GH. TABATI LIMITED vs. SOCIAL SECURITY & NATIONAL INSURANCE TRUST (SSNIT) AND LANDS COMMISSION [2013]DLCA4815

GH. TABATI LIMITED vs. SOCIAL SECURITY & NATIONAL INSURANCE TRUST (SSNIT) AND L... [2013]DLCA4815

Date	2013-10-17
Suit No.	CIVIL APPEAL SUIT NO: H1/190/12
Citation No.	[2013]DLCA4815

OWUSU M. J.A. (PRESIDING)

MARFUL-SAU J.A.

SAEED GYAN J.A.

MR. AKOTO AMPAU FOR PLAINTIFF/APPELLANT

MR. PETER HAYIBOR FOR DEFENDANTS/RESPONDENTS

[2013]DLCA4815
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >GH. TABATI LIMITED&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF/APPELLANT)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>SOCIAL SECURITY &amp; NATIONAL INSURANCE TRUST (SSNIT) AND LANDS COMMISSION&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANTS/RESPONDENTS)<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: H1/190/12&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &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: 17TH OCTOBER,
2013<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>MR. AKOTO AMPAU FOR
PLAINTIFF/APPELLANT<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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MR.
PETER HAYIBOR FOR DEFENDANTS/RESPONDENTS
<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM:
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OWUSU
M. J.A. (PRESIDING), MARFUL-SAU J.A., SAEED GYAN 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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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;
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</div>MARIAMA OWUSU, J.A:<o:p></o:p>On
8-4-2011, the High Court, Accra, dismissed the plaintiff’s application for an
order to set aside the judgment of the Court dated 14-1-2011.<o:p></o:p>Dissatisfied
with the decision of the Court, the plaintiff appealed to the Court of Appeal
on the following grounds:<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;
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The
learned trial Judge failed to exercise his discretion judicially when he
refused to grant the application to set aside the judgment of the Court dated
14-1-2011 and restore plaintiff/appellant’s action.<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;
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That
the judgment is against the weight of the evidence.<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;
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That
the learned trial Judge failed to consider the case of the plaintiff/appellant
in dismissing the application to set aside the judgment of the Court.<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;
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