YAA DUFIE vs . AKUA ADDAI & ANOTHER [2019]DLCA6935

Date	2019-07-29
Suit No.	CIVIL APPEAL NO.: H1/49/2018
Citation No.	[2019]DLCA6935

OWUSU J.A. (PRESIDING)

DZAMEFE J.A.

WELBOURNE J.A.

FRANK OTOO LED BY MICHAEL OWUSU FOR PLAINTIFF/ RESPONDENT

JOHN BREFO FOR DEFENDANT/APPELLANT

[2019]DLCA6935
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >YAA DUFIE<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANT/APPELLANT)<o:p></o:p>vs .<o:p></o:p>AKUA ADDAI &amp; ANOTHER<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFFS/RESPONDENTS)<o:p></o:p>[COURT OF APPEAL, KUMASI]<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0in;mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in">CIVIL APPEAL NO.: H1/49/2018&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;DATE: 29TH JULY, 2019<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>FRANK OTOO LED
BY MICHAEL OWUSU FOR PLAINTIFF/ RESPONDENT.<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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BREFO FOR DEFENDANT/APPELLANT.<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>OWUSU J.A. (PRESIDING), DZAMEFE J.A., WELBOURNE
J.A.<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border-top:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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</div>MARIAMA
OWUSU, J.A.:<o:p></o:p>On
15th December, 2016, the High Court, Kumasi gave judgment for the
plaintiffs against the defendant.&nbsp; In his
judgment the trial court Judge held among other things as follows:<o:p></o:p>“In conclusion, the plaintiffs have
satisfied me on the balance of probabilities and I do hereby enter judgment for
the plaintiffs and grant all the declaratory reliefs sought by them as per the
endorsement on the writ of summons. <o:p></o:p>I award costs of Gh¢6,000.00 against
the defendant.”<o:p></o:p>Dissatisfied
with the decision of the High Court, the defendant appealed to the Court of
Appeal on the following grounds:<o:p></o:p>a.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; That the judgment was against the
weight of the evidence.<o:p></o:p>b.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The trial court Judge erred when he
held that the plaintiffs have led sufficient evidence in proof of their case
when indeed they failed to satisfy the burden of proof required of them as
plaintiffs.<o:p></o:p>c.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The trial court Judge erred and mixed
up the identity of the plot in dispute when he held that Plot 7 Block D, Atonsu
Agogo and Plot 17 Block A, New Agogo refer to one and same plot when that was
not raised as an issue before him and none of the lawyers of the parties has
made such a submission.<o:p></o:p>d.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The trial Judge failed to consider the
case of the defendant.<o:p></o:p>e.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Additional grounds to be filed on
receipt of the record of proceedings.<o:p></o:p>The
relief sought from the Court of Appeal is to set aside the judgment of the High
Court, Kumasi/Ashanti dated the 15th day of December, 2016 and
further set aside the Orders made thereunder.<o:p></o:p>At
this stage, let me put it on record that the defendant did not file additional
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