KOJO ASAMOAH & ANOR vs. ANGELA FRITZ [2012]DLCA3715

Date	2012-03-30
Suit No.	CIVIL APPEAL SUIT NO. H1/36/2012
Citation No.	[2012]DLCA3715

MARIAMA OWUSU (MISS) J.A. (PRESIDING)

F.G. KORBIEH J.A

IRENE C. DANQUAH (MS.) J.A.

KWASI AFRIFA FOR PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT

[2012]DLCA3715
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >KOJO ASAMOAH &amp; ANOR<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>ANGELA FRITZ<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;[COURT OF APPEAL, KUMASI]<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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CIVIL
APPEAL SUIT NO. H1/36/2012&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &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: 30TH
MARCH, 2012<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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KWASI
AFRIFA FOR PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM:
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MARIAMA
OWUSU (MISS), J.A. (PRESIDING), F.G. KORBIEH, J.A. AND IRENE C. DANQUAH (MS.),
J.A.<o:p></o:p>

</div><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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JUDGMENT<o:p></o:p>

</div>BY
COURT: JUDGMENT:<o:p></o:p>This is an Appeal against the
decision of the Circuit Court, Kumasi.&nbsp;
The Court held among other things that:<o:p></o:p>“Since
the 1st Defendant fraudulently sold the house and was able to
accomplish his evil designs with the connivance or negligent participation of
the 2nd Defendant and her husband, the 2nd Defendant’s
cause of action should be against the 1st Defendant who should
return the purchase price {with interest} and pay all damages by way of the
expenditures made on the house.&nbsp; The
innocent and diligent Plaintiff cannot be made to pay any compensation by way
of damages for the said expenditure.<o:p></o:p>Cost
of GH¢300.00 is allowed against the 2nd Defendant and GH¢1,000.00
against the 1st Defendant.”<o:p></o:p>Dissatisfied with the decision of
the Circuit Court, the Defendants/Appellants appealed to this Court.<o:p></o:p>The Grounds of Appeal are:<o:p></o:p>1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The Judgment was a complete nullity
and or void on the compendium ground that, the trial Judge wrongfully and
impermissibly assumed jurisdiction over the disputed property when from the
facts and the pleadings, the value of the disputed property substantially
exceeded the Court’s Statutory jurisdiction limits or capacity.<o:p></o:p>2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The trial Judge committed
jurisdictional error of law when he failed to refer the entire Suit to the High
Court for adjudication as mandatorily required by Section 42 (2) of the Court’s
Act, 1993 [Act 457] as amended.<o:p></o:p>3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The trial Judge erred when he based
part of his Judgment on some inadmissible, unpleaded and unproven evidence
thereby causing substantial miscarriage of Justice to the Appellant when the
trial Judge entered Judgment against the Appellants.<o:p></o:p>4.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The Judgment is against the weight
of evidence adduced at the trial.<o:p></o:p>5.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Additional Grounds to be filed upon
receipt of the record of proceedings.<o:p></o:p>The reliefs sought from
this Court;<o:p></o:p>1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;