ELIZABETH NKOA-BOADU & ANOR. vs. CYNTHIA DARPOH [2020]DLHC10212

Date	2020-01-22
Suit No.	SUIT NO. GJ/1586/2019
Citation No.	[2020]DLHC10212

HER LADYSHIP JUSTICE ANANDA J. AIKINS (MRS).

PETRINA DEFIA WITH OSEI AKOTO APPIAHENE

COUNSEL FOR THE PLAINTIFFS/APPLICANTS PRESENT

BEN SEVOR COUNSEL FOR THE DEFENDANT ABSENT

[2020]DLHC10212
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >ELIZABETH NKOA-BOADU &amp;
ANOR.<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFFS)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>CYNTHIA DARPOH<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANT)<o:p></o:p>[HIGH COURT, ACCRA]<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: 0cm 0cm 1pt;">

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mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm">SUIT NO. GJ/1586/2019&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; DATE:
22ND JANUARY,
2020<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>PETRINA DEFIA WITH OSEI AKOTO APPIAHENE, COUNSEL FOR THE
PLAINTIFFS/APPLICANTS PRESENT<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: 0cm 0cm 1pt;">

BEN SEVOR, COUNSEL FOR THE
DEFENDANT ABSENT<o:p></o:p>

HER LADYSHIP JUSTICE ANANDA J. AIKINS (MRS).<o:p></o:p>

</div>&nbsp;RULING
ON APPLICATION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT<o:p></o:p>This
application is a request to the Court to enter final judgment against the
defendant on the reliefs sought by the plaintiffs. The application is brought
under Order 14 rule 1 of the High Court (Civil Procedures) Rules, 2004 (CI 47).<o:p></o:p>The
Court has read both motion paper and supporting affidavit and perused all
annexures. The Court has also considered the affidavit in opposition filed by
the defendants and also the submissions of both learned Counsel and has
adverted its mind to Order 14 rule 1 of CI 47.<o:p></o:p>The
Court believes this application should not be granted because there are issues
in contention between the parties herein which must be ironed out through the
adduction of evidence especially concerning whether the Exhibits B, C1, C2 and
C3 annexed by the plaintiffs to their application were really authored by the
late Isaac M. Darpoh since the defendants are claiming that the handwriting on
the said exhibits is not that of the deceased and also that they were unaware
of any dealings between the plaintiffs and the late Isaac M. Darpoh who is
alleged to have sold a piece of land to the plaintiffs.<o:p></o:p>In
the light of this, the application for summary judgment is refused. There is no
award of cost against the plaintiffs/applicants and the substantive matter is to
take its normal course.<o:p></o:p>(SGD)<o:p></o:p>JUSTICE ANANDA J. AIKINS
(MRS)<o:p></o:p>

JUSTICE OF THE HIGH COURT<o:p></o:p></main>