AKUA AFRIYIE vs. NII AKWEI SAKA, ADMINISTRATORS OF THE ESTATE OF ALHAJI MAHAMA BENESITA (DECEASED) & 4 ORS [2018]DLHC9220

AKUA AFRIYIE vs. NII AKWEI SAKA, ADMINISTRATORS OF THE ESTATE OF ALHAJI MAHAMA... [2018]DLHC9220

Date	2018-08-29
Suit No.	SUIT NO. RPC/339/09
Citation No.	[2018]DLHC9220

HER LADYSHIP JUSTICE JENNIFER ABENA DADZIE

ANDREWS TETTEH ESQ. COUNSEL FOR PLAINTIFF/JUDGMENT/CREDITOR/RESPONDENT

AHENKORA ASANTE ESQ. COUNSEL FOR CO-DEFENDANT/JUDGMENT/DEBTOR/APPLICANT ABSENT

[2018]DLHC9220
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >AKUA AFRIYIE<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF/J/CREDITOR)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>NII
AKWEI SAKA, ADMINISTRATORS OF THE ESTATE OF<o:p></o:p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;ALHAJI MAHAMA BENESITA (DECEASED) &amp; 4 ORS&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (DEFENDANTS/APPLICANTS)<o:p></o:p>[HIGH COURT, ACCRA]<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>SUIT NO. RPC/339/09&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &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: 29TH AUGUST, 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>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>ANDREWS TETTEH, ESQ., COUNSEL FOR
PLAINTIFF/JUDGMENT/CREDITOR/RESPONDENT<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>AHENKORA ASANTE, ESQ., COUNSEL FOR
CO-DEFENDANT/JUDGMENT/DEBTOR/APPLICANT ABSENT<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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</div>RULING<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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</div>The
court earlier stood the case down in order to issue a bench ruling subsequent
to today’s proceedings, which I proceed to now deliver.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>Before
me today is a Motion on Notice filed by the Claimant in this suit, who is also
the Co-Defendant/Judgment/Debtor in this suit, to relist a Motion for
Relistment of a Motion to set aside a purported auction sale filed with the
registry of this court as far back as 4th April, 2016.&nbsp; I note that at the last sitting when this
matter came up for hearing, that is on 8th August, 2018, Counsel who
was holding brief for the Counsel for the Claimant, Evelyn Ofosu-Frimpong
indicated to the court that, Mr. Ahenkora Asante, Counsel for the Claimant was
indisposed and so could not attend court that day.&nbsp; The court therefore, and based on the
averments of Counsel holding brief adjourned the matter to today to allow
Counsel for the Claimant attend court to move the motion.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>Today
too, the client of Mr. Ahenkora Asante has informed the court that Mr. Ahenkora
Asante is at Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital this morning due to the fact that his
mother has passed away and so he cannot attend court to move the Motion for
Relistment.&nbsp; Although the court
sympathises with Counsel for the Claimant on the passing away of his mother,
the court finds it very unacceptable that Mr. Ahenkora Asante could not send
another Counsel to hold his brief in court, seeing that he practices from a
firm of lawyers, per his Notice of Entry of Appearance filed in the suit.&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>In other
words, he is not a solo practitioner and so he could have conveniently instructed
another Counsel from chambers to attend court to move the motion today.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>