CHARLES LAWRENCE vs. AHMED DANAWI [2014]DLSC3003

Date	2014-11-28
Suit No.	CIVIL APPEAL NO.J4/63/2014
Citation No.	[2014]DLSC3003

WOOD C. J. (PRESIDING)

ANSAH J.S.C.

DOTSE J.S.C.

BONNIE J.S.C.

AKAMBA J.S.C.

JAMES AHENKORAH ESQ. FOR THE PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT /APPELLANT.

E. K. AMUA SEKYI ESQ. WITH HIM CYNTHIA OPARE ESQ. FOR THE

DEFENDANT/APPELLANT/ RESPONDENT.

[2014]DLSC3003
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >CHARLES
LAWRENCE<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>AHMED DANAWI<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;[SUPREME COURT, 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.J4/63/2014&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; &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: 28TH NOVEMBER, 2014<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>JAMES
AHENKORAH ESQ. FOR THE PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT /APPELLANT.<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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E.
K. AMUA SEKYI ESQ. WITH HIM CYNTHIA OPARE ESQ. FOR
THE DEFENDANT/APPELLANT/ RESPONDENT.<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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C. J. (PRESIDING), ANSAH J.S.C., DOTSE J.S.C., BONNIE J.S.C., AKAMBA J.S.C.&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;
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JUDGMENT<o:p></o:p>

</div><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>BAFFOE-BONNIE JSC:-<o:p></o:p>The
events culminating in this instant appeal have been faithfully recounted in
material detail in the judgment of the Court of Appeal and also the statements
of case of the parties. We do not therefore intend to set them out in
extensor.&nbsp; Suffice to say that for a
fuller and better appreciation of our judgment we will summarize the material
facts and events that have led to this appeal before us.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>Mr.
Charles Lawrence Quist, now deceased, instituted action at the High Court,
Accra, against Ahmed Danawi, for ejectment from a plot of land that was leased
to him and his brother, Abdulatif Danawi, because according to him, the two of
them had denied his title to the land and therefore forfeited the lease.&nbsp; Ahmed contested the action upon the basis
that they had not denied Mr. Quist’s title, so the main issue that called for
determination at the trial court was whether the two brothers had denied their landlord’s
title and forfeited the lease.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>The
plaintiff gave evidence was cross-examined and he closed his case. When it was
time for the defendant to open his defence, he was absent and his counsel
informed the court that since his defence was purely documentary, he sought
permission and same was granted for the documents to be tendered. The documents
were allowed in and the defendant closed his case. Counsel for the plaintiff
was Mr. Ahenkorah while counsel for the defendant was Mr. Norvor. The trial judge
who presided over the proceedings up to this stage was the late GyamerahTawiah
J. At the close of day both counsel were informed to file their respective
addresses by 8/11/2002 whereupon the parties would be notified of the date for
judgment.&nbsp; In pursuance of that,
defendant’s counsel, Mr. Norvor, filed the relevant documents on 24th
September 2002 after which an address was filed on behalf of the plaintiff.<o:p></o:p>This
was the state of things when the suit was finally transferred by the CJ to
Justice Bright Mensah following the demise of Gyamerah-Tawiah J.Bright Mensah
J. ordered that the record of proceedings taken before GyamerahTawiah J, should
be typed so that the parties may adopt the proceedings for the case to proceed.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></sp</main>