REBECCA OKAIKOR NORTEY & 2 OTHERS vs. JULIANA OKOH & 2 OTHERS [2017]DLCA5018

Date	2017-03-02
Suit No.	CIVILAPPEAL N0: H1/128/15
Citation No.	[2017]DLCA5018

V. OFOE J.A. (PRESIDING)

A. M. A. DORDZIE (MRS) J.A

I. O. TANKO AMADU JA

AHUMAH OCANSEY FOR PLAINTIFFS / APPELLANTS

MINKA PREMO FOR DEFENDANTS /RESPONDENTS

[2017]DLCA5018
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N0: H1/128/15&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:&nbsp;&nbsp; 2ND MARCH 2017<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>AHUMAH OCANSEY
FOR PLAINTIFFS / APPELLANTS<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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PREMO FOR DEFENDANTS /RESPONDENTS.&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;<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM:<o:p></o:p>V. OFOE J.A. (PRESIDING), A. M.
A. DORDZIE (MRS) J.A, I. O. TANKO AMADU JA<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border-top:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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</div>DORDZIE
JA:-<o:p></o:p>By a writ of summons issued on the
19th of November 2010 the plaintiff commenced this action against
the defendants for the following reliefs:<o:p></o:p>a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Termination of
lease between the plaintiffs and defendants for breach of covenant and for
nonpayment of rent.<o:p></o:p>b)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
An order that
the existing tenant becomes the tenant of the plaintiffs<o:p></o:p>c)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Any further
orders that the court may deem fit<o:p></o:p>Pursuant to leave granted to the plaintiffs, they
filed an amended writ and statement of claim on the 2/12/2013.The defendants
filed their statement of defence on the 31/3/2013.<o:p></o:p>The plaintiff’s amended writ and statement of claim
were struck out as incompetent on the 5/3/2014.<o:p></o:p>On 10/6/2014 the defendants, by a motion, applied
for interim injunction order; the ruling on that application is the subject
matter of this appeal.<o:p></o:p>On the 11/6/2014 the plaintiffs filed a notice of
change of solicitor and on the same day filed a motion for leave to amend the
writ and statement of claim.<o:p></o:p>The record before us does not disclose that the
application was heard a</main>