UNION MORTGAGE BANK LTD & ANOR vs. ALHAJI FATAU EL-AZIZ & 15 ORS [2022]DLHC11453

Date	2022-04-25
Suit No.	SUIT NO. CM/BDC/0511/2021
Citation No.	[2022]DLHC11453

HIS LORDSHIP FRANCIS OBIRI ‘J’.

KWAKU ANSA-ASARE FOR PLAINTIFFS/RESPONDENTS

ACE ANAN ANKOMAH FOR 1ST 2ND 3RD 5TH 7TH 8TH 9TH 11TH AND 15TH DEFENDANTS/APPLICANTS

[2022]DLHC11453
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >UNION
MORTGAGE BANK LTD &amp; ANOR<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFFS/RESPONDENTS)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>ALHAJI FATAU
EL-AZIZ &amp; 15 ORS<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANTS/APPLICANTS)<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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padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm">SUIT NO. CM/BDC/0511/2021&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; DATE: 25TH APRIL, 2022<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL<o:p></o:p>KWAKU ANSA-ASARE FOR PLAINTIFFS/RESPONDENTS<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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2ND, 3RD, 5TH, 7TH, 8TH,
9TH, 11TH AND 15TH DEFENDANTS/APPLICANTS<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM:<o:p></o:p>HIS LORDSHIP FRANCIS OBIRI ‘J’.<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>&nbsp;This ruling is in respect
of a motion on notice filed by the 2nd, 7th and 9th
Defendants/Applicants (hereinafter referred to as the Applicants) on 14th
May, 2021. The motion is praying the Court for an Order to strike out
paragraphs 1-3 and 5 to 45 of the Plaintiffs (hereinafter called the
Respondents) statement of claim.<o:p></o:p>The basis of the
Applicants prayer is that, the Respondents statement of claim is scandalous,
frivolous and vexatious and an abuse of the process of the Court.<o:p></o:p>The Applicants also prayed
for the Respondents Writ to be dismissed on the grounds that it is an abuse of
the Court process.<o:p></o:p>The motion is supported by
affidavit and exhibits.&nbsp; I wish to quote
the relevant paragraphs of the affidavit in support in this ruling.<o:p></o:p>3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; That this action is
misconceived, vexatious and an abuse of the processes of this&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Honourable Court as 2nd
Plaintiff has raised the same issues, and which issues have been finally
determined in another action entitled Kwame Charles Serbeh-Yiadom v Stanbic Bank
Ghana Limited. (Suit no. FTC 8/2001) <o:p></o:p>4.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; That this action is
again an abuse of the process, since 2nd Plaintiff has been barred
from ever litigating the issues raised in this action in another action
entitled Professor Kwame Serbeh Yiadom v Stanbic Africa Holdings Limited and
Stanbic Bank Ghana Limited. (suit no. AC 194/2009)<o:p></o:p>5.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; That further, this
action is also an abuse of the process since 2nd Plaintiff has been
further barred from ever litigating the issues raised in this action, which was
found to be an abuse of process, in yet another action entitled Professor
Kwame Charles Serbeh Yiadom v Alhaji Fattau El-Aziz. (suit no. OCC/18/2012)
<o:p></o:p>6.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; That also, this action
is an abuse of the process since the decision in the Third Suit has been
affirmed by the Court of Appeal in the case entitled Professor Kwame Charles Serbeh
Yiadom v Alhaji Fattau El-Aziz. (suit no. H1/188/2013)<o:p></o:p>7.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; That Plaintiffs
commenced this action by filing a Writ of Summons and Statement of Claim dated
8th April, 2021 for the reliefs endorsed thereon.<o:p></o:p>8.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; That 2nd
Defendant entered conditional appearance on 19th April, 2021 and 7th
and 9th Defendants entered appearance on 10th May, 2021.<o:p></o:p>9.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; That the purported 1st
Plaintiff is 2nd Defendant albeit now operating under a new name
because, 1st Plaintiff’</main>