THE ARTISINAL CANOE FISHERMEN ASSOCIATION OF CHORKOR LANTEMAN vs. ADADENTEN STOOL COUNCIL AND 4 OTHERS [2014]DLCA4456

THE ARTISINAL CANOE FISHERMEN ASSOCIATION OF CHORKOR LANTEMAN vs. ADADENTEN STO... [2014]DLCA4456

Date	2014-07-24
Suit No.	Suit No: H1/69/2014
Citation No.	[2014]DLCA4456

OWUSU M (PRESIDING)

ADUAMA OSEI J.A.

SOWAH J.A.

[2014]DLCA4456
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >THE ARTISINAL CANOE FISHERMEN ASSOCIATION OF CHORKOR LANTEMAN<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFFS/RESPONDENTS)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>ADADENTEN STOOL COUNCIL AND 4 OTHERS<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANTS/APPELLANTS)<o:p></o:p>[COURT
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Suit
No: H1/69/2014&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;July 24TH, 2014<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM:<o:p></o:p>OWUSU
M (PRESIDING), ADUAMA OSEI J.A., SOWAH J.A.<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border-top:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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</div>SOWAH, J.A:<o:p></o:p>STATEMENT
OF CLAIM<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>The plaintiff’s claim jointly
and severally against the defendants as follows:<o:p></o:p>a.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
An order setting aside the appointment
intended installation of Nii Odarlai Lamptey II as the Chief Fisherman of the
plaintiff/Association.<o:p></o:p>b.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Perpetual Injunction restraining the 1st,
3rd, 4th and 5th defendants from doing
anything to appoint or install any person as the chief fisherman of
plaintiff/association without the due process of the law.<o:p></o:p>c.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Any other relief as the court may deem fit.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>The
defendants’ counterclaim stated in their defence filed on February, 28, 2006
was:<o:p></o:p>a.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
That all chief fisherman or sub-chiefs
fishermen throughout the fishing townships within the James Town Traditional
Area are always nominated, elected and installed from a particular accredited
Royal fishing Family, (in the particular instance “the Royal Family of Lante Quarshie House”) and never from any
false Association.<o:p></o:p>b.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
That the first defendant (The Adadentan
Stool Council) is a sub-divisional Stool Council of the James Town Traditional
Council responsible for the overall supervision of the nomination, election and
installation of chief fisherman for the James Town Traditional Council under
the authority of James Town Chief Fisherman (2ns defendant) and with the prior
consent and approval of the James Town Paramount Stool.<o:p></o:p>c.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
That since the relevant law, cust</main>