VIDA YEBOAH vs. DR. STEPHEN YEBOAH And LUCKY YEB GROUP COMPANIES [2020]DLCA9898

Date	2020-11-25
Suit No.	CIVIL APPEAL NO. H1/26/2020
Citation No.	[2020]DLCA9898

JUSTICE IRENE CHARITY LARBI J.A (PRESIDING)

JUSTICE GEOGINA MENSAH-DATSA J.A

JUSTICE YAW DARKO ASARE J.A

HAROLD TIVAH ATUGUBA ESQ. FOR APPLICANT/APPELLANT

F. PAA KWESI ABAIDOO ESQ. FOR RESPONDENT/RESPONDENT

[2020]DLCA9898
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" ><a name="_Hlk35510717">VIDA
YEBOAH<o:p></o:p></a>&nbsp;(PETITIONER/RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>DR. STEPHEN YEBOAH<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;(RESPONDENT/RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p>And<o:p></o:p>LUCKY YEB GROUP COMPANIES<o:p></o:p>(APPLICANT/APPELLANT)<o:p></o:p>[COURT OF APPEAL, CAPE
COAST]<o:p></o:p><div style="border-top: none; border-right: none; border-left: none; border-image: initial; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: windowtext; padding: 0in 0in 1pt;">

CIVIL APPEAL NO. H1/26/2020&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;DATE: 25TH NOVEMBER, 2020<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>HAROLD TIVAH ATUGUBA
ESQ. FOR APPLICANT/APPELLANT.<o:p></o:p><div style="border-top: none; border-right: none; border-left: none; border-image: initial; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: windowtext; padding: 0in 0in 1pt;">

F. PAA KWESI ABAIDOO
ESQ. FOR RESPONDENT/RESPONDENT.<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>JUSTICE IRENE CHARITY
LARBI&nbsp;&nbsp; J.A (PRESIDING),&nbsp; JUSTICE GEOGINA MENSAH-DATSA J.A , JUSTICE
YAW DARKO ASARE&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; J.A<o:p></o:p><div style="border-top-width: 1.5pt; border-top-color: windowtext; border-left: none; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-right: none; padding: 1pt 0in;">

<p class="MsoNormalCxSpFirst" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:
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mso-border-bottom-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0in;mso-padding-alt:1.0pt 0in 1.0pt 0in">RULING<o:p></o:p>

</div>Irene
Charity Larbi&nbsp; (Mrs) J.A.<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;
margin-bottom:10.0pt;margin-left:.75in;mso-add-space:auto;text-align:justify;
text-indent:-.5in;line-height:150%;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1">(1)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
This appeal emanates from the ruling of the High Court,
Agona Swedru dated 17th December, 2019 which dismissed the
Appellant’s application for joinder as the 2nd Respondent in a
divorce and matrimonial suit.<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;
margin-bottom:10.0pt;margin-left:.75in;mso-add-space:auto;text-align:justify;
text-indent:-.5in;line-height:150%;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1">(2)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
The facts antecedent to the ruling are as follows:<o:p></o:p>On
26th day of April, 2019, the Petitioner/Respondent (hereinafter
called “the Petitioner” filed a divorce petition before the High Court for the
dissolution of the ordinance marriage celebrated between the
Petitioner/Respondent and the Respondent (hereinafter called “the Respondent”)
on 30th January, 2014. The Petitioner further claimed other
ancillary reliefs made up of several immovable and movable properties acquired
in the course of the marriage.<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;
margin-bottom:10.0pt;margin-left:.75in;mso-add-space:auto;text-align:justify;
text-indent:-.5in;line-height:150%;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1">(3)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Upon service of the Petition on the Respondent, he on
29/04/2019 filed Notice of Appearance followed by the filing of an Answer to
the Petition on 20/05/2019 in which the Respondent denied the claims of the
Petitioner to the reliefs sought in the Petition.<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;
margin-bottom:10.0pt;margin-left:.75in;mso-add-space:auto;text-align:justify;
text-indent:-.5in;line-height:150%;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1">(4)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
On 10th July, 2019 Lucky Yeb Group of Companies
applied for leave to be joined to the suit as 2nd Respondent. The
reasons deposed to by the Applicant are stated in paragraphs 5, 6, 7 and 8 of
the affidavit in support as follows:<o:p></o:p>“5.That
the Applicant herein is a registered corporate &nbsp;&nbsp;<o:p></o:p>