N B LANDMARK LTD vs. LAKHANI [2001]DLSC1209

Date	2001-02-21
Suit No.
Citation No.	[2001]DLSC1209

AMPIAH JSC

KPEGAH JSC

ADJABENG JSC

ACQUAH JSC

ATUGUBA JSC

SAMMY ADDO FOR THE APPELLANT.

AMEGATCHER (WITH HIM MISS ABU) FOR THE RESPONDENT.

[2001]DLSC1209
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mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;
color:#00B0F0">N B LANDMARK LTD<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">LAKHANI<o:p></o:p>[SUPREME
COURT, ACCRA]<o:p></o:p>[2001-2002]
2 GLR 193<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="right" style="margin-bottom:5.0pt;text-align:right;
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padding:0in;mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in">Date: 21 FEBRUARY 2001<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>SAMMY
ADDO FOR THE APPELLANT.<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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AMEGATCHER
(WITH HIM MISS ABU) FOR THE RESPONDENT.
<o:p></o:p>

AMPIAH,
KPEGAH, ADJABENG, ACQUAH AND ATUGUBA JJSC<o:p></o:p>

</div>JUDGEMENT<o:p></o:p>Acquah JSC.
This is an appeal against the decision of the Court of Appeal granting a stay
of execution of the ruling of the Circuit Court, Accra dated 24 September 1998.
This ruling of the Circuit Court, Accra refused an application to set aside its
decisions of 2 November 1998. The grounds of appeal as set out in the notice of
appeal are:<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:
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The Court of Appeal erred in law when stay of execution of the circuit court
judgment was in effect granted when there was an appeal against it. <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">(b)
The Court of Appeal erred in law when it refused to uphold that service of
hearing notices on solicitors under the circumstances of this case amounted to
service on the respondent. <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">(c)
The Court of Appeal erred in law and in contravention of the Constitution, 1992
when it refused to be bound by its previous decision which distinguishes
between judgment that could be set aside and judgment that ought to be appealed
against. <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">(d)
The Court of Appeal erred when it sustained an application for stay of execution
based on an appeal against the refusal of the Circuit Court, Accra to set aside
its judgment when the grounds to set aside were based on misapplication of law.
<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">(e)
The Court of Appeal erred in ruling on assessment of rent when the issue was
not before it. <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">(f)
Further grounds of appeal would be filed upon receipt of the records of
proceedings.”<o:p></o:p>No
further grounds of appeal were filed.<o:p></o:p>The
brief facts are that the plaintiff issued a writ of summons at the Circuit
Court, Accra against the defendant for:<o:p></o:p>