AKWASI FRIMPONG & 2 ORS. vs. DR. SAMUEL OHENE [2013]DLCA8059

Date	2013-03-07
Suit No.	SUIT NO: H1/8/2013
Citation No.	[2013]DLCA8059

ASARE KORANG J.A. (PRESIDING)

OWUSU M. J.A.

ACQUAYE J.A.

MR. KWAME FOSU GYEABOUR FOR PLAINTIFFS/APPELLANTS

MR. EMMANUEL OHENE FOR DEFENDANT/RESPONDENT

[2013]DLCA8059
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >AKWASI FRIMPONG &amp; 2 ORS.<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFFS/APPELLANTS)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>DR. SAMUEL OHENE<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANT/RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p>[COURT OF APPEAL,
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SUIT
NO: H1/8/2013&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
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2013<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>MR.
KWAME FOSU GYEABOUR FOR PLAINTIFFS/APPELLANTS<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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MR.
EMMANUEL OHENE FOR DEFENDANT/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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ASARE
KORANG J.A. (PRESIDING), OWUSU M. J.A., ACQUAYE J.A.<o:p></o:p>

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</div>MARIAMA OWUSU, J.A<o:p></o:p>On
6-2-2012, the High Court, Accra, ruled as follows;<o:p></o:p>“When this suit was called
for hearing on the 12-12-2011, it was realized that Plaintiffs per 1st
Plaintiff had written a petition to the Honourable Chief Justice seeking a
transfer of the case from this court to another court. The Plaintiffs and
Counsel were absent and I adjourned the suit to the 18-1-2012. All parties and
Counsel were absent on that date and the suit was further adjourned today the
6-2-2012 for hearing. The Defendant has caused hearing notice to be served on
Counsel for Plaintiffs and there is proof of service on the said Jonathan
Sabblah on the 20-1-2012. The Plaintiffs and their Counsel are still absent
without any cause shown. The claim of the Plaintiffs is accordingly dismissed
under Order 36 rule 1 [2] [b] of CI 47/04. The counterclaim of the Defendant
filed on the 15-9-2010 is hereby set down for trial. The Defendant shall hereby
serve another hearing notice on the Plaintiffs to appear for the hearing on the
counterclaim on the 16th and 19th March, 2012 at 10.00
a.m. each day. The Plaintiffs shall pay costs of GH¢500.00 to the Defendant”. <o:p></o:p>Dissatisfied
with the decision of the High Court, the plaintiffs appealed to this court on
the following grounds;<o:p></o:p>a.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
The trial Judge erred in
dismissing the plaintiffs’ case whilst a petition to the Chief Justice to
transfer the case to another judge was pending.<o:p></o:p>b.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Additional grounds of appeal
shall be filed on receipt of the record of proceedings.<o:p></o:p>Before
dealing with the arguments canvassed in support and against this appeal, I will
give a brief background to this case.<o:p></o:p>The
plaintiffs/appellants in this case issued a writ of summons claiming the
following reliefs;<o:p></o:p>1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; An order setting aside the
order for demolition or possession on grounds of fraud, breach of natural
justice and irregularity.<o:p></o:p></sp</main>