MRS. EVA COFIE vs. NOAH BORKETEY AND 6 OTHERS AND OKLE KITO & 11 ORS [2014]DLCA5598

Date	2014-05-22
Suit No.	CIVIL APPEAL NO: H1/100/12
Citation No.	[2014]DLCA5598

ABBAN (MRS.) JA (PRESIDING)

ACQUAYE JA

DZAMEFE JA

ALBERT ADANE FOR PLAINTIFF/APPELLANT

JOEL ANNOR-AFARI FOR THE DEFENDANTS/RESPONDENTS

[2014]DLCA5598
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >MRS. EVA COFIE<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF/APPELLANT)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>NOAH BORKETEY AND 6 OTHERS<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANT/
RESPONDENTS)<o:p></o:p>AND<o:p></o:p>OKLE KITO &amp; 11 ORS<o:p></o:p>(CO-DEFENDANT/RESPONDENTS)<o:p></o:p>[COURT
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APPEAL NO: H1/100/12&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; 22ND
MAY 2014<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>ALBERT ADANE 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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JOEL ANNOR-AFARI FOR THE
DEFENDANTS/RESPONDENTS<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM:
<o:p></o:p>ABBAN (MRS.) JA (PRESIDING), ACQUAYE JA, DZAMEFE
JA <o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border-top:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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</div>DZAMEFE, JA<o:p></o:p>This
is an appeal by the plaintiff against the judgment of the High Court, Accra,
dated 20th February, 2009 in favour of the defendant. The plaintiff dissatisfied
with the said judgment filed this appeal on the following grounds;-<o:p></o:p>1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The
learned trial judge erred in treating the plaintiff’s claims in both suits as
if they were claims for declaration of title to land when the plaintiff was
indeed and in fact claiming for proper administration of her late father’s
estate.<o:p></o:p>2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The
learned trial judge committed an error when he ignored the testimony of a
Nungua traditional elder regarding the actual Nungua Custom and preferred a
statement of the custom by an English man<o:p></o:p>3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The
learned trial judge misinterpreted the statement of the statement of Nungua Custom
by learned author Gordon R. Woodman.<o:p></o:p>4.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The
judgment is against the weight of the evidence on record<o:p></o:p>5.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Further
and additional grounds of appeal will be filed upon receipt of the record of
appeal.<o:p></o:p>The parties in this
instant appeal will be refered to as they were in the trial court.<o:p></o:p>The relief sought is for
the judgment to be set aside and judgment entered for the plaintiff for the
reliefs indorsed on the writ of summon and the cost awarded against the plaintiff
also be set aside.<o:p></o:p>The plaintiff issued this
writ of summons against the defendant for the following r</main>