KUMNIPA II vs. AYIREBI AND OTHERS [1983]DLCA2150

Date	1983-03-30
Suit No.
Citation No.	[1983]DLCA2150

JIAGGE JA

EDUSEI JA

COUSSEY J.A.

TSATSU TSIKATA FOR THE APPLICANT.

FRIMPONG-BOADU FOR THE FIRST CO-RESPONDENT.

OHENE-AMPOFO FOR THE RESPONDENTS AND THE SECOND CO-RESPONDENT.

[1983]DLCA2150
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >KUMNIPA II <o:p></o:p>vs. <o:p></o:p>AYIREBI AND OTHERS <o:p></o:p>[COURT OF APPEAL, ACCRA]<o:p></o:p>[1982-83] GLR 1397<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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DATE:
30 MARCH 1983<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:&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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TSATSU TSIKATA FOR THE APPLICANT. <o:p></o:p>

FRIMPONG-BOADU FOR THE FIRST CO-RESPONDENT. <o:p></o:p>

OHENE-AMPOFO FOR THE RESPONDENTS AND THE SECOND
CO-RESPONDENT.<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM:
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JIAGGE, EDUSEI AND COUSSEY JJ.A.<o:p></o:p>

</div><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>JUDGMENT OF JIAGGE J.A.<o:p></o:p>This
motion is for “review and for directions under the Court of Appeal Rules, 1962
(LI 218), rr. 33 and 38 and the inherent jurisdiction of the court.”<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>A
preliminary objection was raised at the hearing by the respondents’ counsel on
the ground that this court had no jurisdiction to entertain the motion. Counsel
submitted that the Court of Appeal, being a statutory creature, could exercise
only the powers given under statute and no more. The court might review its own
decisions under LI 218, r. 33 but could not review “a review.”<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>The
applicant in his affidavit in support of the motion averred that he instituted
an action against the respondents in the court below and claimed damages for
trespass, accounts and perpetual injunction. On 25 January 1963, his action was
dismissed by the High Court, Kumasi. He appealed against the High Court
judgment. The Supreme Court on 30 June 1966 allowed his appeal and the judgment
of the High Court was set aside.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>Dissatisfied
with the judgment of the Supreme Court, the respondent herein applied for a
review under the provisions of section 7 (2) of the Courts Decree, 1966 (NLCD
84), which had at the time come into force. The application was granted by the
full bench of the Court of Appeal on 30 July 1969.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>Under
NLCD 84, s. 6 (1) (which came into force on 21 September 1966), a duly
constituted Court of Appeal exercising appellate jurisdiction whether civil or
criminal consisted of:<o:p></o:p>[p.1400]
of [1982-83] GLR 1397<o:p></o:p>“(a) an
ordinary bench comprising three Justices of Appeal; or <o:p></o:p>(b) a
full bench comprising five Justices of Appeal.”<o:p></o:p>Section 7
(2) provides:<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:5.0pt;
margin-left:.5in;text-align:justify;mso-pagination:none;border:none;mso-padding-alt:
31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow:yes">“(2) The
jurisdiction of the full bench of the Court of Appeal shall consist of —<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:5.0pt;
margin-left:.5in;text-align:justify;mso-pagination:none;border:none;mso-padding-alt:
31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow:yes">(a) a
review and determination of a decision of an ordinary bench of such Court -<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:5.0pt;
margin-left:.5in;text-align:justify;text-indent:2.85pt;mso-pagination:none;
border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow:yes">(i) Upon a question of law alone; and <o:p></o:p>