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MATAM BABA V. CHIEF MAMA QUADRAGO & 2 ORS

(2023) JELR 112124 (HC)

High Court  •  LC4/77  •  31 Mar 2023  •  Ghana

Coram
FRANCIS OBIRI, J

Appearances
USTARZ JIBREEL SA-AD FOR THE PLAINTIFF KWAME A. BOAFO FOR THE DEFENDANTS AND THE CO- DEFENDANT

Judgement
<p class="ql-align-center"><strong><u><span style="background-color: transparent">JUDGMENT</span></u></strong></p><p><span style="background-color: transparent">I wish to begin this Judgment by quoting </span><strong><span style="background-color: transparent">Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 from the New International Version Bible. It provides:</span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="background-color: transparent">“There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under heaven:</span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="background-color: transparent">a time to be born and a time to die,</span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="background-color: transparent">a time to plant and a time to uproot,</span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="background-color: transparent">a time to kill and a time to heal,</span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="background-color: transparent">a time to tear down and a time to build,</span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="background-color: transparent">a time to weep and a time to laugh,</span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="background-color: transparent">a time to mourn and a time to dance,</span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="background-color: transparent">a time to scatter stones and a time to gather them,</span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="background-color: transparent">a time to embrace and a time to refrain,</span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="background-color: transparent">a time to search and a time to give up,</span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="background-color: transparent">a time to keep and a time to throw away,</span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="background-color: transparent">a time to tear and a time to mend,</span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="background-color: transparent">a time to be silent and a time to speak,</span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="background-color: transparent">a time to love and a time to hate,</span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="background-color: transparent">a time for war and a time for peace.”</span></strong></p><p><span style="background-color: transparent">The above quotation in my opinion is appropriate in this case because of the antecedents of this case.</span></p><p><span style="background-color: transparent">The writ of summons was originally filed on </span><strong><span style="background-color: transparent">12 January, 1977 which is forty-six (46) years ago.</span></strong><span style="background-color: transparent">  Almost all the original parties have died and have been substituted…</span></p>

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