MRS. ABENA POKUA ACKAH vs. AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT BANK [2016]DLSC2814

Date	2016-07-28
Suit No.	CIVIL APPEAL NO. J4/31/2015
Citation No.	[2016]DLSC2814

DOTSE JSC (PRESIDING)

GBADEGBE JSC

AKOTO-BAMFO (MRS) JSC

AKAMBA JSC

PWAMANG JSC

GODFRED YEBOAH DAME FOR APPLICANT.

MRS. SYLVIA CUDJOE FOR RESPONDENT.

[2016]DLSC2814
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >MRS. ABENA POKUA ACKAH<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT
BANK<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;[SUPREME COURT, ACCRA]<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. J4/31/2015&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;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;DATE: 28TH JULY, 2016<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:&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;&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;
<o:p></o:p>GODFRED
YEBOAH DAME FOR APPLICANT.<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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MRS.
SYLVIA CUDJOE FOR RESPONDENT.<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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DOTSE JSC (PRESIDING) GBADEGBE JSC
AKOTO-BAMFO (MRS) JSC AKAMBA JSC AND PWAMANG JSC<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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JUDGEMENT<o:p></o:p>

</div><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>By
her application, the Applicant/Appellant/Appellant/Applicant, hereafter
referred to as Applicant is praying this court to exercise its jurisdiction
under article 129 (4) of the Constitution 1992 as well as under the inherent
jurisdiction of this court for an order to accept as part of the record for the
purpose of hearing and determination the appeal filed by the Applicant herein,
the judgment of the Court of Appeal dated 27th March 2014.<o:p></o:p>The
Applicant swore to a 24 paragraphed affidavit in support of the application.
The salient facts of the said depositions are as follows:-<o:p></o:p>1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; That at the end of her appeal hearing
against the High Court judgment, the Court of Appeal, Coram: Henrietta Abban
J.A, presiding, K. A. Acquaye and Lovelace-Johnson JJA dismissed the said
appeal and indicated that the reasons for the said judgment would be filed at
the Registry of the Court.<o:p></o:p>2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; After several months of waiting, they
eventually were given certified true copies of the said judgment after really
persistent efforts.<o:p></o:p>3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The crux of the depositions contained
in the affidavit in support are that, there are at the moment three certified
true copies of judgments in respect of the same appeal at the Court of Appeal
dated as follows:-<o:p></o:p>a.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
5th
March 2014<o:p></o:p>b.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
27th
March 2014 and<o:p></o:p><sp</main>