MUMUNI AZIZ vs. NSAGNAN KWAKU [2018]DLHC4069

Date	2018-12-05
Suit No.	SUIT NO. E11/3/18
Citation No.	[2018]DLHC4069

JUSTICE MATTHEW KYEREMATENG HIGH COURT JUDGE

[2018]DLHC4069
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >MUMUNI AZIZ<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>NSAGNAN KWAKU<o:p></o:p>[HIGH COURT, HO]<o:p></o:p>SUIT
NO. E11/3/18&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; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 5TH DECEMBER, 2018 <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:<o:p></o:p>JUSTICE
MATTHEW KYEREMATENG HIGH COURT JUDGE <o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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</div>JUDGMENT<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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</div>INTRODUCTION
<o:p></o:p>1.
On the 12th day of August, 2016, the District Magistrate Court, Kpassa gave a
ruling in favour of the Defendant/Respondent. The court held as follow: <o:p></o:p>“It is my opinion that the
power of Attorney issued in Israel based on
which Mallam Sabi initiated the present suit on behalf of Mumuni Aziz in Ghana
has failed the test of notarization”. <o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>2.
The power of attorney is therefore void ab
initio. At the time Mallam Sabi took the action on behalf of Mumuni Aziz,
he did not have any authority in law to do so. The suit is dismissed accordingly.
<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>3.
Dissatisfied with the
decision of the District Magistrate Court, the Plaintiff/Appellant
appealed to the High Court on the following grounds: <o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in;
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mso-border-shadow:yes">i.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
That ruling of the said Magistrate was
wrong in law since he had misled himself in interpreting the law relating to
Power of Attorney. <o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in;
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grounds to be filed on receipt of the record of proceedings and the ruling <o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>4.
The relief sought by the appellant from the High Court is that the ruling of
the court below bet set aside and same entered on behalf of the
Plaintiff/Applicant. <o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>