JULIANA AYIM DONKOR vs. ADE COKER, CARL THOMPSON, ANGELA THOMPSON AND KATE THOMPSON [2020]DLCA8570

JULIANA AYIM DONKOR vs. ADE COKER, CARL THOMPSON, ANGELA THOMPSON AND KATE THOM... [2020]DLCA8570

Date	2020-02-20
Suit No.	SUIT NO. H1/132/2017
Citation No.	[2020]DLCA8570

BARBARA ACKAH-YENSU JA (PRESIDING)

HENRY KWOFIE JA

N.C.A AGBEVOR JA

OFORI ADUENU FOR THE PLAINTIFFS/RESPONDENTS

ENOH A. ANDOH FOR THE DEFENDANTS/APPELLANTS

[2020]DLCA8570
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >JULIANA AYIM DONKOR<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;
color:#00B0F0;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">vs.<o:p></o:p>ADE COKER, CARL THOMPSON,
ANGELA THOMPSON AND KATE THOMPSON<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANTS/APPELLANTS)<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>[COURT OF APPEAL,
ACCRA]<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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SUIT NO. H1/132/2017&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; &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: 20TH FEB, 2020<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>OFORI ADUENU FOR THE PLAINTIFFS/RESPONDENTS <o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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ENOH A. ANDOH FOR THE
DEFENDANTS/APPELLANTS<o:p></o:p>

</div><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-bidi-font-size:
12.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;mso-fareast-font-family:
&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">CORAM:<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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BARBARA ACKAH-YENSU
JA (PRESIDING), HENRY KWOFIE JA, N.C.A AGBEVOR JA<o:p></o:p>

</div>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;
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</div>HENRY
A. KWOFIE JA:<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>This present interlocutory
appeal has been launched by the defendants/appellants against the ruling of the
High Court Accra (Land Division) dated the 31st of July, 2015. The
trial judge in that ruling set aside an earlier ruling of the court which had
ordered the Regional Surveyor to prepare a composite plan.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>Dissatisfied with the said
ruling the defendants/appellants launched the instant interlocutory appeal on
the 19th August 2015 on the following grounds:<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm;
margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:1.0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;
text-align:justify;text-indent:0cm;line-height:150%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-size:
12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;mso-fareast-font-family:
&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;">a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
The
learned trial judge erred in law when he refused to allow the defendants to
call an expert witness in the person of a licensed surveyor to tender a
composite plan made at the instance of the defendants and also to give evidence
on the same composite plan.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm;
margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:1.0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;
text-align:justify;text-indent:0cm;line-height:150%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-size:
12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;mso-fareast-font-family:
&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;">b)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
The
learned trial judge erred in law in refusing to ensure that a composite plan
was drawn up by the survey Department in accordance with the directions of the
High Court dated 12th April 2007.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:
0cm;margin-left:1.0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-align:justify;
text-indent:0cm;line-height:150%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-size:
12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;mso-fareast-font-family:
&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;">c)