THE ARTISINAL CANOE FISHERMEN ASSOCAITION OF CHORKOR vs. ADADENTAN STOOL COUNCIL AND 4 OTHERS [2014]DLCA4457

THE ARTISINAL CANOE FISHERMEN ASSOCAITION OF CHORKOR vs. ADADENTAN STOOL COUNCI... [2014]DLCA4457

Date	2014-07-24
Suit No.	Suit No: H1/69/2014
Citation No.	[2014]DLCA4457

MARIAMA OWUSU (PRESIDING)

ADUAMA OSEI J.A.

SOWAH J.A.

MR. CHARLES BENTUM FOR DEFENDANTS/APPELLANTS

NII ARMAH AYITEY FOR PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT

[2014]DLCA4457
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >THE ARTISINAL CANOE FISHERMEN ASSOCAITION OF CHORKOR<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF/RESPONENT)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>ADADENTAN STOOL COUNCIL AND 4 OTHERS<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANTS/APPELLANTS)<o:p></o:p>[COURT
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24, 2014<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>MR. CHARLES BENTUM FOR 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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</div>CORAM:<o:p></o:p>MARIAMA
OWUSU (PRESIDING), ADUAMA OSEI J.A., SOWAH J.A.<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border-top: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><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>On
26-5-2011, the High Court, Accra, dismissed the counterclaim of the defendants
and declared that, the installation of the second defendant as Chief fisherman
was illegitimate. The Court then entered judgment for the plaintiff and made
the following orders:<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;
margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.75in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;
text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; “The nomination, appointment and
installation are set aside.<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;
margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.75in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;
text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The defendants are restrained from
installing a chief fisherman for the plaintiff association.<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;
margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.75in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;
text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; I award cost of GH¢2,000.00 against
the defendants jointly and severally”.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>Dissatisfied
with the decision of the High Court, the defendants appealed to the Court of
Appeal on the following ground:<o:p></o:p>[a] &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The
Judgment was against the weight of the evidence adduced at the trial.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>Additional grounds of appeal will be filed
when the defendants/appellants receive the record of appeal.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>The background to this
case is as follows:<o:p></o:p>The
plaintiff by its amended writ of summons and statement of claim, claim against
the defendants jointly and severally the following reliefs:<o:p></o:p>a.