THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS, ST. JUDE EDUCATIONAL ACADEMY HIAWA-KROFOROM vs. SUSANA ANIM A.K.A MADAM WEREKOA [2017]DLCA4458

THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS, ST. JUDE EDUCATIONAL ACADEMY HIAWA-KROFOROM vs. SUSANA... [2017]DLCA4458

Date	2017-05-29
Suit No.	CIVIL APPEAL NO: H1/21/17
Citation No.	[2017]DLCA4458

HONYENUGA JA (PRESIDING)

GYAN JA

SUURBAAREH JA

MR. EMMANUEL ARTHUR FOR THE PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT

MR. JOHN MERCER FOR THE DEFENDANT/APPELLANT

[2017]DLCA4458
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS, ST. JUDE EDUCATIONAL ACADEMY
HIAWA-KROFOROM<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>SUSANA ANIM A.K.A MADAM WEREKOA<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANT/APPLICANT/APPELLANT)<o:p></o:p>[COURT
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APPEAL NO: H1/21/17&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: 29TH MAY, 2017<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>MR. EMMANUEL ARTHUR FOR THE
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</div>CORAM:<o:p></o:p>HONYENUGA JA (PRESIDING), GYAN JA,
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</div>SAEED
K. GYAN, J.A<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>This is an appeal from the Ruling of
the Circuit Court, Tarkwa, in the Western Region of Ghana, dated 7th
November, 2016<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>The decision of the Court is summed up
in the concluding paragraphs of the Ruling which I find expedient to set out in
full as follows:<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>“Having gone into the merits and demerits of
the opposing arguments of both Counsel, this Court rules that the Defendant has
not justifiable basis to support the reliance on the civil procedure rule
quoted by her Counsel to overcome the writ since the Courts in Ghana are
clothed with jurisdictional power to deal with all manner of cases under the
sun and moon and similarly for companies incorporated and statutorily known as legal
persons.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>Counsel submitted that the
Plaintiff is an unincorporated body, and not being a partnership or legal
entity cannot sue or be sued as it has no persona to issue a writ and in other
words the jurisdictional capacity and prays for the suit to be struck out,
citing GRMC V. SALIFU and that of MENSAH V. GFA.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>This Court disagrees with
Counsel for Defendant on the authority of GHANATTA V. BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF
NICHEREN SHOSHU SOKAGAKKAI OF GHANA [1993-94] IGLR 316, CA, IN RE ASSESMENT OF
INCOME TAX THE COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE ; CHAPEL HILL SCHOOL V.
ATTORNEY GENERAL &amp; IRS [2009] SCGLR 432, AND SOON BOON SEO V. GATEWAY
WORSHIP CENTRE [2009] SCGLR 278 and dismiss the application prayed for. Costs
of GH¢500.00 for the Plaintiff”.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>Being aggrieved by and dissatisfied
with the aforesaid decision, the Defendant/Applicant/Appellant has mounted the
instant appeal against the whole ruling seeking an order reversing the ruling
and a further order of the court of Appeal striking out or dismissing the
Plaintiff/Respondent/Respondent’s suit.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>The grounds of appeal indicated in the
notice of appeal show as follows:<o:p></o:p>“ i)The Plaintiff has not
the legal capacity to sue and the suit ought to have been struck out or
dismissed.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ii) Additional ground(s) of appeal may
be filed”. <o:p></o:p>