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MESSRS AWURA JULIE CONSTRUCTION

(2009) JELR 65392 (HC)

High Court 20 Oct 2009 Ghana
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- The case involves a dispute between the plaintiff and the defendants over possession of a property and unpaid rent. - The defendants did not appear in court for the hearing, but their lawyer did not have the necessary documents to proceed

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Suit Number:SUIT NO. L 678/96
Judges:HIS LORDSHIP JUSTICE P. BRIGHT MENSAH ESQ
Counsel:J.D. CLOTTEY-SEFAH FOR THE PLAINTIFFS; ADJEI LARTEY FOR THE DEFENDANTS.

MENSAH, J.

This case was set down for judgment on 31st day of July, 2009. However, by reason of a “Motion On Notice of Arrest Judgment” filed on 30th July, 2009 on behalf of the defendants/applicants hearing of which was fixed for today, ie 20th October, 2009 I had to suspend the delivery of the judgment. Incidentally when the case was called today the defendants/applicants were not in court but Lawyer Eben Quarcoe who announced himself as holding the brief of Mr Adjei Lartey, Counsel for the defendants/applicants, appeared.

Curiously enough, Counsel has told the court that although he was holding his senior’s brief, he only brought a file but without the brief and that he has been instructed only to take a date. Having regard to the fact that the defendants/ applicants were not court in and their lawyer also having said that he did not have the brief so as to move the court, I take the view that both the applicants and their lawyers are not serious with the application. In any event th…

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