NANA KWASI AFREH II & 2ORS vs. ASSOCIATION OF VOLTA LAND COMPENSATION & 12 0RS [2012]DLHC5696

Date	2012-01-17
Suit No.	SUIT NO. AHR 4/2012
Citation No.	[2012]DLHC5696

DENNIS D. ADJEI JA

KWAME YANKYERE ESQ. FOR THE DEFENDANTS/APPLICANTS

GODWIN MOKOTO ESQ. BEING LED BY CHARLES TETTEH ESQ. FOR THE PLAINTIFFS/RESPONDENTS PRESENT

[2012]DLHC5696
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >NANA KWASI AFREH II
&amp; 2ORS<o:p></o:p>[PLAINTIFF]<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>ASSOCIATION OF VOLTA
LAND COMPENSATION &amp; 12 0RS<o:p></o:p>[DEFENDANTS]<o:p></o:p>[HIGH
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JAN, 2012<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>KWAME YANKYERE ESQ. FOR
THE DEFENDANTS/APPLICANTS<o:p></o:p>GODWIN MOKOTO ESQ. BEING
LED BY CHARLES TETTEH ESQ. FOR THE<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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PLAINTIFFS/RESPONDENTS
PRESENT<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM:<o:p></o:p>DENNIS D. ADJEI, JUSTICE
OF APPEAL<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border-top:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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</div>DENNIS ADJEI, J.A<o:p></o:p>The
plaintiffs per their writ of summons were seeking from the defendants the
following reliefs:<o:p></o:p>“i.
A declaration that there is no legally constituted Association or body known as
Association of VR Flooded Lands compensation Claimants.<o:p></o:p>i.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
A declaration that defendants have no
authority, right, power or capacity to deduct or cause any monies due the Pai
Katanga compensation claim to be deducted.<o:p></o:p>ii.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
An order for accounts against the 2nd, 3rd
and 4th defendants for all monies received in the name of the 1st defendant.<o:p></o:p>iii.&nbsp;&nbsp;
An order for the refund of all monies
deducted from the Pai Traditional Area claims of the compensation b the 1st
defendant.<o:p></o:p>iv.&nbsp;&nbsp;
An order of perpetual junction restraining
the defendants, by themselves, their agents, assigns, privies whomsoever from
making decisions of any monies due the Pai Traditional Area”.<o:p></o:p>On
1st December, 2011. The 2nd, 3rd, 5th, 7th, 11th and 12th. Defendants entered
conditional appearance to the plaintiffs’ writ of summons. Copies of the
conditional appearance were to be served on the plaintiffs or their lawyers as
well as the 1st, 4th, 6th, 9th and 10th defendants or their lawyer Hon.
K. Owusu Yeboah.<o:p></o:p>However,
Hon. K. Owusu Yeboah who was described as lawyer for the 1st , 4th , 6th , 9th
and 10th defendants entered conditional appearance for his clients on 6th
December, 2011. What amazes me is the service of the conditional appearance
filed by the lawyer for the 2nd , 3rd , 5th , 7th , 11th and 12nd defendants
meant to be served on Hon. Owusu Yeboah as lawyer for the 1st , 4th , 6th , 9th
and 10th defendants when he had not filed any process in the matter. Hon. Owusu
Yeboah entered conditional appearance for his clients five days after the
filling of the conditional appearance by the lawyer for 2nd , 3rd , 5th , 7th ,
11th and 12 defendants .<o:p></o:p>On
20th December, 2011 the lawyer for 2nd , 3rd , 5th , 7th , 11th and 12th defendants
filed a motion on notice to strike out the plaintiff’s writ of summons for
being defective. Defendants applicant’s lawyer filed the motion to strike out
the plaintiff’s action as incompetent five(5) days after the conditional
appearance had become regular or normal appearance . <o:p></o:p>The
grounds of the applicants application are that:<o:p></o:p>“1.
The writ of summons was issued by an entity known as a legal link which is not
a lawyer and therefore lacked capacity to institute an action as a lawyer on
behalf of the Plaintiffs and<o:p></o:p>