GEORGE KOFI GYIMAH vs. J. K. ABROKWA [2010]DLSC4148

Date	2010-07-27
Suit No.	CIVIL MOTION NO. J8/54/2010
Citation No.	[2010]DLSC4148

ANSAH JSC (PRESIDING)

OWUSU (MS) JSC

BAFFOE- BONNIE JSC

ARYEETEY JSC

GBADEGBE JSC

DICK K. ANYADI FOR THE PLAINTIFF RESPONDENT/APPLICANT.

DANIEL NTIM BOATENG FOR THE DEFENDANT/APPELLANT/RESPONDENT.

[2010]DLSC4148
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >GEORGE KOFI GYIMAH<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>J. K. ABROKWA<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;[SUPREME COURT, ACCRA]<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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CIVIL MOTION NO. J8/54/2010 &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: 27TH
JULY, 2010<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>DICK K. ANYADI FOR THE
PLAINTIFF RESPONDENT/APPLICANT.<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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DANIEL
NTIM BOATENG FOR THE DEFENDANT/APPELLANT/RESPONDENT.<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM:
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ANSAH JSC (PRESIDING), OWUSU (MS) JSC, BAFFOE-
BONNIE JSC, ARYEETEY JSC, AND GBADEGBE JSC<o:p></o:p>

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RULING<o:p></o:p>

</div>OWUSU (MS), JSC:-<o:p></o:p>The
Applicant herein is under Article 131(2) of the 1992 constitution; section 4
(2) of the courts Act, Act 459 and rule 7 (4) of the Supreme Court Rules C. I.
16 praying for special leave to appeal to the Supreme Court.<o:p></o:p>The
application is supported by 19 paragraphed affidavit on which he relied on all
the averments contained therein.<o:p></o:p>The
Applicant as plaintiff instituted an action in the Circuit Court against the
Respondent herein for –<o:p></o:p>“a. A declaration that the plaintiff is the only
person lawfully entitled to possess and use the land described in his statement
of claim as the Land situate, lying and being at Kokompe Accra and bounded on
the North West by the Lessor’s land - - - on the south west by the Lessor’s
land and covering a approximate area of 0.13 acres more or less.”<o:p></o:p>“b. General damages for trespass.”<o:p></o:p>“c. perpetual injunction restraining the defendant
and his agents from interfering with the plaintiff’s workers on the land.”<o:p></o:p>This
action by the plaintiff was vehemently resisted by the Defendant who
counter-claimed for:<o:p></o:p>“a. A declaration that he had been granted a prior
lease of the land in dispute from the plaintiff’s lessors since 1998 and
therefore any subsequent lease of the same property to the plaintiff was void.”<o:p></o:p>“b. Perpetual injunction restraining the
plaintiff, his agents, principals or any purported lessors from entering upon
or carrying on any construction work on the land in dispute.”<o:p></o:p>At
the end of the trial, Judgment was entered for the plaintiff and the
Defendant’s counter-claim dismissed.<o:p></o:p>Dissatisfied
with the Judgment, the Defendant appealed to the Court of Appeal. By its
Judgment dated 5th day of November 2009 the Court of Appeal reversed
the decision of the trial court and entered Judgment for the Defendant.<o:p></o:p>Under
Article 131(b) of the constitution, if the plaintiff wanted to appeal against
the Court of Appeal’s Judgment to the Supreme Court, he needed leave of the
Court of Appeal.<o:p></o:p>Article
131(1) of the constitution reads as follows:<o:p></o:p>“An
appeal shall lie from a judgment of the Court of Appeal to the Supreme Court –<o:p></o:p>“(a)
as of right in a civil or criminal cause or matter in respect of which an
appeal has been brought to the Court of Appeal from a Judgment of the High
Court or a Regional Tribunal in the exercise of its original Jurisdiction; or<o:p></o:p>“(b)
With the leave of the Court of Appeal (e.s.) in any other cause or
matter, where the case was commenced in a court lower than the High Court or a
Regional Tribunal and where the court of Appeal is satisfied that the case
involves a substantial question of law or is in the public interest.<o:p></o:p>