NII ODOI FREMPONG vs. BOYE CHARWAY, FEEHI CHARWAY AND SOWAH CHARWAY [2012]DLCA8652

Date	2012-11-08
Suit No.	CIVIL APPEAL: SUIT NO: H1/166/2010
Citation No.	[2012]DLCA8652

M. OWUSU J.A. (PRESIDING)

F. KORBIEH J.A.

S. DZAMEFE J.A.

MR. FAUSTEL COFIE FOR THE DEFENDANTS/APPELLANTS

MR. VON FLEISCHER FOR THE PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT

[2012]DLCA8652
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >NII ODOI
FREMPONG<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>BOYE CHARWAY,
FEEHI CHARWAY AND SOWAH CHARWAY<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANTS/APPELLANTS)<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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CIVIL
APPEAL: SUIT NO: H1/166/2010&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; DATE: 8TH
NOVEMBER, 2012<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>MR.
FAUSTEL COFIE FOR THE DEFENDANTS/APPELLANTS<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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MR.
VON FLEISCHER FOR THE PLAINTIFF/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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M.
OWUSU J.A. (PRESIDING), F. KORBIEH J.A., S. DZAMEFE J.A.<o:p></o:p>

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JUDGMENT<o:p></o:p>

</div>MARIAMA
OWUSU, J.A.:<o:p></o:p>This is an appeal against the judgment of the High Court,
Accra dated 30-7-2009, upholding plaintiff’s claim.&nbsp; The court held among other things as follows:<o:p></o:p>“1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; I will therefore accept the plaintiff’s
claim and enter judgment for the plaintiff.&nbsp;
It is Ordered that Exhibit A, the written agreement is valid and so the
defendants have no interest in the land in dispute.<o:p></o:p>2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The plaintiff shall take possession of
the land.<o:p></o:p>3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The defendants are restrained from
dealing with land in any manner.<o:p></o:p>4.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; I award GH¢2,000.00 as general damages
against the defendants jointly and severally.<o:p></o:p>5.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; I award cost of GH¢1,500.00 against the
defendants jointly and severally.”<o:p></o:p>Dissatisfied with the decision of the High Court, the
defendants appealed to this court on the following grounds:<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm;
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mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Bookman Old Style&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Bookman Old Style&quot;">i.<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;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
His Lordship the Judge erred
in deciding that counsel for the defendants did not file an address when in
fact an address was filed by counsel for and on behalf of the defendants on
29-4-2009.<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm;
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