JAMES TOAH AGYARE vs. SOLOMON OPARE ADDO QUAYNOR, TEYE OFOE AND REGINA L.A. GRAND SAWYER [2016]DLCA4934

JAMES TOAH AGYARE vs. SOLOMON OPARE ADDO QUAYNOR, TEYE OFOE AND REGINA L.A. GR... [2016]DLCA4934

Date	2016-10-26
Suit No.	CIVIL APPEAL NO: H1/127/2011
Citation No.	[2016]DLCA4934

ADJEI J.A. (PRESIDING)

SOWAH J.A.

MENSAH J.A.

ESSIE COBBINAH WITH DAVID DUODU ASARE FOR DEFENDANTS'/ APPELLANTS

ANDY APPIAH KUBI FOR PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT

[2016]DLCA4934
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >JAMES TOAH AGYARE <o:p></o:p>(PLAINITFF/ RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>SOLOMON OPARE ADDO QUAYNOR, TEYE OFOE AND REGINA L.A. GRAND
SAWYER&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>&nbsp;(DEFENDANTS/APPELLANTS)<o:p></o:p>[COURT OF APPEAL, KOFORIDUA]<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: H1/127/2011&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 OCTOBER, 2016<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>ESSIE
COBBINAH WITH DAVID DUODU ASARE FOR DEFENDANTS'/ APPELLANTS <o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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ANDY
APPIAH KUBI FOR PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT&nbsp; <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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ADJEI
J.A. (PRESIDING), SOWAH J.A., MENSAH J.A. <o:p></o:p>

</div><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;
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</div>SOWAH,&nbsp; J.A.:<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;
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mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">This is an appeal by the
defendants/appellants against the decision of the Circuit Court;
Akropong-Akwapim dated 29th April 2013. The trial court entered
judgment for the plaintiff/respondent for the reliefs endorsed on his writ of
summons and dismissed the counter-claim of the 1stdefendant.<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:
&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;mso-fareast-theme-font:
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mso-ansi-language:EN-GB;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">The defendants/appellants
are seeking
that the judgment be set aside and judgment entered for the appellants on the
counterclaim. Their grounds of appeal as amended pursuant to leave of the court
granted on 26th April 2016 are as follows:<o:p></o:p>Grounds Of Appeal:<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;
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That
the judgment of the honourable trial court is against the weight of the
evidence.<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;
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That
the trial court erred in holding that no concrete evidence had been led by 1st
defendant to indicate that plaintiffs action before the court in respect of
Exhibits 1, 2, 3, 4 &amp; 5 (inclusive) were statute barred.<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;
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