[2015]DLSC3250 Login to Read Full Case <span style="font-size: 18px !important;"><p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif";color:#00B0F0;mso-ansi-language: EN-GB">EKENE ANOZIE<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif";color:#00B0F0;mso-ansi-language: EN-GB">vs.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif";color:#00B0F0;mso-ansi-language: EN-GB">THE REPUBLIC<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%"><span lang="EN-GB" 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. J3/6/2014</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 lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif";mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma; mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">MALIKE WOANYAH DEH (SA) WITH ESI DETAAYANKAH (ASA) FOR THE RESPONDENT.<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="MsoNoSpacing" 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-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"; mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">COUNSEL FOR APPELLANT ABSENT.<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div><p class="MsoNormalCxSpFirst" 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="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;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="MsoNoSpacing" 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-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma">JUDGEMENT</span></b><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family:Arial"><o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p> </div><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%"><b><u><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif";mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">BY COURT</span></u></b><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif";mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma; mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif";mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma; mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">We have carefully perused the Judgment of the Court of Appeal and the record of proceedings and we are satisfied that the Court of Appeal adequately considered both the facts and the Law of this case and arrived at a sound conclusion. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif";mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma; mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">Accordingly we see no reason to disturb the said Judgment appealed from and consequently dismiss this appeal.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif";mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB"><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"><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"><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"><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"> &