AKWASI FRIMPONG AND CYNTHIA DUAH AND PATRICIA KUNTOR vs. DR. SAMUEL OHENE [2012]DLCA7963

Date	2012-03-22
Suit No.	SUIT NO. HI/5/2012
Citation No.	[2012]DLCA7963

ISSAC DUOSE J.A

SENYO-DZAMEFE J.A

DENNIS ADJEI J.A.

MR JONATHAN SABLAH FOR PLAINTIFFS/APELLANTS

MR. EMMANUEL OHENE FOR DEFENDANT/RESPONDENT

[2012]DLCA7963
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >AKWASI
FRIMPONG AND CYNTHIA DUAH AND PATRICIA KUNTOR<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFFS/APPELLANTS)<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
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color:#00B0F0">vs.<o:p></o:p>DR. SAMUEL OHENE<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANT/RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>[COURT OF APPEAL, ACCRA]<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm">SUIT NO. HI/5/2012&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;DATE: 22ND MARCH,
2012<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>MR
JONATHAN SABLAH FOR PLAINTIFFS/APELLANTS<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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MR.
EMMANUEL OHENE FOR DEFENDANT/RESPONDENT<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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ISSAC DUOSE J.A, SENYO-DZAMEFE
J.A, DENNIS ADJEI J.A.<o:p></o:p>

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</div>DENNIS
ADJEI, J.A.<o:p></o:p>On
17th February, 2011, the High Court, Accra dismissed the application
by the 1st and 2nd Plaintiffs/Applicants/Appellants (who would
be referred to in this appeal as the Appellants) to commit the
Defendant/Respondent/Respondent (who would be referred to in this appeal as
Respondent) for contempt. The Appellants aggrieved by the decision of the High
Court filed an appeal against it to&nbsp; this
court on 4th March, 2011. The appellant filed only one ground of
appeal. It provides thus:<o:p></o:p>“a. The Trial Judge erred in law for failing to convict and
sentence the Respondents for contempt of court”. <o:p></o:p>The
Appellant indicated on their Notice of Appeal that they may file additional grounds
of appeal on receipt of the&nbsp; record of
appeal but they did not&nbsp; file any. <o:p></o:p>The
genesis of this appeal were that the Respondent herein sued and obtained
judgment in the High Court in a Suit instituted: DR SAMUEL OHENE VS. FAUSTINA PANNIE WITH SUIT NO. IRL/403/2009.<o:p></o:p>The
land which the Respondent obtained judgment included the land which&nbsp; the Appellant&nbsp;
herein have their buildings thereon. The Appellants got to know that
Writ of Possession has been issued in favour of the Respondent to recover possession
of the land at Otinshie which include their respective lands. The Appellants
therefore instituted an action in the High court against the respondent for the
following:<o:p></o:p>“a.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; an order setting aside the order for demolition or possession
on grounds of fraud, breach of natural justice and irregularity.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; b.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; General
damages<o:p></o:p>c.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nb</main>