JESUIT FATHERS OF GHANA SOCIETY V. PATIENCE BELINDA KOFIE & 2 ORS
(2020) JELR 107054 (CA)
Court of Appeal
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H1/253/2018
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25 Jun 2020
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Ghana
Coram
B. F. ACKAH-YENSU, JA (PRESIDING). H. KWOFIE, JA. P. B. MENSAH, JA
Appearances
ďFRANK PANFORD FOR THE PLAINTIFF/APPELLANT
ďG. S. K. BABANAWO WITH FESTUS ADAMS FOR DEFENDANT/RESPONDENT
Judgement
<p> </p><p class="ql-align-center"><strong>JUDGMENT</strong></p><p class="ql-align-justify"><strong>B. ACKAH-YENSU, JA</strong></p><p class="ql-align-justify">This appeal arises from the Ruling of the High Court (Land Division), Accra delivered on 21<sup>st</sup> March 2018.  The circumstances in which our jurisdiction has been invoked is stated in the Notice of Appeal dated 16<sup>th</sup> April 2018 as follows:</p><p class="ql-align-justify"> <em>âPart of the decision of the lower Court complained of</em></p><p class="ql-align-justify">(1) <em>Order referring the dispute to mediation and stipulating that the Plaintiff should involve a member of the Catholic Church not below the rank of a monsignor; and </em></p><p class="ql-align-justify">(2) <em>âObservationâ ex cathedra that under the laws of Ghana, it is legally incompetent to make an âunknown developerâ a defendant in a civil suitâ.</em></p><p class="ql-align-justify">A myriad of grounds were stated therein for determination.  An examination of the grounds <em>vis-Ă -vis</em> what the law states has been so well interrogated by my brother, Bright Mensah, JA that it is pointless to re-state the position of the law.</p><p class="ql-align-justify"><strong>BACKGROUND</strong></p><p class="ql-align-justify">The Plaintiff/Appellant (to whom I shall for convenience hereinafter describe as the âPlaintiffâ) took out the writ of sâŚ</p>