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DANIEL TETTEH NORPEWEJA, KWASI TEYE AND NENE TETTEH ZOGLI II
V.
EMMANUEL KWAKU NUERTEY, RAYMOND TERKPER OSANYONGMOR AND REV. SAMUEL NARH OSAKONOR

(2014) JELR 69947 (CA)

Court of Appeal 10 Dec 2014 Ghana
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- The case revolves around an appeal filed by the defendants/appellants against a High Court ruling that refused to dismiss a writ of summons filed by the plaintiff/respondents. - The respondents had filed a writ of summons seeking to set a

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Suit Number:SUIT NO: H1/16/2014
Judges:ADJEI J.A. (PRESIDING), LOVELACE-JOHNSON J.A., SOWAH J.A.
Counsel:ANDREW NYARKO ESQ FOR THE PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT,DEFENDANTS/APPELLANTS IN PERSON

JUDGMENT

SOWAH, J.A.

On 22nd January 2014, the High Court Koforidua refused an application by the defendants/appellants’ to dismiss the writ of summons filed by the plaintiff/respondents'. Being dissatisfied with the Ruling, the appellants' have filed this interlocutory appeal, praying that the ruling of the High Court be set aside and the suit filed by the respondents be dismissed with heavy cost against respondents.

The background facts which have culminated in this appeal are as follows: The respondents filed a writ of summons praying for an Order setting aside an arbitration which was held at the Tribunal of the Kornor of Manya Krobo in 2009. The subject matter of the arbitration was a parcel of land. The respondents' alleged that the requirement of Natural Justice that no man shall be judge in his own cause had been breached by one of the panel of arbitrators. The appellants entered appearance and filed a statement of defence in which they averred and contended that the respondents …

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