MARY TWUMASIWAA vs ASAMOAH BOA AMPONSEM [2018]DLCA16145

Date	2018-12-21
Suit No.	SUIT NO. H1/19/2013
Citation No.	[2018]DLCA16145

MARIAMA OWUSU J.A (PRESIDING)

HENRY A. KWOFIE J.A

AMMA GAISIE J.A

MOSES KOFI OBAH

WILLIAM ORLEANS ODURO

[2018]DLCA16145
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >MARY TWUMASIWAA<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p>vs<o:p></o:p>ASAMOAH BOA AMPONSEM<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANT/APPELLANT)<o:p></o:p>[COURT OF APPEAL, KUMASI]<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;<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. H1/19/2013&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: 21st DECEMBER 2018<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>MOSES KOFI OBAH FOR
THE DEFENDANT/APPELLANT<o:p></o:p>WILLIAM ORLEANS ODURO
FOR THE PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT.<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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OWUSU J.A (PRESIDING), HENRY A. KWOFIE J.A, AMMA GAISIE J.A<o:p></o:p>

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</div>HENRY
KWOFIE J.A:<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;The
present appeal has been launched by the defendant/appellant against the
judgment of the High Court, Sunyani delivered on 5th March 2012.<o:p></o:p>The
trial High Court in that judgment entered judgment in favour of the plaintiff
and dismissed the defendant’s counterclaim.&nbsp;
Dissatisfied with the said judgment, the defendant/appellant
(hereinafter referred to as the defendant) launched the instant appeal on
09/03/2012 on the following grounds:<o:p></o:p>a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The
decision/judgment delivered by the Court was against the weight of evidence
adduced in Court by the parties;<o:p></o:p>b)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The
petitioner’s action is/was caught by laches, acquiescence, and the Limitation
Decree&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>c)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The
petitioner/respondent was estopped in law from initiating the present action<o:p></o:p>d)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The
petitioner having divorced the respondent long ago cannot in law institute this
action <o:p></o:p>e)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Additional
grounds of appeal shall be filed on receipt of the record of proceedings.<o:p></o:p>It
is noted for the record that no additional grounds of appeal were filed.&nbsp; The reliefs sought from the Court of Appeal
is an order or reverse set aside the judgment of the honourable Court dated
05/03/2012 and all the consequential orders thereof.&nbsp; The notice of appeal is at pages 183 to 184
of the record of appeal whilst the judgment appealed from is at pages 171 to
182 of the record of appeal.&nbsp; Before
dealing with the arguments advanced in support and against this appeal, I will
give a brief background of the case.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;By
a writ of Summons filed on 02/08/2010, the plaintiff/respondent claimed against
the defendant the following reliefs:<o:p></o:p>a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; A
declaration that all that building plot at La-Bawaleshi, East Legon, Accra
measuring 0.32 acres and plot No. 65 Block A Sector 21, Airport Residential
Area, Sunyani and the building thereon are the joint properties of the
plaintiff and the defendant who were a married couple until about 10 years ago
when the said marriage was dissolved <o:p></o:p>b)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; A
declaration that the plaintiff is entitled to one-half (1/2) share of the two
(2) properties described in (a)supra or in the alternative, an order that one
each of the two (2) properties be settled on the plaintiff and the defendant
respectively <o:p></o:p>c)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; An
order of perpetual injunction restraining the defendant, his agents, workmen,
relations, assigns or anybody claiming through them from interfering with the
plaintiff’s share of the said properties. <o:p></o:p>&nbsp;The</main>