MR. ANTHONY VICTOR OBENG vs. MRS. THERESA H. OBENG [2013]DLCA5557

Date	2013-06-13
Suit No.	SUIT NO.: H1/59/2006
Citation No.	[2013]DLCA5557

OWUSU M. J.A. (PRESIDING)

ADUAMA OSEI J.A.

LOVELACE-JOHNSON J.A.

MR. ALEX QUAYNOR FOR PLAINTIFF/APPELLANT

NII AKWEI BRUCE THOMPSON FOR RESPONDENT/RESPONDENT

[2013]DLCA5557
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >MR. ANTHONY VICTOR OBENG<o:p></o:p>(PETITIONER/APPELLANT)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>MRS. THERESA H. OBENG<o:p></o:p>(RESPONDENT/RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p>[COURT
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SUIT NO.: H1/59/2006&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;JUNE 13, 2013<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>MR.
ALEX QUAYNOR 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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</div>CORAM: <o:p></o:p>OWUSU
M. J.A. (PRESIDING), ADUAMA OSEI J.A., LOVELACE-JOHNSON J.A.<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border-top:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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</div>MARIAMA OWUSU, J.A:<o:p></o:p>On
21-4-2004, the High Court, Accra, after dissolving the marriage between the
parties made the following Orders:<o:p></o:p>“In
conclusion and in exercise of this Court’s discretion under S. 20(1) and (2) of
the MCA 1971, Act 367, I make the following awards:<o:p></o:p>1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Petitioner
is hereby ordered to make a lump sum payment of US$80,000.00 to the respondent.
This may be made in 5 installments.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
US$5,000.00
or its cedi equivalent to cover cost of legal representation.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Cost
of One-way Air-ticket from Ghana to US.”<o:p></o:p>Dissatisfied
with the decision of the High Court, the petitioner/appellant appealed to this
Court on the following grounds:<o:p></o:p>a.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The judgment is against the weight of
evidence.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>b.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The order that the petitioner must pay
to the respondent the lump sum of US$80,000.00 and US$5,000.00 or its
equivalent in cedis as costs of legal representation is excessive and
constitutes gross miscarriage of justice.<o:p></o:p>