THE REGISTERED TRUSTEES OF THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, KPONG vs. EMMANUEL MACCARTHY AND TWO OTHERS AND EMMANUEL MACCARTHY AND TWO OTHERS vs. THE REGISTERED TRUSTEES OF THE PRESBYTARIAN CHURCH OF GHANA, KPONG [2009]DLCA6605

THE REGISTERED TRUSTEES OF THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, KPONG vs. EMMANUEL MACCARTHY... [2009]DLCA6605

Date	2009-03-26
Suit No.	SUIT NO. HI/101/08
Citation No.	[2009]DLCA6605

R K APALOO J A [PRESIDING]

MARIAMA OWUSU J A

K A ACQUAYE J A

MR. E A ACCAM FOR PLAINTIFFS/RESPONDENTS

MR. RAPHAEL ABOAGYE FOR DEFENDANTS/APPELLANTS

[2009]DLCA6605
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >THE
REGISTERED TRUSTEES OF THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, KPONG<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>EMMANUEL
MACCARTHY AND TWO OTHERS<o:p></o:p>AND<o:p></o:p>EMMANUEL
MACCARTHY AND TWO OTHERS<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>THE
REGISTERED TRUSTEES OF THE PRESBYTARIAN CHURCH OF GHANA, KPONG<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;
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NO. HI/101/08&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; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; DATE: 26TH
MARCH 2009<o:p></o:p>

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DEFENDANTS/APPELLANTS <o:p></o:p>

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MARIAMA OWUSU J A, K A ACQUAYE J A<o:p></o:p>

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</div>MARIAMA
OWUSU JA<o:p></o:p>On
the 22-8-05, the Circuit Court, Odumase Krobo, in a consolidated suit delivered
itself this way; <o:p></o:p>"I
hold that the Plaintiff has proved his title which is superior to that of the
Defendant with oral and documentary, consistent and corroborative evidence. <o:p></o:p>I
enter judgment for the Plaintiff for the following; <o:p></o:p>L17/03
<o:p></o:p>[a]
Declaration of title to the property described in Exhibit A and G, recovery of
possession to the property described in Exhibit A and G. <o:p></o:p>[b]
The Defendant/Plaintiffs admitted constructing the chain of stores on the
disputed property. I award ¢20m as general damages against Defendant/Plaintiffs.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;[c] I also decree Perpetual Injunction against
Defendant/Plaintiffs, their agents, servants etc. Plaintiff to recover
possession with immediate effect <o:p></o:p>There
is order as to cost of ¢10m against Defendants and counsel.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;I dismiss Plaintiff’s claim in Suit No. L18/03
and their Counter-claim in Suit No.L17/03 because they failed to prove their
claims and Counter-claim in both suits. <o:p></o:p>There
is cost of ¢10m against Defendants/Plaintiffs and counsel." <o:p></o:p>Dissatisfied
with the said judgment, the Defendant in Suit No. L17/03 and Plaintiffs in Suit
No. L18/03 appealed to this court. <o:p></o:p>The Grounds of Appeal are as follows; <o:p></o:p>[a]
The judgment is against the weight of evidence. <o:p></o:p>[b]
The learned trial judge was actuated by malice when he attacked counsel for the
Appellants in his judgment and accused him of coaching the Appellants’
witnesses. <o:p></o:p>[c]
The learned trial judge was actuated by malice when he ordered that the cost of
the trial be borne partly by counsel for the Appellants. <o:p></o:p>[d]
The trial judge erred in law when he rejected exhibit 1 tendered by the
Appellants. <o:p></o:p>