IROKO (ROK TV) AND ABDUL SALAM MUMUNI OF VENUS PRODUCTION FILMS, KUMASI vs. OBEF PRODUCTION LIMITED A. K. A. PERFECT ENTERTAINMENT [2020]DLCA8589

IROKO (ROK TV) AND ABDUL SALAM MUMUNI OF VENUS PRODUCTION FILMS, KUMASI vs. OBEF... [2020]DLCA8589

Date	2020-01-30
Suit No.	CIVIL APPEAL NO : H1/54/2019
Citation No.	[2020]DLCA8589

OWUSU JSC (PRESIDING)

DZAMEFE J.A

WELBOURNE J.A.

WILLIAM ASAMOAH SARPONG FOR PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT

GEORGE ADDO YOBO FOR DEFENDANT/APPELLANT

[2020]DLCA8589
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >IROKO (ROK TV) AND ABDUL SALAM MUMUNI OF VENUS PRODUCTION FILMS,
KUMASI<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANTS/APPELLANTS)<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
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color:#00B0F0;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">vs.<o:p></o:p>OBEF PRODUCTION LIMITED A. K. A. PERFECT
ENTERTAINMENT (PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>[COURT OF APPEAL,
KUMASI]<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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CIVIL APPEAL NO : H1/54/2019&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;DATE: 30TH JAN , 2020<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>WILLIAM ASAMOAH SARPONG FOR PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT.<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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GEORGE ADDO YOBO FOR
DEFENDANT/APPELLANT.<o:p></o:p>

</div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;
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mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">CORAM:<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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OWUSU JSC (PRESIDING),
DZAMEFE J.A, WELBOURNE J.A.<o:p></o:p>

</div>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;
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</div>MARIAMA
OWUSU, JSC:<o:p></o:p>The issue for determination in this appeal is whether the
High Court, Kumasi had jurisdiction to hear this suit.<o:p></o:p>The trial court, Kumasi, ruled that it has jurisdiction
to hear the matter.&nbsp; In his Ruling, the
trial Judge held that:<o:p></o:p>“On
the evidence before me, I find that the defendants have an office in Kumasi
where they operate their business.&nbsp; This
is quite apart from the head office in Accra.&nbsp;
Accordingly, it is my view that a court in Ashanti Region and for that
matter, the Kumasi High Court has jurisdiction to hear this case.&nbsp; I will therefore dismiss the instant
application and same is accordingly dismissed.<o:p></o:p>There will be no order as to
cost.”<o:p></o:p>Dissatisfied with the decision of the High Court, the
defendants mounted this appeal on the following grounds:<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm;
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The trial Judge did not
avert his mind to the Rules regarding the venue and transfer of cases as spelt
out in Order 3 of the High Court (Civil Procedure) Rules, 2004, C. I. 47<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm;
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The trial Judge erred when
he ruled that the plaintiff could commence the instant action in Kumasi when he
knew or ought to have known from the facts before him that the 1st
defendant was not ordinarily resident in Ghana.<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm;
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The trial Judge erred when he
ruled that the plaintiff co</main>