SMILE ADZAYAO AND UTILITARIAN HANDICRAFTS TRADING LTD. vs. HANS J. FINKE AND MISS ANGELA KONADU [2020]DLCA8876

SMILE ADZAYAO AND UTILITARIAN HANDICRAFTS TRADING LTD. vs. HANS J. FINKE AND MIS... [2020]DLCA8876

Date	2020-03-05
Suit No.	SUIT NO.: H1/2/2020
Citation No.	[2020]DLCA8876

TORKORNOO JSC (PRESIDING)

HONYENUGA JA

AMMA GAISIE J.A

MARTIN KPEBU WITH B. SAVOUR FOR PLAINTIFFS/APPELLANTS

ANGELA QUARDEY FOR DEFENDANTS/RESPONDENTS

[2020]DLCA8876
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ADZAYAO AND UTILITARIAN HANDICRAFTS TRADING LTD.<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFFS/APPELLANTS)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>HANS J. FINKE AND MISS
ANGELA KONADU<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANTS/RESPONDENTS)<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 NO.:
H1/2/2020&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; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; DATE:
5TH MARCH, 2020<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>MARTIN
KPEBU WITH B. SAVOUR 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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ANGELA
QUARDEY FOR DEFENDANTS/RESPONDENTS <o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM:<o:p></o:p>TORKORNOO
JSC (PRESIDING), HONYENUGA JA, AMMA GAISIE J.A.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border-top:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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</div><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>AMMA GAISIE, JA:<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>This
is an appeal against a decision of the High Court refusing to set aside a
judgment dated 6th December 2011 that the Appellant complained was
procured by fraud. In a case commenced in July 1992 titled 1. Mr. Smile Adzayao, Utilitarian Handicrafts
and Trading Enterprise v Hans J.
Finke, Miss Angela Konadu, and Hilarious Afele, Suit No 1464/92, the Appellant had claimed inter alia for <o:p></o:p>a.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Declaration that the 2nd Plaintiff
enterprise is the intended beneficiary of the business activities between the 1st
Plaintiff and the 1st Defendant<o:p></o:p>b.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Declaration that the acquisition of the
5 plots of land, the wood working machines and the proceeds from the sale of
the home secondhand tyres constitute part of the assets of the 2nd Plaintiff,
and were meant to augment the operations of the 2nd Plaintiff
enterprise to enable them produce the wood products designed by the 1st
Defendant’. <o:p></o:p>c.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Declaration that the operations of the
2nd Plaintiff enterprise are limited to only the 1st Plaintiff
and the 1st Defendant <o:p></o:p>f.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
An
order for perpetual injunction against the 1st, 2nd, 3rd
Defendants herein to restrain them, their agents, assigns, privies, workmen and
successors from harassing and intimidating the 1st Plaintiff and
interfering with Plaintiffs’ use of premises and machinery situated thereon’<o:p></o:p>The
1st and 2nd Defendants to Suit No 1464/92, who are the Respondents to this present appeal
(hereinafter referred to as Respondents) filed a counterclaim with their
defence to Suit No 1464/92. <o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>According
to the pleadings of Appellants, the Appellants discontinued their claim as Plaintiffs
on 19th May 2010. From the records, the Respondents pursued their
counterclaims after that discontinuation. Respondents obtained an order for
substituted service of a hearing notice on the Appellant on account of
difficulties encountered in directly serving the Appellant with hearing notice
of the trial. The record on page 113 of Volume One of the Record of Appeal
(ROA) shows that hearing notice was served by a publication in the Ghanaian
Times of 22nd January 2011 for hearing on 15th February
2011. Page 277 of Volume Two of the ROA also shows that hearing notice for
substituted service was done by posting the hearing notices on the notice board
of the High Court on 28th
January 2011. <o:p></o:p>