ZOOMLION GHANA LIMITED vs. MERSKWORLD COMPANY LIMITED [2015]DLCA8334

Date	2015-03-26
Suit No.	CIVIL APPEAL SUIT NO: H1/135/2014
Citation No.	[2015]DLCA8334

GYAESAYOR J.A (PRESIDING)

ACQUAYE J.A

WELBOURNE (MRS.) J.A

MR. OSAFO BUABENG FOR APPELLANT

MR. KOFI SOMUAH FOR RESPONDENT

[2015]DLCA8334
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >ZOOMLION GHANA LIMITED<o:p></o:p>(PLAINITFF/
APPELLANT)<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
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color:#00B0F0;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">vs.<o:p></o:p>MERSKWORLD COMPANY LIMITED<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 SUIT NO: H1/135/2014&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;DATE: 26TH MARCH, 2015<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>MR. OSAFO BUABENG 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. KOFI SOMUAH FOR
RESPONDENT<o:p></o:p>

</div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;
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GYAESAYOR J.A
(PRESIDING), ACQUAYE J.A, WELBOURNE (MRS.) J.A<o:p></o:p>

</div>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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</div>GYAESAYOR,
JA<o:p></o:p>The parties to the suit and for that matter this
appeal are all engaged in the Waste Management Business. The nature of their
business involves the collection and disposal of waste produced in Accra to a
final dumping place. Pursuant to this the appellant in this appeal entered into
an agreement with the Accra Metropolitan Assembly to dump waste at the Sarbah
pit, the subject of this litigation various agreements were signed between the
appellant and the Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) as a result of this
memorandum of understanding.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>According to the respondent, the plaintiff prevented
its workers from carrying their duties at the Sarbah pit claiming to have
acquired the land from the Gbawe Kwatei family. In the light of ensuing
dispute, the appellant issued a writ in the High Court claiming the reliefs
endorsed as follows:<o:p></o:p>a.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Declaration
that by agreements concluded between the AMA and the land owners and with
Zoomlion Ghana Limited respectively, it is only the plaintiff that has the
right to enter and operate the SARBAH PIT as a final refuse disposal site;<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>b.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
An
order for the recovery of possession of all that piece or parcel of land
described in this Statement of Claim as SARBAH PIT, North-West of Oblogo in
favour of the plaintiff;<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>c.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Perpetual
Injunction to restrain the defendant, its agents, servants, assigns, privies,
workmen and anybody claiming through the defendant from entering and or dumping
refuse in the SARBAH PIT described above or in any other manner interfering
with the plaintiff’s access and rights;<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>