[2015]DLSC3247 Login to Read Full Case <span style="font-size: 18px !important;"><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma;color:#00B0F0;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">KINGSFORD ODOI CHARWAY<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma;color:#00B0F0;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">vs.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma;color:#00B0F0;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">JAMES OKPOTI MENSAH & ANOR.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif""> </span><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;">[SUPREME COURT, ACCRA]</span><b><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif";mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt; padding:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt;text-align:justify;line-height: 115%;border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0in; mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif";mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma">CIVIL APPEAL NO. J4/34/2014</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%; font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif""> </span><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;">DATE:</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%; font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif""> </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif";mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma">13<sup>TH</sup> MAY, 2015<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="line-height:115%"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">COUNSEL: <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif";mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma; mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">JAMES AHENKORAH FOR THE APPELLANT.<o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt; padding:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%;border:none; mso-border-bottom-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0in;mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif";mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma; mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">RAPHAEL ALIJINA FOR THE RESPONDENT.<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height:115%"><b><span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;">CORAM: <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt; padding:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%;border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0in;mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif";mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma; mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">ATUGUBA JSC (PRESIDING), ANSAH JSC, BONNIE JSC, BAMFO JSC, AND AKAMBA JSC.<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div><p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif";mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt; padding:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in"> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%; border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0in; mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma">JUDGEMENT</span></b><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family:Arial"><o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p> </div><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><b><u><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">BY COURT</span></u></b><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif";mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif";mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">In this case the motion for substitution sought to be relisted was struck out on 9/10/2012. The appellant filed his motion for relistment on 26/8/2013. In view of such aggravated tardiness the Court of Appeal rightly declined the same. There is no merit in this appeal. The appeal is accordingly dismissed.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif";mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">No order as to costs.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="right" style="text-align:right;line-height:115%"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif";mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma; mso-ansi-language:EN-GB"> <b>(SGD) W. A. ATUGUBA</b><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="right" style="text-align:right;line-height:115%"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB"> JUSTICE OF THE SUPREME COURT<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="right" style="text-align:right;line-height:115%"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="right" style="text-align:right;line-height:115%"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB"> (SGD) J. ANSAH<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="right" style="text-align:right;line-height:115%"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB"> JUSTICE OF THE SUPREME COURT <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="right" style="text-align:right;line-height:115%"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB"> (SGD) P. BAFFOE-BONNIE<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="right" style="text-align:right;line-height:115%"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB"> JUSTICE OF THE SUPREME COURT<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="right" style="text-align:right;line-height:115%"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="right" style="text-align:right;line-height:115%"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB"> (SGD) V. AKOTO-BAMFO (MRS)<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="right" style="text-align:right;line-height:115%"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif";