EDWARD EKUNDAYO OGUNRO vs. SETH WELBECK [2023]DLHC16406

Date	2023-06-23
Suit No.	SUIT NO. LD/0252/2023
Citation No.	[2023]DLHC16406

HIS LORDSHIP K. A. GYIMAH

ENOH-AMAH ANDOH WITH NANA AMA ANDOH FOR PLAINTIFF.

S. Y. FELIX NTOSO FOR DEFENDANT.

[2023]DLHC16406
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >EDWARD EKUNDAYO OGUNRO&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>SETH WELBECK <o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANT)<o:p></o:p>[HIGH
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SUIT NO. LD/0252/2023&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;&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;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;DATE:
23RD JUNE 2023<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL<o:p></o:p>ENOH-AMAH
ANDOH WITH NANA AMA ANDOH FOR PLAINTIFF.<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;">

</div>CORAM<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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RULING<o:p></o:p>

</div>&nbsp;By a writ of summons issued on 23rd
February 2023, the plaintiff claimed the reliefs of declaration of title,
recovery of possession, damages for trespass, injunction, cancellation of
defendant’s land certificate and costs among others. The plaintiff instituted
the action through his attorney, one John Kojo Wilson. The plaintiff described
himself in the statement of claim as currently resident in the United States of
America. The endorsement on the writ of summons and the statement of claim with
respect to the parties is as follows:<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; “Edward Ekundayo Ogunro<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Suing per his lawful attorney John
Kojo Wilson<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 2nd Floor Zagloul House<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Accra.<o:p></o:p>AND
<o:p></o:p>Seth Welbeck<o:p></o:p>H/No. D943/3, Nordford Derby Avenue<o:p></o:p>Accra.”<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;The plaintiff followed it up with an
application for injunction and during the hearing of the application for
injunction, counsel for the defendant raised a preliminary legal objection to
the effect that the name of the plaintiff in the suit differed slightly from
his name on the power of attorney and according to counsel, the donor of the
power of attorney was therefore not the same person as the plaintiff in the
suit. <o:p></o:p>&nbsp;Whilst at it, I posed another question
to the parties as to whether the writ as issued was properly before me in the
light of the Supreme Court’s decision in Standard Bank Offshore Trust Ltd
(substituted by Dominion Corporate Trustees Ltd) v. National Investment Bank
&amp; 2 Ors.; Civil Appeal No. J4/63/2016 (21st June 2017) and
also in the light of Order 2 rule 4(2) of C. I. 47. <o:p></o:p>&nbsp;I asked counsel to file legal
submissions on the issue if they were so minded and the suit was adjourned to
16th June 2023 for a date for ruling. On 16th June 2023,
only counsel for the defendant had filed his legal submissions. I then
adjourned the suit to today 23rd June 2023 for ruling. As at the
time I am delivering this ruling, I have not received any submissions from
counsel for the plaintiff. I however received a letter from counsel for the
plaintiff just this morning requesting for an adjournment but I will refuse the
said request as it is too late in the day.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;