EKOW NUNOO vs. KWESI ANDREWS MENSAH [2017]DLCA4699

Date	2017-06-27
Suit No.	CIVIL APPEAL NO.H1/2/2017
Citation No.	[2017]DLCA4699

HONYENUGA J.A (PRESIDING)

GYAN J.A

SUURBARREH J.A

PATRICK ASAMOAH ESQ FOR THE DEFENDANT/APPELLANT

PATRICK ASAMOAH

ESQ FOR THE DEFENDANT/APPELLANT

[2017]DLCA4699
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >EKOW NUNOO<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>KWESI ANDREWS MENSAH<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANT/APPELLANT)<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>[COURT
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CIVIL
APPEAL NO.H1/2/2017&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: 27TH
JUNE, 2017<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>PATRICK ASAMOAH, ESQ FOR
THE DEFENDANT/APPELLANT<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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GUSTAV
ARDINTON, ESQ FOR THE PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM:
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HONYENUGA
J.A (PRESIDING), GYAN J.A, SUURBARREH J.A<o:p></o:p>

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</div>SAEED
K. GYAN, J.A<o:p></o:p>On 15th September, 2015 the
Circuit Court, Agona Swedru, in the Central Region delivered a judgment in
respect of a piece and parcel of land located at Agona Swedru. <o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>The judgment went in favour of the
Plaintiff. <o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>By the said judgment, the Court
decreed title in the disputed land in favour of the Plaintiff, ordered recovery
of possession from the Defendant and granted an order of perpetual injunction
against the Defendant and his agents, assigns, workmen and all others claiming
through the Defendant.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>Additionally, the Court awarded
general damages in the sum of GH¢2000 against the Defendant as well as costs of
GH¢1000 in favour of the Plaintiff.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>On the other hand, the Court did not
find the Defendant’s counter-claim to be well founded and properly proven and,
accordingly, dismissed the counter claim in its entirety.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>Obviously displeased with and
aggrieved by the judgment, the Defendant promptly filed a Notice of appeal on
25/09/2015 against the whole decision of the Court.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>The Court’s judgment can be found on
pages 57 to 69 of the record of appeal (ROA), while the Notice of Appeal
appears on pages 70 and 71 of the ROA.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>Not surprisingly, the initial ground
of appeal was only to the effect that the judgment was against the weight of
evidence, with the customary indication to file further grounds upon receipt of
the record of proceedings.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>