DR. STEPHEN ADJINGBARUK SYME & 2 ORS. V. UNION BEVERAGES LTD & 6ORS.

RULING 

1. This ruling is in respect of a Motion on Notice to Strike out Pleadings filed by the Defendants/Applicants (hereinafter called “The Applicants”) against the Plaintiffs/Respondents (hereinafter called “The Respondents”). The instant application is supported by a 15-paragraph affidavit dated 19 December 2024 

2. The relevant paragraphs of the Affidavit in Support read as follows:

3. That by paragraphs 5 and 6 of the statement of claim, plaintiffs/respondents alleged that the late Joseph Adjingbaruk Syme acquired the disputed land by conveyance from one Henry Odartey Lamptey sometime in 2014.

4. That by paragraph 7 of the statement of claim, plaintiffs also contended that:

   7. Plaintiffs repeat paragraph 5 herein above and add that the late Joseph Adjinbaruk Syme acquired the land after all the necessary due diligence had been conducted including a search at the Lands Commission and he had been convinced that the property belonged to his vendor, Henry Odartey Lamptey”.

5. That when Plaintiffs filed th…