FRANCIS M. TWUM. vs. NANA NTIRI TWUM BARIMA II [2015]DLCA4748

Date	2015-07-02
Suit No.	CIVIL SUIT NO: H1/181/2014
Citation No.	[2015]DLCA4748

M. OWUSU (J.A.) – PRESIDING

ACQUAYE (J.A.)

TORKORNOO (J.A.)

WISDOM ANTHONIO FOR PLAINTIFF/APPELLANT

MISS MONA EFFA FOR DEFENDANT/RESPONDENT

[2015]DLCA4748
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >FRANCIS M. TWUM.<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF/APPELLANT)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>NANA NTIRI TWUM BARIMA II <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
SUIT NO: H1/181/2014&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;DATE: 2ND
JULY, 2015<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>WISDOM ANTHONIO 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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MISS
MONA EFFA FOR DEFENDANT/RESPONDENT<o:p></o:p>

M. OWUSU (J.A.) – PRESIDING, ACQUAYE (J.A.),
TORKORNOO (J.A.)<o:p></o:p>

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</div>MARIAMA OWUSU, J.A.:<o:p></o:p>On
3-2-2014 the High Court, Accra, in an application for Stay of Execution and an
order to pay judgment debt by installments ruled among other things as follows:<o:p></o:p>“After
the defendants’ motion for payment by installment was dismissed on 11th
February, 2013, he made some payments to the plaintiff which has reduced the
debt to Gh¢46,288.00.&nbsp; So the defendant
has shown good faith in taking steps to settle the judgment debt.<o:p></o:p>Accordingly,
I would grant the application save that I would increase the monthly
installment payment to GH¢3,500.00<o:p></o:p>The application is thus
granted as varied.”<o:p></o:p>Dissatisfied
with the decision of the High Court, the plaintiff/appellant (hereinafter
referred to as plaintiff) appealed to the Court of Appeal on the following
grounds:<o:p></o:p>a.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; That the honourable trial court
misdirected itself and fell into an error when it held that the
defendant/respondent (hereinafter referred to as the defendant) has shown good
faith in taking steps to settle the judgment debt when indeed there was no such
evidence before the court and the defendant/respondent has not shown any such
good faith.<o:p></o:p>b.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; That the honourable trial court
misdirected itself and therefore fell into an error when it granted the
defendant/respondent’s application for payment of the judgment debt by monthly
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