for two reliefs;-<o:p></o:p>1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
A declaration that the
defendant is not the head of the Nii Dodoo Clottey family of Pokuase.<o:p></o:p>2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
An injunction against the defendant&nbsp; to restrain him from holding himself as the
head of the Nii Dodoo Clottey family of Pokuase so far as the defendant remains
not the head of the said family.<o:p></o:p>The
defendant/appellant entered appearance and filed a statement of defence.&nbsp; He later amended his defence and in that
amended defence averred at paragraph 19 thus;-<o:p></o:p>“The
defendant says that as head of family he nominated, elected and enstooled Nii
Amanor as Pokuase Mantse and this was endorsed by the Otublohum Divisional
Council at an arbitration it established, as proper”.<o:p></o:p>