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BERNARD OSEI BOATENG
V.
NELSON TWUMASI AND OTHERS

(2019) JELR 65377 (HC)

High Court 10 May 2019 Ghana
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- The plaintiff/applicant sought to set aside the witness statement of Alex Brobbey, who was given power of attorney to testify on behalf of the 5th defendant/respondent. - The applicant argued that the witness statement introduced fresh ev

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Suit Number:SUIT NO. RPC 67/2014
Judges:HIS LORDSHIP JUSTICE DR. RICHMOND OSEI-HWERE
Counsel:FREDERICK KANKAM BOADU FOR THE PLAINTIFF/APPLICANT,DR. STEPHEN KOFI SONDEM FOR THE 5THDEFENDANT/RESPONDENT

In this application the plaintiff/applicant (hereinafter called the applicant) is inviting the court to set aside the witness statement of one Alex Brobbey filed on behalf of the 5th defendant/respondent (hereinafter called the respondent) on 6th December, 2018.

The said Alex Brobbey was given a power of attorney to testify on behalf of the 5th defendant. This was after the applicant had closed its case and the 5th defendant was expected to open his case. Following the power of attorney, the attorney herein (Alex Brobbey) filed a witness statement to testify in his capacity as the attorney of Charles Mensah, the 5th defendant. In the witness statement the attorney herein attached documents which he intends to rely on as his exhibits. It must be noted that these documents were not attached by the 5th defendant in his original witness statement filed on 30th March, 2017. It is the witness statement of the attorney herein that has triggered the instant application.

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