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THE REPUBLIC
V.
CELESTINA OSEI EX-PARTE: ERIC KOFI AHIABLE & ANOR.

(2019) JELR 107381 (HC)

High Court 30 Jul 2019 Ghana
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- The Applicants filed a case against the Respondent for contempt of court. - The Applicants claim that they obtained a judgment in their favor and were put in possession of three rooms in a disputed house. - The Respondent allegedly broke

Case Details

Suit Number:CR/119/2019
Judges:GIFTY AGYEI ADDO
Counsel:SARAH NYARKOA NKANSAH FOR NATHANIEL MYERS FOR THE APPLICANTS; HUMPHREY MODZAKAH FOR THE RESPONDENT.

RULING

ADDO, J.

On 30th November, 2018, the Applicants instituted the instant action against the Respondent, one Celestina Osei, for her to be committed to prison for being in contempt of court.

THE CASE OF THE APPLICANTS

It is the case of the Applicants that the Respondent herein is a sibling of theirs. That per their Exhibits ‘A’ and ‘B’, they caused a writ of summons and statement of claim to be issued against the Respondent herein as the Defendant therein. That subsequently, proceedings in court culminated in the delivery of judgment in their favour against the Defendant, Respondent herein, as per Exhibit ‘C’. According to the Applicants, the Respondent was served with notice of the entry of judgment, per their Exhibit ‘D’.

The Applicants further state that following the processes of execution, they were put in possession of three (3) rooms of the house, the subject matter in dispute located at Regimanuel estate in Accra, in accordance with the judgment of the court, with th…

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