DEBORA MAYERS AND SAMUEL ADDO TWUMASI vs. AYERIBI BONDZIE [2021]DLHC11349

Date	2021-12-16
Suit No.	SUIT NO. FAL/381/2013
Citation No.	[2021]DLHC11349

HIS LORDSHIP JUSTICE SOLOMON OPPONG-TWUMASI (MR.)

GEORGE ADDO YOBO FOR THE PLAINTIFFS

MAAME ABA WOODE HOLDING A. A. SOMOAH

ASAMOAH FOR THE DEFENDANT

[2021]DLHC11349
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >DEBORA MAYERS AND SAMUEL ADDO TWUMASI<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFFS)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>AYERIBI BONDZIE<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;">

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NO. FAL/381/2013&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:
16TH DECEMBER, 2021<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>GEORGE ADDO YOBO FOR THE PLAINTIFFS <o:p></o:p>MAAME ABA WOODE HOLDING A. A. SOMOAH<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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THE DEFENDANT &nbsp;<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM:<o:p></o:p>HIS LORDSHIP JUSTICE SOLOMON OPPONG-TWUMASI (MR.)&nbsp; <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;">

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</div>1.0&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
INTRODUCTION:<o:p></o:p>By a writ of summons dated 20th
February, 2013, the Plaintiffs caused to issue for them, and against the
Defendant seeking the reliefs endorsed on their said writ of summons.&nbsp; They sought among reliefs declaration of
title, general damages, recovery of possession and perpetual injunction.<o:p></o:p>1.1&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
The writ was
accompanied by a 29-paragraph Statement of Claim explaining in detail the
nature of the Plaintiff’s claim against the Defendant.<o:p></o:p>1.2&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Upon service of
the writ and the Statement of Claim on the Defendant, he caused an appearance
to be entered for him and also filed a Statement of Defence and a counterclaim
against the Plaintiffs.&nbsp; And like the
Plaintiff, the Defendant’s counterclaim sought five (5) reliefs including
declaration of title, perpetual injunction, general damages and costs.<o:p></o:p>1.3&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Although the
Plaintiffs later on amended their writ of summons on 29th October,
2013, that is more than eight (8) months after filing their &nbsp;original writ, the Plaintiffs’ new writ, (save
that it now included two (2) other Defendants), did not substantially change the
reliefs the Plaintiffs sought from this Court per their original writ.<o:p></o:p>1.4&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
In much the same
way, although the Defendant also subsequently and consequent upon the service
on him of the Amended Writ and Statement of claim amended his Statement of Defence
and Counterclaim, he virtually repeated all the reliefs he had originally
sought in his Counterclaim.<o:p></o:p>1.5&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
FACTS:<o:p></o:p>The facts of the case are not very complex.&nbsp; The Plaintiffs are a sister and a brother who
are business executives with the 1st Plaintiff carrying on her
business between Ghana, the United Kingdom and Germany respectively and the 2nd
Plaintiff also domiciled in Ghana and Germany respectively.<o:p></o:p>