THOMAS APPIAH ANSAH vs. NANA KATAKYIRE II RAPID OIL GHANA LTD SYMBOIL GHANA LIMITED THE WESTERN REGIONAL [2012]DLCA7960

THOMAS APPIAH ANSAH vs. NANA KATAKYIRE II RAPID OIL GHANA LTD SYMBOIL GHANA L... [2012]DLCA7960

Date	2012-01-11
Suit No.	SUIT NO. H1/154/11
Citation No.	[2012]DLCA7960

S.MARFUL-SAU J.A (PRESIDING)

C.J.HONYENUGA J.A

DENNIS D. ADJEI J.A

JOHN MERCER FOR 1ST DEFENDANT/APPELLANT

J.K.M. ASEMPA FOR PLAINTIFFS/RESPONDENTS

[2012]DLCA7960
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >THOMAS APPIAH ANSAH<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>NANA KATAKYIRE II<o:p></o:p>(1ST
DEFENDANT/APPELLANT)<o:p></o:p>RAPID OIL GHANA LTD<o:p></o:p>(2NDDEFENDANT)<o:p></o:p>SYMBOIL GHANA LIMITED<o:p></o:p>(3RDDEFENDANT)<o:p></o:p>THE WESTERN REGIONAL<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" align="center" style="margin-top:0cm;
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text-align:center;mso-pagination:widow-orphan lines-together">(4TH DEFENDANT)<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. H1/154/11&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
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JANUARY, 2012<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>JOHN
MERCER FOR 1ST DEFENDANT/APPELLANT<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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J.K.M.
ASEMPA FOR PLAINTIFFS/RESPONDENTS<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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S.MARFUL-SAU
J.A (PRESIDING), C.J.HONYENUGA J.A, DENNIS D. ADJEI J.A<o:p></o:p>

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</div>DENNIS ADJEI, J.A.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>This is an interlocutory appeal against the ruling of the
High Court Sekondi.&nbsp; The ruling was
delivered on 21st January, 2011.&nbsp;
In the ruling, the trial High Court granted an interim injunction to
restrain the Defendants, their agents and privies from interfering with the
Plaintiffs possession on their farmlands which is the subject matter in dispute
and especially for a further Order restraining the 4th Defendant
from processing any lease document made between the 1st Defendant, the
2nd and 3rd Defendants until the Order is varied by the
court upon good and reasonable grounds.&nbsp; <o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>The 1st Defendant/Appellant filed Notice of
Appeal against the ruling by the trial High Court on 25th January,
2011.&nbsp; The five (5) grounds of appeal
filed by the 1st Defendant/Appellant are as follows:<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm;
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The Plaintiffs have not
identified the land(s) in respect of which they sue.<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm;
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