WESTERN HARDWOOD LTD. vs. GEORGE ABUSU MANTEY EBUSUAPANIN MADAM AMA YALEY [2011]DLCA7961

Date	2011-12-07
Suit No.	SUIT NO.H1/174/2009
Citation No.	[2011]DLCA7961

MARFUL-SAU JA –PRESIDING

HONYENUGA JA

DENNIS ADJEI JA

ASHER AHLIJA (ADMINISTRATIVE MANAGER) REPRESENTING THE PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT

ANTHONY KWAKU PYNE REPRESENTING THE CO- DEFENDANT/APPELLANT

NANA KONADU ESQ. FOR THE CO-DEFENDANT/APPELLANT PRESENT

CONSTARTINE KUDADZIE ESQ. FOR THE PLAINTIFF /RESPONDENT PRESENT

[2011]DLCA7961
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >WESTERN HARDWOOD LTD.<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;
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mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;color:#00B0F0">vs.<o:p></o:p>GEORGE ABUSU
MANTEY<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANT)<o:p></o:p>EBUSUAPANIN
MADAM AMA YALEY<o:p></o:p>(CO-DEFENDANT/APPELLANT)<o:p></o:p>[COURT
OF APPEAL, CAPE COAST]<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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SUIT
NO.H1/174/2009&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; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;DATE:
7TH DECEMBER, 2011<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>ASHER
AHLIJA (ADMINISTRATIVE MANAGER) REPRESENTING THE PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT<o:p></o:p>ANTHONY
KWAKU PYNE REPRESENTING THE CO- DEFENDANT/APPELLANT<o:p></o:p>NANA
KONADU ESQ. FOR THE CO-DEFENDANT/APPELLANT PRESENT<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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CONSTARTINE
KUDADZIE ESQ. FOR THE PLAINTIFF /RESPONDENT PRESENT<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM:<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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MARFUL-SAU
JA –PRESIDING, HONYENUGA JA, DENNIS ADJEI JA<o:p></o:p>

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</div>DENNIS
ADJEI, J.A.<o:p></o:p>On 20th February, 2009, the Circuit Court
Takoradi granted leave to the Co-Defendant/Appellant herein to appeal against
its decision to set issues IV, V and VI contained in the application for
Directions filed on 2nd December, 2008 down for legal argument.&nbsp; The Co-Defendant/Appellant filed his appeal
against the ruling dated 20th February, 2008 and on 3rd
March, 2009.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>&nbsp;The brief facts of
the case are that the Plaintiff instituted an action against the Defendant for
general damages for trespass, perpetual injunction and recovery of
possession.&nbsp; On 4th March,
2008 the Co-Defendant herein applied to the court to be joined to the suit as
Co-Defendant.&nbsp; On 12th March,
2008 the trial Circuit Court joined the Co-Defendant to the suit.&nbsp; The Writ of Summons was not amended, the
Co-Defendant did not enter appearance but filed Statement of Defence.&nbsp; <o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>At the application for direction stage, the trial Judge
set down three issues for legal argument.&nbsp;
The Co-Defendant being dissatisfied with the decision by the trial court
to set down issues IV, V and VI for legal argument filed the instant appeal. <o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>The three grounds of appeal contained in the Notice of
Appeal are:&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>a.<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
“The trial court erred in
law in setting down issues IV, V, and VI contained in the application for
directions for legal argument when it was on the face of the purported terms of
settlement and by virtue of paragraph 3 of the Amendment Statement of Defence
and Counter-Claim of the Co-Defendant that the title of the suit which went
before the Court of Appeal and Supreme Court is different from the title of the
purported terms of settlement.<o:p></o:p>b.<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;