MICAIAH ADDAI vs. ELDER ENOCH OFORI JNR. & 3 ORS [2023]DLSC15168

Date	2023-05-16
Suit No.	CIVIL MOTION NO. J8/29/2023
Citation No.	[2023]DLSC15168

DOTSE JSC (PRESIDING)

LOVELACE-JOHNSON (MS.) JSC

AMADU JSC

PROF. MENSA-BONSU (MRS.) JSC

KULENDI JSC

KWAME ASIEDU-BASOAH ESQ. FOR DEFENDANT/RESPONDENT/APPELLANT/ APPLICANT

CHARLES AGBANU ESQ. FOR PLAINTIFFS/APPELLANTS/RESPONDENTS/ RESPONDENTS

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mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-font-family:
&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;color:#00B0F0;mso-fareast-language:
EN-US">MICAIAH ADDAI<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:107%"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
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mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">(DEFENDANT/RESPONDENT/</span></i>
<i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
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&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;color:#00B0F0;mso-fareast-language:
EN-US">vs.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:107%"><b><span style="font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-font-family:
&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;color:#00B0F0;mso-fareast-language:
EN-US">ELDER ENOCH OFORI JNR. &amp; 3 ORS<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:107%"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:
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mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;
mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">(PLAINTIFFS/APPELLANTS/</span></i>
<i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:
107%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;
mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;
mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">RESPONDENTS/RESPONDENTS)<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:107%"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
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&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">[SUPREME
COURT, ACCRA]<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:107%"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
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MOTION NO. J8/29/2023&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;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;DATE:
16TH MAY 2023<o:p></o:p></span></p>

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(PRESIDING), LOVELACE-JOHNSON (MS.) JSC, AMADU JSC, PROF. MENSA-BONSU (MRS.)
JSC, KULENDI JSC<o:p></o:p></span></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 0in;">

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mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-font-family:
&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">RULING<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%;border:none;
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substantive appeal from which the instant application arises, turns on an issue
of succession to the leadership of the Association of Seventh Day Pentecostal
Assemblies, a religious group, upon the death of its president. The contention
is between the Defendant/Respondent/Appellant/Applicant (hereinafter referred
to as “the Applicant”) and the 1st Plaintiff/Appellant/Respondent/Respondent
(hereinafter called “the Respondent”), who are the nephew and son,
respectively, of the deceased president.<o:p></o:p></span></p>