CHARLES KWESI GAMBRAH AND JOHN SARFO GAMBRAH vs. MICHAEL KWAME NYARKO AND 9 OTHERS [2022]DLHC11346

CHARLES KWESI GAMBRAH AND JOHN SARFO GAMBRAH vs. MICHAEL KWAME NYARKO AND 9 OTH... [2022]DLHC11346

Date	2022-02-09
Suit No.	SUIT NO. FAL/308/2015
Citation No.	[2022]DLHC11346

HIS LORDSHIP JUSTICE SOLOMON OPPONG-TWUMASI

STEPHEN ASANTE BEKOE FOR THE PLAINTIFF

[2022]DLHC11346
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >CHARLES KWESI
GAMBRAH&nbsp;&nbsp; AND JOHN SARFO GAMBRAH<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;(PLAINTIFF)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>MICHAEL KWAME NYARKO&nbsp;&nbsp; AND 9 OTHERS<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANTS)<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. FAL/308/2015&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: 9TH FEBRUARY,
2022<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:&nbsp;&nbsp; <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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ASANTE BEKOE FOR THE PLAINTIFF <o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM:<o:p></o:p>HIS LORDSHIP JUSTICE SOLOMON OPPONG-TWUMASI <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>The Plaintiff, a Pharmacist, who is ordinarily
domiciled in London, on 30th January, 2015 caused the present writ
to issue against the Defendants seeking the reliefs indorsed on the said writ
of summons.<o:p></o:p>1.1&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; By
the said writ of summons, the Plaintiff sought; <o:p></o:p>(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Declaration of title to the land, the
subject-matter of the dispute, <o:p></o:p>(b)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; An
order for recovery of possession, <o:p></o:p>(c)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Damages
for trespass, (d) perpetual injunction, <o:p></o:p>(e)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; And
costs.<o:p></o:p>1.2&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; HISTORICAL ANTECEDENTS:<o:p></o:p>The Plaintiff says that due to some circumstance
surrounding the case including, but not limited to the loss of the court’s docket
as a result of the movement of the court from the old premises to the present
one, he was unable to serve the writ.<o:p></o:p>1.3&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; On 11th July, 2017, almost two
years after the writ had been issued, upon an application by the Plaintiff,
this court, albeit differently constituted granted leave for the writ to be
renewed. <o:p></o:p>1.4&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; On 8th November, 2017, after
several attempts at effecting personal service of the writ and its accompanying
statement of claim had failed, this court, (once again differently constituted),
granted leave to the Plaintiff to serve the Defendants by way of substituted
service.<o:p></o:p>1.5&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Although the Plaintiff amended his writ
and Statement of Claim on 11th July, 2017 as aforementioned, the indorsement
on the Amended Writ of Summons and the original writ, were substantially the
same.<o:p></o:p>1.6&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The Defendants failed and or refused to
enter appearance, let alone file a defence and therefore upon an application
ex-parte by the Plaintiff (which was wrongfully titled as “MOTION ON NOTICE” on the face of the motion paper although the
contents and the affidavit in support correctly showed that it was an ex-parte
application), the court, once again differently constituted, entered an
interlocutory judgment for the Plaintiff and against the Defendants on 21st
May, 2019, and per the Rules and on the authorities, the Plaintiff was then
required to lead evidence to prove his title.<o:p></o:p>1.7&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; On 22nd May, 2018, (a day
after the interlocutory judgment had been entered for the Plaintiff and against
the Defendants), one lawyer K. Agyei Gyamfi of KAG Law Consult, purporting to
be acting for the 3rd Defendant herein, wrote a letter to this court
asking to be furnished with the 21st May, 2019 proceedings of the
court.<o:p></o:p>1.8&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; But that was all the court heard from the
3rd Defendant and his said lawyer.<o:p></o:p>