FLORENCE ANING vs. EMMANUEL N. ANING AND VICTORIA YAA QUARSHIE [2020]DLHC10540

Date	2020-12-10
Suit No.	SUIT NO: GJ/1333/2016
Citation No.	[2020]DLHC10540

KWEKU T. ACKAAH-BOAFO J

MS. PHOEBE MAWUENYA AYITEY H/B OF DELA BLAGOGEE FOR THE APPLICANT – PRESENT

MR. KOFI BOAKYE FOR THE RESPONDENT – PRESENT

[2020]DLHC10540
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >FLORENCE ANING<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF/APPLICANT)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>EMMANUEL N. ANING AND VICTORIA YAA
QUARSHIE&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (DEFENDANTS/RESPONDENTS)<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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NO: GJ/1333/2016 &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:
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:
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mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">10TH DECEMBER, 2020<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:&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; <o:p></o:p>MS. PHOEBE MAWUENYA AYITEY H/B OF DELA
BLAGOGEE FOR THE APPLICANT – 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;">

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KOFI BOAKYE FOR THE RESPONDENT – PRESENT<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM:
<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;">

KWEKU
T. ACKAAH-BOAFO, J<o:p></o:p>

</div>&nbsp;MOTION TO ASIDE REVISED ENTRY OF JUDGMENT<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;i.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Background:
<o:p></o:p>[1]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; On October 10, 2016 the Plaintiff
issued the instant writ of summons against the Defendants for reliefs endorsed thereon.
Mr. Kofi Boakye of Regal Manna Chambers first entered appearance for the 1st
Defendant on November 7, 2016 and on January 31, 2017 also entered appearance
for the 2nd Defendant. On February 8, 2017 a joint Statement of Defence was
filed by Mr. Boakye for the Defendants. Counsel for the Plaintiff on July 14,
2017 filed a reply to rebut the averments contained in the statement of defence
filed. An application for Directions was also filed on the same July 14, 2017
by Plaintiff’s Counsel. The Defendants Counsel on November 3, 2017 filed
Additional Issues and raised four issues for the Court’s determination. On
November 6, 2017 the Court set down the issues set out in the Plaintiff’s
Application for Directions together with the Additional Issues and ordered the
parties to file their witness statements with their exhibits. <o:p></o:p>&nbsp;[2]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The parties
complied with the order and filed their witness statements in 2018 and a trial
date was set. The trial did not proceed and a new trial date was set but that
was also not utilized because on August 3, 2019 the 1st Defendant passed. The
matter has since stalled because Counsel for the Defendants has since the
demise of the 1st Defendant not substituted him. Many adjournments have since
been granted to enable Counsel substitute the deceased party but he has failed
to do so. <o:p></o:p>&nbsp;ii.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The
Instant Application:<o:p></o:p>[3]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Counsel for the
Plaintiff has therefore brought the instant application for an order to
substitute the deceased 1st Defendant with one Kwabena Amo, the customary
successor of the deceased. According to the Applicant though her lawyer has
notified the Defendants’ Counsel to substitute the deceased he has failed to
comply. According to the Applicant, following the death of the 1st Defendant,
“the family of the deceased selected one Kwabena Amo of Akim Achiase as the
customary successor of the deceased”. The Applicant has further deposed that
she has been advised and she believes same to me true that “the customary
successor of the 1st Defendant is the most appropriate person to be made to
substitute the 1st Defendant in this matter” in his capacity as the customary
successor. It is also the case of the Applicant that there is the need for the
substitution to be granted because she is advised and believe same to be true
that without the substitution the matter cannot proceed following the death of
the 1st Defendant. Based on the depositions, the Plaintiff/Applicant is praying
for an order to substitute the 1st Defendant with his customary successor.<o:p></o:p>