NANA FIANKO-ANSAH (AS HEAD OR REPRESENTATIVE OF A FAMILY FARMING SYNDICATE OF MAMPONG/AKUAPIM-EASTERN REGION) vs. NANA KYEI ABABIO II (BANSOHENE & 28 OTHERS) [2015]DLHC8210

NANA FIANKO-ANSAH (AS HEAD OR REPRESENTATIVE OF A FAMILY FARMING SYNDICATE OF MA... [2015]DLHC8210

Date	2015-05-07
Suit No.	SUIT NO. LS282/02
Citation No.	[2015]DLHC8210

HIS LORDSHIP JUSTICE JACOB B. BOON

E. ANAGLATE FOR THE PLAINTIFF.

FRIMPONG BOADU FOR THE SECOND DEFENDANT.

ASIRIFI ASARE FOR THE OTHER DEFENDANTS.

[2015]DLHC8210
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >NANA
FIANKO-ANSAH (AS HEAD OR REPRESENTATIVE OF A FAMILY FARMING SYNDICATE OF
MAMPONG/AKUAPIM-EASTERN REGION)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>NANA KYEI
ABABIO II (BANSOHENE &amp; 28 OTHERS)<o:p></o:p>[HIGH
COURT, KUMASI]<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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SUIT
NO. LS282/02&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; &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:
7TH MAY, 2015<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>E.
ANAGLATE FOR THE PLAINTIFF.<o:p></o:p>FRIMPONG
BOADU FOR THE SECOND DEFENDANT. <o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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ASIRIFI
ASARE FOR THE OTHER DEFENDANTS.<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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HIS LORDSHIP
JUSTICE JACOB B. BOON<o:p></o:p>

</div><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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</div>This ruling
concerns a motion on notice brought on behalf of the second defendant by his
lawyer under Order 11 rule 18(b) and (d) of the High Court (Civil Procedure)
Rules, 2004 (C.I.47), praying for an order to strike out plaintiff’s statement
of claim on the grounds that it is frivolous, vexatious and an abuse of the process
of&nbsp; Court. The provisions under which the
application is filed are in the following terms:<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>The
Court may at any stage of the proceedings order any pleading or anything in any
pleading to be struck out on the grounds that <o:p></o:p>(b)
it is scandalous, frivolous or vexatious; or<o:p></o:p>(d)
it is otherwise an abuse of the process of Court.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>By his
amended writ of summons filed on 11th July, 2013, the plaintiff, who
described himself as the head or representative of a family farming syndicate
of Mampong-Akuapim in the Eastern Region claimed against the defendants jointly
and severally:<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm;
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An order of perpetual injunction restraining the
Defendants by themselves, their agents, servants and/or workmen from in any way
interfering with the rights of the Plaintiff of All that piece or parcel of
land situate lying and being at a place commonly known and called “BANSO AHYIAM”,
Banso, in the Ashanti Akim South in the Ashanti Region of Ghana and bounded by
the properties of Brobbey &amp; Company, Banso Stool land, Obogu stool land as
well as DOME FOREST RESERVE and Subri Atwakam Stream.<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm;
margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:54.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;
text-align:justify;text-indent:-36.0pt;line-height:115%;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1">(ii)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Damages for trespass.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>The accompanying
statement of claim which is sought to be struck out in this application gives a
fuller explanation of plaintiff’s case. For a better comprehension of his case,
I deem it appropriate to reproduce his statement of claim:<o:p></o:p>