NUMO OKAI I & 1 OTHER vs. NICHOLAS ARYEETEY & 1 OTHER [2018]DLCA5271

Date	2018-03-28
Suit No.	CIVIL APEEAL NO.H3/36/2018
Citation No.	[2018]DLCA5271

GYAESAYOR J.A. (PRESIDING)

LOVELACE-JOHNSON (MS.) J.A.

SUURBAAREH J.A.

MR. ALBERT ADAARE FOR PLAINTIFFS/APPELLANTS

MR. F.K. QUARTEY FOR DEFENDANTS/RESPONDENTS

[2018]DLCA5271
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >NUMO OKAI I
&amp; 1 OTHER<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFFS/APPELLANTS)<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;
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color:#00B0F0">vs.<o:p></o:p>NICHOLAS
ARYEETEY &amp; 1 OTHER<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANTS/ RESPONDENTS)<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:
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CIVIL APEEAL NO.H3/36/2018&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:
28TH MARCH, 2018<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>MR.
ALBERT ADAARE 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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MR.
F.K. QUARTEY FOR DEFENDANTS/RESPONDENTS<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM: <o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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GYAESAYOR
J.A. (PRESIDING), LOVELACE-JOHNSON (MS.) J.A., SUURBAAREH J.A.<o:p></o:p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;
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</div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;
mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;
letter-spacing:-.3pt">SUURBAAREH, J.A.<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:
&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:
&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;letter-spacing:-.3pt"> <o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;
line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;mso-fareast-font-family:
Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;letter-spacing:-.3pt">The
plaintiffs/appellants, called appellants hereinafter, issued
out a writ against the defendants/respondents, who would be referred to as
respondents, claiming the following reliefs:<o:p></o:p>“(i)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; A declaration that the first plaintiff is
the Korle Wulomo and head of the Korle Family or head of Korle We.<o:p></o:p>(ii)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; A declaration that the purported removal
of the 1st plaintiff as Korle Wulomo by the first defendant is null
and void and of no legal effect.<o:p></o:p>(iii)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; A declaration that the purported
installation of the second defendant as Korle Wulomo by the first defendant is
null and void.<o:p></o:p>(iv)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; An order of perpetual injunction
restraining the second defendant from acting or purporting to act as Korle
Wulomo.<o:p></o:p>(v)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; An order ejecting the second defendant
from the Korle Shrine.”<o:p></o:p>The respondents, who entered
appearance to the writ and filed a statement of defence on 27th
February, 2017 vide page 103 of the record, subsequently filed a motion on
notice to dismiss the suit for want of jurisdiction on 3rd March,
2017.&nbsp; The motion was supported by a
sixteen paragraph affidavit.&nbsp; See page
106 for the motion paper and pages 107 to 109 for the affidavit in
support.&nbsp; In the affidavit in support,
the respondents tried to show how the second respondent was nominated,
appointed and installed as Korle Wulomo on 19th August, 2016 by the
four heads of the Ga Gbese Korle We upon which the Ga Traditional Council, of
which the Korle Wulomo and other Wulome</main>