JULIANA BUCMAN vs. RUTH APPIAH [2017]DLCA5113

Date	2017-04-27
Suit No.	CIVIL APPEAL NO. H1/34/2017
Citation No.	[2017]DLCA5113

OWUSU J.A. (PRESIDING)

WELBOURNE J.A.

SOWAH J.A.

NATHAN YARNEY FOR APPELLANT

BABA AVIO FOR RESPONDENT

[2017]DLCA5113
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >JULIANA BUCMAN<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;
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OF APPEAL, ACCRA]<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:
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</div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;
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YARNEY FOR APPELLANT<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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OWUSU J.A. (PRESIDING), WELBOURNE J.A., SOWAH J.A.<o:p></o:p>

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</div>SOWAH, J.A.:<o:p></o:p>Background
Facts<o:p></o:p>The plaintiff/applicant/respondent [hereinafter referred to
as the plaintiff] filed her writ of summons and statement of claim on 17th
April 2015 seeking declaration of title to a parcel of land, recovery of
possession, damages for trespass and perpetual injunction. She followed this on
28th April 2015 with a Motion for interlocutory injunction. The
defendant/respondent/appellant [hereinafter the defendant] filed her affidavit
in opposition on 13th July 2015 whereupon the plaintiff filed a
supplementary affidavit on 17th July 2015.<o:p></o:p>In the Ruling delivered on 25th
August 2015, plaintiff's application was denied. The trial judge noted that it
was “significant that the plaintiff did
not file any supplementary affidavit in reaction to the affidavit in opposition
……” [See page 79 of the record of appeal].<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>