MOCKPAR KOMONG vs. DAABIL KONLAN WAUK [2016]DLCA5550

Date	2016-02-29
Suit No.	CIVIL APPEAL NO: H1/7/2015
Citation No.	[2016]DLCA5550

D. ADJEI JA (PRESIDING)

A. LOVELACE-JOHNSON JA

B. ACKAH-YENSU JA

FRANCIS ACHEAMPONG FOR PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT

OSCAR KWASI JIMAH FOR DEFENDANT/APPELLANT

[2016]DLCA5550
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >MOCKPAR KOMONG<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF/ RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>DAABIL KONLAN WAUK<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANT/APPELLANT)<o:p></o:p>[COURT OF APPEAL, TAMALE]<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: H1/7/2015&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;29TH
FEBRUARY, 2016<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>FRANCIS ACHEAMPONG FOR PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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</div>CORAM:
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>D. ADJEI, JA (PRESIDING), A. LOVELACE-JOHNSON JA,
B. ACKAH-YENSU, JA<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border-top:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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</div>BARBARA
ACKAH-YENSU, JA<o:p></o:p>The
instant appeal is against the judgment of the High Court sitting at Tamale,
delivered on 23rd October, 2012. Per the said judgment the Court
decreed title in favour of the Plaintiff/Respondent (page 237 of ROA), as
follows:<o:p></o:p>“From the totality of the evidence, I think the
scale of justice tilts in favour of the plaintiff. In other words based on the
proof by preponderance of the probabilities, the plaintiff’s case is more probable
than that of the defendant. For this reason, judgment is hereby entered in
favour of the plaintiff on all his reliefs. The defendant’s counterclaim is
hereby dismissed.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>I hereby decree that the defendant should forthwith
vacate the said portion of land granted to the defendant by plaintiff and which
the defendant appropriated at the time the plaintiff moved to Nakpunduri town. The
plaintiff should recover the said farm land.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>I hereby decree perpetual injunction against the
defendant whether himself or his servants, agents, workmen assigns or any other
person from entering, farming or being on the said land for whatever purpose.”<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>Being dissatisfied with this judgment, the Defendant/Appellant appealed
on the grounds set out in the Notice of Appeal filed on 30/11/12 thus:<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; “(a). &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; That the judge erred
when he held that there was no valid customary arbitration.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;(b). That the judgment is against the evidence
on record.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;(c). Further grounds of appeal to be filed on
receipt of the record of proceedings”.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>On
16th June 2014, additional grounds of appeal were filed as follows:<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;“(a) &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; That the defendant was not given adequate
opportunity to present his case and this occasioned a substantial miscarriage
of justice.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>