[2015]DLSC3252 Login to Read Full Case <span style="font-size: 18px !important;"><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";color:#00B0F0">SAMUEL GYAMFI & ORS.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><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";color:#00B0F0">vs.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><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";color:#00B0F0">BANK OF GHANA<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif";color:#00B0F0"> </span></b><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. J4/52/2014</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">19<sup>TH</sup> NOVEMBER, 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 style="font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif";mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma">SAMUEL CODJOE ESQ. FOR THE DEFENDANT/ APPELLANT/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="MsoNoSpacing" 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 style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif""> HANSEN K. KODUAH ESQ<b>.</b></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif";mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma"> FOR THE PLAINTIFFS/RESPONDENTS/ RESPONDENTS</span><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif""> <o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </div><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="line-height:115%"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"">CORAM: </span></b><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" 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 style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma">ANSAH JSC (PRESIDING), ANIN YEBOAH JSC, BAFFOE BONNIE JSC, GBADEGBE JSC, AND AKOTO BAMFO (MRS) JSC<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div><p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif""><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="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"">JUDGEMENT<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </div><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif";mso-bidi-font-family:Arial">GBADEGBE JSC</span></u></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif";mso-bidi-font-family:Arial"> read the judgment in the court as follows:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family:Arial">We have just this morning delivered judgment in civil appeal no J4/52/2014 which involves substantially the same parties and raises for our determination the same points of law as confronts us in this case. We think that we are in principle bound by the reasons which lead us to that decision. Accordingly, we apply the decision in that matter to the appeal herein.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family:Arial">The result is that we allow the instant appeal and set aside the judgment of the Court of Appeal and in place thereof substitute an order granting the appellant a leave to enter appearance to the action herein out of time and for the matter to be thereafter dealt with in accordance of law.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="right" style="margin-top:6.0pt;text-align:right; line-height:115%"><b><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif""> N. S. GBADEGBE<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="right" style="margin-top:6.0pt;text-align:right; line-height:115%"><b><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif""> JUSTICE OF THE SUPREME COURT<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="right" style="margin-top:6.0pt;text-align:right; line-height:115%"><b><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif""> J. ANSAH<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="right" style="margin-top:6.0pt;text-align:right; line-height:115%"><b><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif""> JUSTICE OF THE SUPREME COURT<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="right" style="margin-top:6.0pt;text-align:right; line-height:115%"><b><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif""> ANIN YEBOAH<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="right" style="margin-top:6.0pt;text-align:right; line-height:115%"><b><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif""> JUSTICE OF THE SUPREME COURT<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="right" style="margin-top:6.0pt;text-align:right; line-height:115%"><b><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif""> P. BAFFOE BONNIE <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="right" style="margin-top:6.0pt;text-align:right; line-height:115%"><b><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif""> JUSTICE OF THE SUPREME COURT<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="right" style="margin-top:6.0pt;text-align:right; line-height:115%"><b><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif