WANGO vs. CHRISTIAN FUTURE HOPE MINISTRY [2021]DLCA10816

Date	2021-06-24
Suit No.	CIVIL APPIAH NO. H1/32/2021
Citation No.	[2021]DLCA10816

ANGELINA M. DOMAKYAAREH (MRS.) JA. (PRESIDING)

A. B. POKU-ACHEAMPONG JA.

SAMUEL K.A. ASIEDU JA.

KWASI AFRIFA FOR THE DEFENDANT/APPELLANT

NO REPRESENTATION FOR THE PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT

[2021]DLCA10816
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >WANGO<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANT/APPELLANT)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>CHRISTIAN FUTURE HOPE
MINISTRY<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p><span style="font-size:
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&quot;Times New Roman&quot;">[COURT OF APPEAL, KUMASI]<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;">

<span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:
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mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;">CIVIL
APPIAH NO. H1/32/2021&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;
<span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast;
mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;">DATE: 24TH JUNE, 2021<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>KWASI AFRIFA FOR THE DEFENDANT/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: 0cm 0cm 1pt;">

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</div>CORAM:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>ANGELINA M. DOMAKYAAREH (MRS.) JA. (PRESIDING),
A. B. POKU-ACHEAMPONG JA., SAMUEL K.A. ASIEDU JA.<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 0cm;">

<p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%;
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</div>&nbsp;ASIEDU,
JA.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;This is an
interlocutory appeal against a ruling delivered by the trial Circuit Court,
Kumasi on the 5th day of June 2020. Christian Future Hope Ministry, the
Plaintiff/Respondent in this matter,
on
the 6th day of November 2019, caused a writ of summons to issue against the
Defendant/Appellant herein, claiming against the Appellant:<o:p></o:p>a.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Declaration
of title and recovery of possession of Plot 6 Block XIV New Tafo, Kumasi<o:p></o:p>b.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Perpetual
injunction restraining the Defendants, their agents, servants, workmen,
assigns, representatives and/or any person(s) claiming through them or on
behalf of them (sic) or in any way dealing with and/or having anything to do
with the land, the subject matter of the dispute. <o:p></o:p>c.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Damages and
costs including legal fees.<o:p></o:p>d.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Any other
order(s) as the justice of the case would require in terms of the rules of the Honourable
court.<o:p></o:p>The writ
was accompanied by a statement of claim. After entering appearance thereto, the
Defendant/Appellant, filed a statement of defence; after which a Reply was also
filed by the Plaintiff/Respondent. At the Application for Directions stage,
issues and additional issues were filed by the parties and adopted by the trial
court for determination as shown on pages 11 to 15 of the Record of Appeal. On
the 28th day of February 2020, following an oral application by
counsel for the Defendant/Appellant, the court made an order setting out issues
(a), (b) and (c) of the additional issues to be heard “as preliminary legal
objection.” It is important at this stage to state the three additional issues
which the court set down for determination as preliminary legal objection.
These are:<o:p></o:p>a.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Whether the
Plaintiff has capacity to sue.<o:p></o:p>