NII KPOBI TETTEY TSURU III vs. THEOPHILUS SOWAH ANNANG, C. S. LARYEA AND JOSEPH NII TORGBOR OBODAI II [2013]DLCA8120

NII KPOBI TETTEY TSURU III vs. THEOPHILUS SOWAH ANNANG, C. S. LARYEA AND JOSEPH... [2013]DLCA8120

Date	2013-06-06
Suit No.	CIVIL APPEAL: SUIT NO: H1/59/2013
Citation No.	[2013]DLCA8120

KUSI-APPIAH J.A. (PRESIDING)

ADUAMA OSEI J.A.

LOVELACE-JOHNSON (MS.) J.A.

MR. D. O. LAMPTEY FOR PLAINTIFF/APPELLANT

MISS ESINE OKUDZETO FOR DEFENDANTS/RESPONDENTS

[2013]DLCA8120
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >NII KPOBI TETTEY TSURU III<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF/APPELLANT)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>THEOPHILUS
SOWAH ANNANG, C. S. LARYEA AND JOSEPH NII TORGBOR OBODAI II<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:&nbsp; H1/59/2013&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: 6TH
JUNE, 2013<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>MR.
D. O. LAMPTEY 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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MISS
ESINE OKUDZETO FOR DEFENDANTS/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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KUSI-APPIAH
J.A. (PRESIDING), ADUAMA OSEI J.A., LOVELACE-JOHNSON (MS.) J.A.<o:p></o:p>

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</div>KUSI-APPIAH, J.A.:<o:p></o:p>The
plaintiff/appellant (hereinafter referred to as the plaintiff) has had to
travel down to the High Court through the Court of Appeal from the Supreme
Court.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>I
believe that his ascent to this court, the second time, was much influenced by
what Her Ladyship Justice Barbara Ward Acquah (Mrs.) said or directed in her
opinion in the High Court, Accra on 2nd May, 2012 at page 200 of the
record;<o:p></o:p>“1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The plaintiff is estopped from setting up a
claim of fraud having failed to raise same before the High Court and Supreme
Court and <o:p></o:p>2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The
plaintiff’s claim in the instant suit are matters already raised before the
High Court and the Supreme Court and in respect of which judgment was given and
therefore res judicata.”<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>It
was against this decision that the appeal was lodged in this court on grounds
formulated as follows:-<o:p></o:p>“a.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; No particulars/full details of facts
constituting estoppel were pleaded by defendants/respondents.<o:p></o:p>b.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Specific
allegations of facts plaintiff/appellant is estopped from proving were not
given/pleaded by defendants/respondents.<o:p></o:p>c.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; There
was serious procedural error in that estoppel and fraud are triable issues.<o:p></o:p>d.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The
ruling is wrong.<o:p></o:p>e.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Further
grounds to be filed upon receipt of the Record of Appeal.”<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>