GHANA PRIVATE ROAD TRANSPORT UNION vs. NTRAKWA [2000]DLCA319

Date	2000-02-17
Suit No.
Citation No.	[2000]DLCA319

BROBBERY

BADDOO

AFREH

HAIZEL FOR THE APPELLANT.

SEKYI-HUGHES FOR THE RESPONDENT.

[2000]DLCA319
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color:#00B0F0">GHANA PRIVATE ROAD TRANSPORT UNION<o:p></o:p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;
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color:#00B0F0">NTRAKWA<o:p></o:p>[COURT
OF APPEAL, ACCRA]<o:p></o:p>[1999-2000]
2 GLR 278<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt;
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17 FEBRUARY 2000<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:HAIZEL FOR THE APPELLANT.SEKYI-HUGHES FOR THE
RESPONDENT.___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________CORAM:BROBBERY, BADDOO AND AFREH
JJA___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________JUDGEMENT<o:p></o:p>Brobbey JA. <o:p></o:p>This
action started at the High Court, Sekondi where the respondent was the
plaintiff and the appellant was the defendant. The plaintiff-respondent
(hereinafter referred to as the respondent) claimed two reliefs. The first was
for an order for the payment of ¢31,500,000, being agreed compensation for
preventing the plaintiff from using his petrol station for business since 1990.
The second was an order for the payment of interest on that sum at the rate of
45 per cent per annum from 1 September until the date of payment. After
evidence had been taken in a full trial, judgment was given in favour of the
respondent.<o:p></o:p>The
defendant (hereinafter referred to as the appellant) then appealed to this
court. Their original grounds of appeal were as follows:<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:5.0pt;
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The leaned trial judge erred in giving judgment for the plaintiff having regard
to the evidence on record. <o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:5.0pt;
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The learned trial judge erred in awarding interest on the said sum. <o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:5.0pt;
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The learned trial judge in awarding costs of ¢3 million. <o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:5.0pt;
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Additional grounds of appeal will be filed on receipt of the record of appeal.”<o:p></o:p>Four
additional grounds of appeal were filed and these were that:<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:5.0pt;
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The learned trial judge erred in law in not dismissing the plaintiff’s claim as
the same ought to have been evidenced in writing as it was a matter affecting
an interest in land. <o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:5.0pt;
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The learned trial judge erred in not having the case sent to the High Court,
Tarkwa, when an objection to its jurisdiction in terms of venue had been
raised. <o:p></o:p>