LYDIA KWAO VS. PASCAL MUAKO TCHEMCO [2020]DLSC9211

Date	2020-07-22
Suit No.	CIVIL APPEAL NO. 34/32/2019
DL Citation No.	[2020]DLSC9211

• GBADEGBE JSC (PRESIDING)

• PWAMANG JSC

• DORDZIE (MRS.) JSC

• KOTEY JSC

• OWUSU (MS.) JSC

• DICKSON TWENEBOAH KODUA FOR THE PETITIONER/RESPONDENT/ RESPONDENT.

• B. T. AGBLEY FOR THE RESPONDENT/APPELLANT/APPELLANT

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mso-border-shadow:yes"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;
font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif">CIVIL AP</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;
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mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Courier New&quot;">P</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;
line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif">EAL NO. 34<i>/32</i></span><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;">/</span></i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif">2019&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:
22<sup>ND</sup> JUL</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;
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line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif">, 2020<o:p></o:p></span></p>

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proportional;mso-contextual-alternates:yes">COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;
line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif">DICKSON TWENEBOAH KODUA FOR
THE PETITIONER/RESPONDENT/ RESPONDENT.<o:p></o:p></span></p>

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mso-border-shadow:yes"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;
font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;
mso-border-shadow:yes"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;
font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif">B. T. AGBLEY FOR THE RESPONDENT/APPELLANT<i>/A</i>PPELLANT. <o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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</div><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;
mso-border-shadow:yes"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif">CORAM:
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:.2pt;text-align:justify;mso-pagination:
none;border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow:
yes"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif">GBADEGBE
JSC (PRESIDING), PWAMANG JSC, DORDZIE (MRS.) JSC, KOTEY JSC, OWUSU (MS.) JSC <o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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mso-border-shadow:yes"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif">JUDGMENT<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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</div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:6.95pt;margin-right:.2pt;margin-bottom:
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none;border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow:
yes"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;
line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif">OWUSU (MS.), JSC: </span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif"><o:p></o:p></span></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:14.85pt;margin-right:.2pt;margin-bottom:
0cm;margin-left:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;mso-pagination:
none;border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow:
yes"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif">On
20th July, 2017, the Court of Appeal dismissed the appellant's appeal and
affirmed the judgment of the trial court. The Court held among other things as
follows: <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:18.7pt;margin-right:.2pt;margin-bottom:
0cm;margin-left:36.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;mso-pagination:
none;border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow:
yes"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;
line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif">"Finally, for the
reasons given in this judgment, the appeal fails and subject to the exclusion
of the Ni<u>s</u>san X-Terra from the properties ordered to be shared equally
by the parties, the judgment of the trial court dated the 10th of December,
2015 is hereby affirmed." <o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:19.4pt;margin-right:.2pt;margin-bottom:
0cm;margin-left:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;mso-pagination:
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yes"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif">Dissatisfied
with the decision of the Court of A</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;
line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Courier New&quot;;
mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Courier New&quot;">p</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;
line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif">peal, the appellant appealed
to the Supreme Court on the following grounds: <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-right:.2pt;mso-add-space:auto;
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mso-border-shadow:yes"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
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