NANA OHYEAWORA BIAN NYONWAH PANYIN IV AND EBUSUAPANYIN KWAW NKRUMAH KYI III vs. EMMANUEL ASSOUA NYANMI AND 6 OTHERS [2022]DLHC11643

NANA OHYEAWORA BIAN NYONWAH PANYIN IV AND EBUSUAPANYIN KWAW NKRUMAH KYI III vs.... [2022]DLHC11643

Date	2022-02-09
Suit No.	SUIT NO. E12/58/20
Citation No.	[2022]DLHC11643

HIS LORDSHIP DR. RICHMOND OSEI-HWERE J.

ISRAEL ACKAH ESQ FOR PLAINTIFFS /RESPONDENTS

EKOW AMUA SAKYI ESQ FOR DEFENDANTS/APPLICANTS.

[2022]DLHC11643
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >NANA
OHYEAWORA BIAN NYONWAH PANYIN IV AND EBUSUAPANYIN KWAW NKRUMAH KYI III<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFFS)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>EMMANUEL
ASSOUA NYANMI AND 6 OTHERS<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANTS)<o:p></o:p>[HIGH COURT, SEKONDI]<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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9TH FEBRUARY 2022<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL<o:p></o:p>ISRAEL ACKAH ESQ 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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FOR DEFENDANTS/APPLICANTS.<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM<o:p></o:p>HIS
LORDSHIP DR. RICHMOND OSEI-HWERE 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;Before
me is an application for an order of the court to dismiss the suit against the
Defendant/Applicant on the ground that the statement of claim discloses no
reasonable cause of action against the Defendant. The application is premised
on Order 11 rule 18 (1)(a) of the High Court Civil Procedure Rules, 2004 (CI
47).<o:p></o:p>On
10/07/2020, the Plaintiffs/Respondents herein filed a writ of summons against
the Defendants/Applicants for:<o:p></o:p>a.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Declaration that 1st
Defendant under whose express instruction and direction the 2nd, 3rd,
4th and 5th Defendants acted on behalf of the 7th
Defendant unlawfully.<o:p></o:p>b.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Declaration that the arbitration body
comprising 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th
Defendants who acted on the express instruction and direction of 1st
Defendant, had no such authority to act for and on behalf of the 7th
Defendant.<o:p></o:p>c.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Declaration that the decision of the
arbitration panel comprising 2nd, 3rd, 4th and
5th Defendants who had no such authority to act for and on behalf of
the 7th Defendant, was null and void.<o:p></o:p>d.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
An order restraining the Defendants,
their agents, privies and assigns from making use of any decision of any form
from the unlawful customary arbitration organized by 2nd, 3rd,
4th and 5th against Plaintiffs.<o:p></o:p>e.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Cost.<o:p></o:p>Prior
to the instant application, the Applicants herein filed an application to
dismiss the suit under Order 11 rule 18 (1) (d) of CI 47. On 22nd
June, 2021 this court differently constituted dismissed the application. This
time, Applicants have come under Order 11 rule 18 (1)(a).<o:p></o:p>According
to the defendants/applicants, the facts pleaded by the plaintiffs/respondents
do not in any way vests the plaintiffs with a cause of action against the
defendants and for that matter it will be needless to enquire into the merits
of the case since that will be an exercise in futility. Counsel for the
Applicants argue that from the writ and statement of claim, it is clear that
the action is seeking </main>