FRED TETTEH vs. J.C. MACARTHY & ANOR. [2006]DLCA7026

Date	2006-07-21
Suit No.	COURT OF APPEAL NO.: H1/318/2005
Citation No.	[2006]DLCA7026

AKOTO-BAMFO [MRS.] JA. [PRESIDING]

OSEI J.A.

DOTSE J.A.

MR. KWAMINA BAIDEN FOR THE DEFENDANT.

MR. GEORGE B. KOM FOR THE PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT

[2006]DLCA7026
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >FRED TETTEH<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>J.C. MACARTHY &amp; ANOR.<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANT/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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OF APPEAL NO.: H1/318/2005 &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: 21ST
JULY, 2006<o:p></o:p>

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MR.
KWAMINA BAIDEN FOR THE DEFENDANT. <o:p></o:p>

MR.
GEORGE B. KOM FOR THE PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT.<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM:<o:p></o:p>AKOTO-BAMFO
[MRS.] JA. [PRESIDING], OSEI J.A., DOTSE J.A.<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border-top:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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</div>DOTSE J.A. <o:p></o:p>This is an appeal against
the Ruling of the High Court Accra, dated 12th November 2004. Out of abundance
of caution, I will set out in extenso the brief decision of the court as
appears on page 96 of the record of appeal.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;'The application for substituted and setting
aside the Judgment against the Defendant shall be granted as prayed. Subject to
the payment of Costs of ¢10,000,000.00 to be paid on or before the 13 - 12 -
04. The case is adjourned to 13 - 12 - 04 from day to day for hearing" <o:p></o:p>This is the Ruling that has
been appealed against. <o:p></o:p>BRIEF
FACTS<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;In this appeal, the Plaintiff/Respondent
hereinafter referred to as the Plaintiff claimed against the then Defendant/
Appellant hereinafter referred to as the 1st Defendant/Appellant, the following
reliefs:- <o:p></o:p>"The
Plaintiffs claim is for all that piece and parcel of land in extent 0.173
hectare (0.428 of an acre) more or less being parcel No.1 Block 5 section 24
situated at Osu (Christiansborg) in the Greater Accra Region of the republic of
Ghana aforesaid as delineated on Registry Map No. 03/24/88 in the Land Title
Registry, Victoriaborg, Accra.<o:p></o:p>I.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
¢10 million damages for trespass<o:p></o:p>II.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Recovery of Possession of the said land.<o:p></o:p>III.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Perpetual Injunction restraining the
defendant by himself, servants, and agents from entering the said plot of land
or interfering with the said plot of land". <o:p></o:p>The
said Writ of Summons was accompanied with a Statement of Claim. <o:p></o:p>The
Defendant therein entered appearance and subsequently filed Defence per his
Solicitor, SAL DOE AMEGAVIE, Esquire. After the Summons for Directions and
Additional Issues had been settled, reference page 16 of the appeal record,
Counsel for the Defendant then initiated an application seeking to join one
KWABENA NKETIA, the Lawful Attorney of MRS. SARA QUIST to the Suit as a 2nd Defendant.
<o:p></o:p>The
High Court on 30th March, 1992 accordingly joined the said KWABENA NKETIA to
the suit as a 2nd Defendant. The High Court on the same date directed that
issues (a) and (b) of the additional issues already set down be taken as
preliminary issues.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;The 2nd Defendant also entered appearance and
filed Defence per his Solicitors, the same Solicitor for the Defendant. <o:p></o:p>On
the 22nd day of February, 1993, the Defendants changed their Solicitors as per
notice of change of Solicitors filed by <o:p></o:p>