ELIZABETH FRIMPONG vs ATTA DWAMENA (DECEASED) SUBTITUTED BY KOJO OBUOBI, AUNTIE GRACE AND AKWEY PAPPOE [2017]DLHC16388

ELIZABETH FRIMPONG vs ATTA DWAMENA (DECEASED) SUBTITUTED BY KOJO OBUOBI, AUNTIE... [2017]DLHC16388

Date	2017-11-08
Suit No.	SUIT NO. LDA/0013/16
Citation No.	[2017]DLHC16388

HIS LORDSHIP JUSTICE ANTHONY OPPONG

CHARLES BAWADUAH ESQ

CORNELIUS VITO ESQ

[2017]DLHC16388
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" ><a name="_Hlk146980440"></a><a name="_Hlk146981432">ELIZABETH FRIMPONG<o:p></o:p></a>&nbsp;(PLAINTIFF)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>ATTA
DWAMENA (DECEASED) SUBTITUTED BY KOJO OBUOBI,<o:p></o:p>AUNTIE
GRACE AND AKWEY PAPPOE <o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANTS)<o:p></o:p>[HIGH COURT, ACCRA]<o:p></o: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;">

SUIT NO. LDA/0013/16&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: 8TH
NOVEMBER 2017<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>CHARLES BAWADUAH ESQ FOR PLAINTIFF<o:p></o: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;">

CORNELIUS VITO&nbsp; ESQ FOR DEFENDANTS<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM
<o:p></o:p>HIS LORDSHIP JUSTICE ANTHONY OPPONG<o:p></o:p><div style="border-top-width: 1.5pt; border-top-color: windowtext; border-left: none; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-right: none; padding: 1pt 0cm;">

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</div>&nbsp;On
the 18th October 2017 I dismissed the instant appeal but the reasons were
deferred to be given today 1st November 2017. I now proceed to give my reasons.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;This
is an appeal from the District Court, Amasaman filed by the Plaintiff/Appellant
(hereinafter to be referred to as appellant) by which she is seeking to set
aside the judgment of the District Court dated 24th June 2014. The only ground
of the appeal is that the said judgment is against the weight of evidence.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;By
this ground of appeal, this Court is being called upon to go through the entire
record of appeal one more time to satisfy itself that the Appellant’s case was
reasonably supported or amply supported or more probable than not on the
preponderance of the weight of the evidence. This duty in substance amounts to
rehearing of the case.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;Sophia Akuffo
JSC (now Chief Justice) puts it succinctly in the case of TUAKWA V. BOSOM (2001-2002) SCGLR 61 at 65<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;“… an appeal is by way of rehearing
particularly where the Appellant, that is the Plaintiff in the
trial Court in the instant case (the same as in this case), alleges in his
notice of appeal that, the decision of the trial Court
is against the weight of the evidence. In such a case, although it is not the function of the appellate
Court to evaluate the veracity or otherwise of any witness, it is incumbent
upon the appellate Court, in a civil case, to analyse
the entire record of appeal, take into account the
testimonies and all documentary evidence adduced at the trial before it arrives
at its decision, so as to satisfy
itself that, on a preponderance of the probabilities, the conclusions of the
trial judge are reasonably or amply supported by </main>