NANA KWAKU POKU vs. CHARLES K. AMENMATSRO [2014]DLCA4761

Date	2014-01-30
Suit No.	CIVIL APPEAL NO: H1/124/2013
Citation No.	[2014]DLCA4761

JUSTICE F KUSI-APPIAH JA [PRESIDING]

JUSTICE V OFOE JA

JUSTICE M WELBOURNE JA

MR THOMAS HUGHES FOR APPELLANT

MR A. G. BOADU FOR RESPONDENT

[2014]DLCA4761
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >NANA KWAKU POKU<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF/APPELLANT)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>CHARLES K. AMENMATSRO<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANT/RESPONDENT)<o:p></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 NO: H1/124/2013&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;DATE: 30TH JANUARY,
2014<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>MR THOMAS HUGHES FOR
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
A. G. BOADU FOR RESPONDENT<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM:
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JUSTICE
F KUSI-APPIAH JA [PRESIDING], JUSTICE V OFOE JA, JUSTICE M WELBOURNE JA<o:p></o:p>

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judgment of the High Court delivered on 22nd June, 2012, in favour
of the defendant/respondent against the plaintiff/appellant herein.&nbsp; Dissatisfied with the judgment, the appellant
appealed against the said judgment. The grounds of appeal are as follows:<o:p></o:p>1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The
learned judge erred when even though he found out that none of the Order(s)
prior to the service were carried out nevertheless gave judgment for the
Defendant.<o:p></o:p>2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The
learned judge erred when he dwelt only on the fact that fraud was the only
issue when the Plaintiff had raised the issue of nullity at the trial.<o:p></o:p>3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The
judgment is a miscarriage of justice.<o:p></o:p>4.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Even
though the judge found out that hearing notices for the trial were never served
on the Appellant nevertheless went ahead to rule that they were mere
irregularities.<o:p></o:p>5.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The
judgment is against the weight of evidence.<o:p></o:p>By
leave of this court the appellant filed the following additional grounds of
appeal:<o:p></o:p>6.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;