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Case Title

Republic vrs. High Court, Accra; Exparte Aryeetey (Ankrah Interested Party) (2003-2004) SCGLR 398

Case Principle
Endorsement of capacity on the writ
Case Authority
Republic vrs. High Court, Accra; Exparte Aryeetey (Ankrah Interested Party) (2003-2004) SCGLR 398, this Court held at holding (2) as follows:- ‘’The requirement that a party endorses on the writ the capacity in which he sues, is to ensure that a person suing in a representative capacity is actually invested with that capacity and therefore has the right to sue. Whether a person who has sued in a representative capacity, indeed, has the capacity he claims to have or not, is a question of fact; and if challenged, he must prove same to avoid his suit being dismissed since it is analogous to taking an action against a non-existent defendant………………. This is because if a party brings an action in a capacity he does not have, the writ is a nullity and so are the proceedings and the judgment founded on it. Any challenge to capacity puts the validity of the writ in issue.’’ –