DANIEL OFORI vs. ECOBANK GHANA LIMITED [2022]DLSC11862

Date	2022-11-29
Suit No.	CIVIL MOTIONS NO. J7/01/2022 AND J8/2/2022
Citation No.	[2022]DLSC11862

YEBOAH CJ (PRESIDING)

DOTSE JSC

BAFFOE-BONNIE JSC

PWAMANG JSC

PROF. KOTEY JSC

OWUSU (MS.) JSC

AMADU JSC

KIZITO BEYUO ESQ. WITH MINA OSEI-OWUSU ESQ. FOR THE 1ST RESPONDENT/RESPONDENT/APPLICANT.

TSATSU TSIKATA ESQ. WITH THADDEUS SORY ESQ. FOR THE PLAINTIFF/APPLICANT/APPLICANT/RESPONDENT.

[2022]DLSC11862
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >DANIEL
OFORI<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;(PLAINTIFF/APPELLANT/APPELLANT/RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p><a name="_heading=h.gjdgxs"></a>ECOBANK
GHANA LIMITED<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;(1ST
DEFENDANT/RESPONDENT RESPONDENT/APPLICANT)<o:p></o:p>[SUPREME 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;">

CIVIL MOTIONS NO.
J7/01/2022 AND J8/2/2022&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;DATE: 29TH&nbsp;NOVEMBER 2022<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL <o:p></o:p>KIZITO BEYUO ESQ. WITH MINA OSEI-OWUSU ESQ. FOR THE 1ST
RESPONDENT/RESPONDENT/APPLICANT.<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;">

TSATSU TSIKATA ESQ.
WITH THADDEUS SORY ESQ. FOR THE PLAINTIFF/APPLICANT/APPLICANT/RESPONDENT.<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>YEBOAH CJ (PRESIDING), DOTSE JSC, BAFFOE-BONNIE JSC, PWAMANG
JSC<o:p></o:p>PROF. KOTEY JSC, OWUSU (MS.) JSC, AMADU JSC<o:p></o:p><div style="border-top-width: 1.5pt; border-top-color: black; border-left: none; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-right: none; padding: 1pt 0cm;">

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</div>&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; <o:p></o:p>MAJORITY OPINION<o:p></o:p>DOTSE
JSC:-<o:p></o:p>On the 29th day of November, 2022, this
court by a 4-3 majority decision, Yeboah CJ, Baffoe-Bonnie and Pwamang JJSC
dissenting, dismissed the objections raised by the Plaintiff against 1st
Defendants review application in Suit No. J8/25/2022.<o:p></o:p>We now proceed to give reasons for the said decision.<o:p></o:p>By an order of this court, dated 6th
July 2022, two pending applications listed as Civil Motion No. J7/01/2022 filed by 1st Defendants herein
on 26th October 2022 and J8/25/2022 filed by Plaintiff on 12th
November 2022 pending before the court were consolidated, as follows:-<o:p></o:p>Civil Motion No. J7/01/2022<o:p></o:p>“This application is by the 1st
Defendant/Respondent/Respondent/Applicant, hereafter referred to as 1st
Defendants, seeking a review of this court’s decision dated 13th
July 2021.” <o:p></o:p>Civil Motion J8/25/2022<o:p></o:p>This Application will be referred to as “Application
to strike out review motion” and was filed at the instance of
Plaintiff.<o:p></o:p>FACTS
GERMANE TO MOTION NO. J8/25/2022<o:p></o:p>In order to appreciate and understand the basis of
the plaintiffs application to strike out the 1st Defendants
application for review of this court’s decision dated, 13th July
2021, it is necessary to give a background of the facts germane to the instant
application to strike out. <o:p></o:p>Under the circumstances, it is perhaps very
instructive and important to set out in detail facts which would seem to be germane
to motion No. J7/01/2022. That is necessary to give a sound understanding to
our decision on 29th November 2022 to overrule the objection raised
by the plaintiff to the filing of the review application referred to supra.<o:p></o:p>In the Ruing of 13th July 2021, this
Court coram: Yeboah CJ, presiding, Dotse,
Baffoe-Bonnie, Appau and Pwamang JJSC’s, by a majority of 4 -1, Dotse JSC
dissenting, this court dismissed the 1st Defendants application
which was headed thus:-<o:p></o:p>“Motion on Notice Invoking this Honourable Court’s Inherent Jurisdiction
for an Order to re-open the Appeal filed on 7th June 2013, and for
Leave to adduce New Evidence”<o:p></o:p>This was the application that was dismissed by the
majority of 4-1 referred to supra and which is being sought to be reviewed by
the instant application.<o:p></o:p>