JONATHAN NORTEY SOWAH vs. LANDS COMMISSION & 51 ORS. MARY OSAFO-NOWACKI [2017]DLCA4990

Date	2017-05-03
Suit No.	CIVIL APPEAL NO. H1/12/2017
Citation No.	[2017]DLCA4990

ADJEI J.A. (PRESIDING)

SOWAH J.A.

MENSAH J.A.

MIRACLE ATTACHEY FOR 10TH DEFENDANT/APPELLANT

R. O SOLOMON FOR PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT

[2017]DLCA4990
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >JONATHAN NORTEY SOWAH<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>LANDS COMMISSION &amp; 51 ORS.<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANTS)<o:p></o:p>MARY OSAFO-NOWACKI<o:p></o:p>(10TH DEFENDANT/APPELLANT)<o:p></o:p>[COURT OF APPEAL, KOFORIDUA]<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>MIRACLE ATTACHEY FOR 10TH
DEFENDANT/APPELLANT <o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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R.
O SOLOMON FOR PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT <o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM:
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ADJEI
J.A. (PRESIDING), SOWAH J.A. , MENSAH J.A. <o:p></o:p>

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JUDGMENT<o:p></o:p>

</div>SOWAH, J.A.:<o:p></o:p>This is an appeal by the 10th
defendant/appellant [hereafter referred to simply as the ‘appellant’] against
the ruling of the High Court, Koforidua, dated the 13th March 2015. By
the ruling, the trial court dismissed the appellant’s application to set aside
the writ of summons and statement of claim as it relates to her. <o:p></o:p>The sole ground of appeal in the
notice of appeal filed on the 25th March, 2016, states that: <o:p></o:p>The trial judge erred in law when he
dismissed the appellant’s application to set aside and dismiss the writ of summons
and statement of claim against her in the face of the evidence on the record of
appeal that at the time the writ of summons and statement of claim was issued,
the appellant was not resident within the jurisdiction of the Court.<o:p></o:p>The appellant had indicated
that other grounds would be filed upon receipt of the record of appeal but did
not file any further grounds.<o:p></o:p>By their respective written
submissions, varying arguments have been presented for and against the ruling
by the appellant and respondent respectively. The issues raised thereby to be
dealt with in this appeal are the following:<o:p></o:p>(1)&nbsp;&nbsp;
When was the writ of summons and statement of claim issued
and when were they served on the appellant?<o:p></o:p>(2)&nbsp;&nbsp;
Was the appellant in the jurisdiction of the Ghanaian Courts
when the processes were purportedly served?<o:p></o:p>