DAVID OPOKU AMOAH vs. OBIRI LOTTERIES [2014]DLCA4623

Date	2014-10-29
Suit No.	CIVIL APPEAL SUIT NO: H1/26/2014
Citation No.	[2014]DLCA4623

C. J. HONYENUGA J.A (PRESIDING)

D. ADJEI J.A

B. F. ACKAH-YENSU J.A

MICHAEL ARTHUR-DADZIE FOR PLAINTIFF/ RESPONDENT

KWABENA GYAMFI FOR DEFENDANT/APPELLANT ABSENT

[2014]DLCA4623
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >DAVID OPOKU AMOAH<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF/
RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>OBIRI LOTTERIES<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANTS/
APPELLANTS)<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>[COURT OF APPEAL, CAPE COAST]<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: H1/26/2014&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: 29TH OCTOBER,
2014<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>MICHAEL ARTHUR-DADZIE FOR
PLAINTIFF/ RESPONDENT<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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KWABENA
GYAMFI FOR DEFENDANT/APPELLANT ABSENT<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM:
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C.
J. HONYENUGA J.A (PRESIDING), D. ADJEI J.A, B. F. ACKAH-YENSU J.A<o:p></o:p>

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</div>BARBARA
ACKAH-YENSU, JA<o:p></o:p>The
Defendant/Appellant has filed the instant appeal against the judgment of the
High Court sitting in Cape Coast, and dated 30th July, 2010. The
said court gave judgment in favour of the Plaintiff/Respondent.<o:p></o:p>The
brief facts of the appeal are that on 19th July, 2007, the Plaintiff/Respondent
filed a suit against the Defendant/Appellant for a declaration that he was
entitled to be paid an amount of ¢226,080,000.00 for lotto tickets he staked
and won.&nbsp; He thus prayed for the court to
make an order compelling the Defendant/Appellant to pay the said amount to him,
together with interest.<o:p></o:p>The
trial High Court Judge opined thus:<o:p></o:p>“I
therefore conclude that it is abundantly clear that there was no justification
on the part of the Defendant Company to refuse to pay the amount plaintiff put
in a claim for.<o:p></o:p>Consequently,
final judgment is entered for the plaintiff for all the reliefs endorsed on his
writ of summons”<o:p></o:p>Being
dissatisfied with this decision, the Defendant/Appellant filed this appeal on
the following grounds:<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; “<o:p></o:p>a.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
The
learned trial Judge made erroneous findings of fact, and of law.<o:p></o:p>b.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
The
judgment was against the weight of evidence led at the trial.<o:p></o:p>c.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Further
grounds of appeal will be filed upon receipt of the record of proceedings.”<o:p></o:p>No
further grounds of appeal were filed. &nbsp;In
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