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EVELYN BALFOUR V. HUSTON KUUNIEYEBB LEBET AND AMATUS KUUNYEEH

(2019) JELR 65295 (HC)

High Court  •  SUIT NO: GJ 441/17  •  5 Jul 2019  •  Ghana

Coram
HIS LORDSHIP ERIC KYEI BAFFOUR ESQ. JUSTICE OF THE HIGH COURT

Judgement

BAFFOUR, J.

In the Hebrew Bible, Jeremiah, nicknamed the weeping Prophet in about 630 B.C. had the occasion to state these words about prophecy which is recorded in Jeremiah 23: 16 that:

“Thus says the Lord of Hosts, hearken not unto the words of the prophets that prophecy unto you. They make you vain, they speak a vision of their own heart, and not out of the mouth of the Lord....21. I have not sent these prophets, yet they ran. I have not spoken to them, yet they prophesied...”

As to whether false prophecy had been uttered by the 1st Defendant and use same to delude Plaintiff to part with her monies is at the heart of this suit.

Plaintiff issued her writ on the 28th March, 2017 against the Defendants claiming the following reliefs:

a. Recovery of an amount of Gh¢46,000 being monies owed by the Defendants and guaranteed by the 2nd Defendant from the 30th day of January, 2015 to date of final payment [sic].

b. Interest on the aforesaid sum of Gh¢46,000 from January 30th [sic] to date of fin…

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