AUGUSTINA DANKWAH & 19 ORS
V.
EXPRESS LINK MICRO FINANCE LTD & 2 ORS

RULING

OSEI-HWERE J.

Before the court is an application filed on notice praying the Honourable Court to disjoin the 2^nd Defendant as a party to the suit.

The grounds of the application are contained in the affidavit in support filed on 14/12/2016.

The Respondents are opposed to the application and have demonstrated the grounds in the affidavit in opposition filed on 22/12/2016.

At the hearing, counsel for the applicant relied on the affidavit in support as well as the annexures and prayed the court to disjoin the 2^nd Defendant. Counsel submitted that the 2^nd Defendant as an officer of the 1^st Defendant company cannot be sued for the acts of the latter. That the subject matter in issue bothers on contract between the plaintiffs and the 1^st defendants and has nothing to do with the personality of the 2^nd Defendant. He submitted that the statement of claim does not disclose any proper action against the 2^nd Defendant. Counsel cited the case of Appenteng v. Bank of West Africa and Ors (1981) G…