[2015]DLSC3243 Login to Read Full Case <span style="font-size: 18px !important;"><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%"><b><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"; color:#00B0F0">LOUIS HANTO<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%"><b><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"; color:#00B0F0">vs.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%"><b><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"; color:#00B0F0">IDA HANTO AND OTHERS<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif""> </span><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;">[SUPREME COURT, ACCRA]</span><b><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif";mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt; padding:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt;text-align:justify;line-height: 115%;border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0in; mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif";mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma">CIVIL APPEAL NO. J4/8/2014</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%; font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif""> </span><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;">DATE:</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%; font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif""> </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif";mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma">13<sup>TH</sup> MAY, 2015<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="line-height:115%"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">COUNSEL: <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"">THE APPELLANT PRESENT. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"">2<sup>ND</sup> RESPONDENT PRESENT<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"">K. A. OWUSU-ANSAH FOR THE APPELLANT/APPELLANT.<o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt; padding:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%;border:none; mso-border-bottom-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0in;mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"">F.K. BUOR FOR THE 2<sup>ND</sup> TO 4<sup>TH</sup> RESPONDENTS.<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height:115%"><b><span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;">CORAM: <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt; padding:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%;border:none; mso-border-bottom-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0in;mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif";mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma; mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">ATUGUBA JSC (PRESIDING), ANSAH JSC, BONNIE JSC, BAMFO JSC, AND AKAMBA JSC.<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt; padding:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in"> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%; border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0in; mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in"><b><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"">JUDGEMENT<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </div><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"">We have read the judgment of the Court of Appeal, against the background of the proceedings. We consider that the Court of Appeal meticulously dealt with the matter both as to the facts and the Law and we see no ground to disturb the same. There is no need to repeat the reasons for decision as same were stated by the Court of Appeal. Indeed in Krabah vrs Krakue (1962) 2GLRR,122 S.C. Akufo –Addo JSC (as he then was) noted at 132-133 a similar terse decision of the Court of Appeal in the case of Mills vrs Addy (1958) 3 WALR 357 on the ground of the comprehensiveness and ability of Ollenu J’s Judgment. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"">We accordingly dismiss this appeal as being unmeritorious. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"">Cost of GH¢2,000.00 in favour of the Respondents.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="right" style="text-align:right;line-height:115%"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif";mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma; mso-ansi-language:EN-GB"> <b>(SGD) W. A. ATUGUBA</b><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="right" style="text-align:right;line-height:115%"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB"> JUSTICE OF THE SUPREME COURT<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="right" style="text-align:right;line-height:115%"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB"> (SGD) J. ANSAH<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="right" style="text-align:right;line-height:115%"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB"> JUSTICE OF THE SUPREME COURT <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="right" style="text-align:right;line-height:115%"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB"> (SGD) P. BAFFOE-BONNIE<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="right" style="text-align:right;line-height:115%"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB"> JUSTICE OF THE SUPREME COURT<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="right" style="text-align:right;line-height:115%"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB"> (SGD) V. AKOTO-BAMFO (MRS)<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="right" style="text-align:right;line-height:115%"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB"> JUSTICE OF THE SUPREME COURT<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="right" style="text-align:right;line-height:115%"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB"> &nbs