[2016]DLHC17155 Login to Read Full Case <span style="font-size: 18px !important;"><div class="WordSection1"> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%"><a name="_Hlk152146143"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family: "Book Antiqua";color:#00B0F0">ODIKRO AJANNOR TETTEH<o:p></o:p></span></b></a></p> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family: "Book Antiqua"">(PLAINTIFF)<o:p></o:p></span></i></p> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family: "Book Antiqua";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-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family: "Book Antiqua";color:#00B0F0">KWESI KORLETEY<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family: "Book Antiqua"">(DEFENDANT)<o:p></o:p></span></i></p> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family: "Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">[HIGH COURT, ACCRA]<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%;tab-stops:168.75pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family: "Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua""> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <div style="border-top: none; border-right: none; border-left: none; border-image: initial; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: black; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%;border:none; mso-border-bottom-alt:solid black 1.5pt;padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"><a name="_heading=h.gjdgxs"></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family: "Book Antiqua"">SUIT N0. LDA/0001/2016 DATE: 6<sup>TH</sup> DECEMBER 2016<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family: "Book Antiqua"">COUNSEL<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <div style="border-top: none; border-right: none; border-left: none; border-image: initial; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: windowtext; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%;border:none; mso-border-bottom-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family: "Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">J A LARKAI ESQUIRE FOR PLAINTIFF <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%;border:none; mso-border-bottom-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family: "Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">FAUSTEL COFFIE ESQUIRE FOR DEFENDANT<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family: "Book Antiqua"">CORAM <o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family: "Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">HER LADYSHIP MRS. ELIZABETH ANKUMAH J<o:p></o:p></span></p> <div style="border-top-width: 1.5pt; border-top-color: black; border-left: none; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-right: none; padding: 1pt 0cm;"> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%; border:none;mso-border-top-alt:solid black 1.5pt;mso-border-bottom-alt:solid black 1.5pt; padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:1.0pt 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"><b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">JUDGMENT</span></b><b><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua""><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </div> <p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify; line-height:115%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif">This is an appeal from a judgment delivered at the District Court Dodowa<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>on<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt"> </span>11<span style="position:relative; top:-5.0pt;mso-text-raise:5.0pt">th<span style="letter-spacing:1.4pt"> </span></span>May<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>2014<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>in<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>favour<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt"> </span>of<span style="letter-spacing:-.3pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing: -.15pt"> </span>plaintiff.<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>The<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>defendant Appellant dissatisfied with the judgment filed Notice of Appeal on 10/9/14 and amended same.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-top:0cm;text-align:justify;line-height:115%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">The<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>Notice<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>of<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>Appeal<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>filed<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>on<span style="letter-spacing:-.3pt"> </span>behalf<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt"> </span>of<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing: -.2pt"> </span>defendant/appellant<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt"> </span>can<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>be found on pages 139 and 140 of the appeal record. They are:<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-top:0cm;text-align:justify;line-height: 115%;mso-list:l4 level1 lfo6;tab-stops:40.9pt 41.0pt"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"; letter-spacing:-.05pt">a.<span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%; font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">“The<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>trial<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>Magistrate<span style="letter-spacing: -.2pt"> </span>erred<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>in<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>law<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>and<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt"> </span>in<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>fact<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>for<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt"> </span>failing to<span style="letter-spacing:-.3pt"> </span>address the issue of limitation raised by defendant and hold that the<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm; margin-left:41.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:115%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">plaintiff’s<span style="letter-spacing:-.4pt"> </span>action<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt"> </span>is<span style="letter-spacing:-.35pt"> </span>statute<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span><span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">barred.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-top:0cm;text-align:justify;line-height: 115%;mso-list:l4 level1 lfo6;tab-stops:40.9pt 41.0pt"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"; letter-spacing:-.05pt">b.<span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%; font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">The trial Magistrate erred in failing to consider her own judgment in<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>suit<span style="letter-spacing:-.3pt"> </span>number<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>A1/10/2012<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>affecting<span style="letter-spacing: -.25pt"> </span>defendant’s<span style="letter-spacing:-.3pt"> </span>land<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>and<span style=