EPHRAIM O. ARYEE vs. KOFI JACQUAYE SNR. & ANOR [2004]DLCA7006

Date	2004-05-28
Suit No.	CIVIL APPEAL NO. H1/59/2002
Citation No.	[2004]DLCA7006

TWUMASI JA

PIESARE JA

MRS ABBAN JA

CHARLOTTE ARYEE REPRESENTS THE RESPONDENT

APPELLANTS ABSENT. BOTH COUNSEL ABSENT

KWABENA ANSAH HOLDS NORVOR'S BRIEF

[2004]DLCA7006
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >EPHRAIM O. ARYEE<o:p></o:p>(PLANTIFF/ RESPONDENT)<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">KOFI JACQUAYE SNR. &amp; ANOR<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANTS/APPELLANTS)<o:p></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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APPEAL NO. H1/59/2002&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: 28TH
MAY, 2004<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL: <o:p></o:p>CHARLOTTE
ARYEE REPRESENTS THE RESPONDENT. <o:p></o:p>APPELLANTS
ABSENT. BOTH COUNSEL ABSENT.<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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KWABENA ANSAH HOLDS NORVOR'S BRIEF.<o:p></o:p>

TWUMASI JA, PIESARE JA, MRS ABBAN JA<o:p></o:p>

</div>PIESARE
JA. <o:p></o:p>On
the 10th day of June, 1997, the plaintiff/respondent, as the Head of Family of
Osu-Anoho, Accra, issued a Writ of Summons against the defendant/appellants
(the plaintiff/respondent's tenants) claiming:<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;(1) Recovery of Vacant Possession of Plot No.
13 Abrebrensem Street, Osu, Accra; and<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;(2) Mesue profits. The defendants/appellants
too counter-claimed for:— <o:p></o:p>An
Order for specific performance of the agreement to sell the property to them <o:p></o:p>Or<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;An Order for re-imbursement of expenses to
have been made on the land. <o:p></o:p>The
action was tried by the High Court below, and judgment was delivered against
the defendant/appellants on the 19th day of May, 2002. The defendants/
appellants being dissatisfied with the said judgment, appealed to this Court,
upon Four Grounds, namely: <o:p></o:p>(1)
That the plaintiff having failed to establish his claim, the Learned Trial
Judge gave him judgment.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;(2) The judgment was against the weight of
evidence. <o:p></o:p>(3)
The costs awarded were excessive.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;(4) And further grounds to be filed on receipt
of the Record of Proceedings.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;It is clear on the Record, that no further
Grounds of Appeal were filed. It is also clear, that the defendant/appellants
canvassed, and argued only Grounds 1 and 3 that is, <o:p></o:p>(1)
The plaintiff's alleged failure to prove his case; and<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;(2) The alleged excessiveness of the costs. <o:p></o:p>Now,
in arguing Ground one, that is that the plaintiff was given judgment although
he failed to establish his case, Counsel for the defendant/appellants quoted,
and relied upon two Supreme Court Cases, dealing with proof in civil cases.
These are; <o:p></o:p>(1)
Nartey v. Mechanical Lloyd Assembly Plant Ltd. (1987-88) 2 GLRD 314 (SC). <o:p></o:p>(2)
Odametey v. Clocuh (1989-90) 1 GLRD 14 (SC)<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;And Counsel quoted the principle as follows:<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;"The present position is that if the
plaintiff in a civil suit failed to discharge the onus on him and thus
completely failed to make a case for the claim for which he sought relief then
he could not rely on the weakness of the defendants case to</main>