NANA ABENE II AND BISMARK KWAKU MFAFO vs. MAXWELL EMMANUEL ARMAH AND 4 OTHERS [2017]DLCA5491

Date	2017-07-12
Suit No.	CIVIL APPEAL: NO: H1/19/2017
Citation No.	[2017]DLCA5491

ADJEI J.A. (PRESIDING)

SOWAH J.A.

MENSAH J.A.

KWADWO ADDEAH SAFO FOR PLAINTIFFS/APPELLANTS

NII AKWEI BRUCE-THOMPSON FOR 1ST AND 2ND DEFENDANTS/RESPONDENTS

[2017]DLCA5491
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >NANA ABENE II AND BISMARK KWAKU MFAFO<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFFS/APPELLANTS)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>MAXWELL EMMANUEL ARMAH AND 4 OTHERS<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANTS/RESPONDENTS)<o:p></o:p>[COURT
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CIVIL APPEAL: NO: H1/19/2017&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; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 12TH JULY, 2017<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>KWADWO ADDEAH SAFO 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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</div>CORAM:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>ADJEI
J.A. (PRESIDING), SOWAH J.A., MENSAH J.A. <o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border-top:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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</div>SOWAH, J.A.:<o:p></o:p>Introduction<o:p></o:p>This is an appeal from the
Ruling of the High Court, Koforidua, dated 26th February 2016 by
which the plaintiff's suit was dismissed on grounds of res judicata and abuse
of the processes of the court.<o:p></o:p>The plaintiffs/appellants by a
writ of summons filed on 9th September 2015 claimed the following
reliefs against the defendants'/respondents' <o:p></o:p>a.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
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declaration that the 1st defendant’s name was gazetted in the
National Register of Chiefs on 28th September, 2011 by the 5th
defendant institution.<o:p></o:p>b.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
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declaration that the information/declaration contained in the said Chieftaincy
Declaration Forms (CDFs) and other supporting documents as particularized in
paragraphs 14, 15 and 16 of the statement of claim were fraudulently made by
the 1st and 2nd defendants.<o:p></o:p>c.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
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declaration that the 3rd, 4th and 5th
defendants failed in their statutory duty to fully investigate the authenticity
of the said declarations.<o:p></o:p>d.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;