ABRAHAM OKAN KLU (PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT) vs. JOSEPH AGYEI LARYEA (DEFENDNATS/APPELLANTS) [2019]DLCA7740

ABRAHAM OKAN KLU (PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT) vs. JOSEPH AGYEI LARYEA (DEFENDNATS/APPE... [2019]DLCA7740

Date	2019-10-24
Suit No.	SUIT NO. H1/130/2019
Citation No.	[2019]DLCA7740

DENNIS ADJEI (JA) (PRESIDING)

AVRIL LOVELACE-JOHNSON (JA)

HENRY KWOFIE (JA)

RAY APPIAH AMPONSAH FOR THE DEFENDANT/APPELLANT

FAUSTELL COFIE FOR THE PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT

[2019]DLCA7740
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >ABRAHAM OKAN
KLU<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;
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mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;color:#00B0F0">vs.<o:p></o:p>JOSEPH AGYEI
LARYEA<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDNATS/APPELLANTS)<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>[COURT
OF APPEAL, ACCRA]<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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SUIT
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24TH OCTOBER, 2019<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>RAY
APPIAH AMPONSAH FOR THE DEFENDANT/APPELLANT<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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FAUSTELL
COFIE FOR THE PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT<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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DENNIS
ADJEI (JA) (PRESIDING), AVRIL LOVELACE-JOHNSON (JA), HENRY KWOFIE (JA)<o:p></o:p>

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</div>AVRIL
LOVELACE-JOHNSON (JA):<o:p></o:p>This is an
appeal against the judgment of the Land Division of the High Court dated 8th
February 2018 by which the learned trial judge refused to set aside her earlier
ruling of 3rd November 2017 and also declared a portion of the
proceedings in this matter a nullity and further stated that “ the case will
have to be started de novo”<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>The brief
background to this appeal is that the plaintiff/respondent and one other issued
a writ against the defendant/appellant in their capacities as head and elder
respectively of the Klu family of Teshie and Otinbi. Before hearing of the
matter could commence, counsel for the Defendant/appellant raised the issue of
the capacity in which the 1st plaintiff/respondent had brought the
action as stated in their pleadings. Evidence was taken on the issue and by a
ruling delivered on 3rd November 2017, the court found that the plaintiff/respondent
had the requisite capacity to institute the action.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p>It is on
record that the defendant /appellant appealed against the 3rd
November 2017 ruling by a notice of appeal dated 17th November 2017
and this court by a judgment dated 16th May 2019 affirmed the High
Court’s position that the plaintiff had capacity to bring the present action.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>Counsel for
the defendant/appellant after the ruling of 3rd November 2017 filed
a motion to interrogate the capacity of one of the lawyer handling the case for
the plaintiff. It is the court’s ruling on this application delivered on 8th
February 2018 which is the subject matter of this appeal.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>It appears
that both parties were dissatisfied with portions of the court’s 8th
February ruling on the issue of the capacity of the lawyer in question so they
both filed notices of appeal on the matter in this court, the plaintiff/respondent
on 21st February 2018 and the defendant/appellant on 13th
April 2018. <o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>It is clear
that the present matter before this court relates to the appeal filed by the
defendant/appellant but is likely to make the appeal filed by the
plaintiff/resp</main>