THE REPUBLIC vs. THE MANAGING DIRECTOR, STATE HOUSING CO. LTD. EX PARTE MRS M.Y.N. ACHIAMPONG [2018]DLCA4684

THE REPUBLIC vs. THE MANAGING DIRECTOR, STATE HOUSING CO. LTD. EX PARTE MRS M.... [2018]DLCA4684

Date	2018-04-19
Suit No.	CIVIL APPEAL SUIT NO: H1/36/2018
Citation No.	[2018]DLCA4684

GYAESAYOR J.A. (PRESIDING)

ACKAH-YENSU J.A.

SUURBAAREH J.A.

MRS. M.Y.N. ACHIAMPONG FOR APPELLANT

MR. KWABENA OWUSU MENSAH FOR RESPONDENT

[2018]DLCA4684
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" ><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:
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color:#00B0F0;letter-spacing:.75pt;mso-bidi-font-style:italic">THE REPUBLIC<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;
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letter-spacing:.75pt">(PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:
&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;mso-fareast-theme-font:
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color:#00B0F0;letter-spacing:.75pt;mso-bidi-font-style:italic">vs.<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:
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color:#00B0F0;letter-spacing:.75pt;mso-bidi-font-style:italic">THE MANAGING
DIRECTOR, STATE HOUSING CO. LTD.<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;
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letter-spacing:.75pt;mso-bidi-font-style:italic"><o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;
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letter-spacing:.75pt">(RESPONDENT/RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:
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letter-spacing:.75pt;mso-bidi-font-style:italic">EX PARTE MRS M.Y.N. ACHIAMPONG <span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;
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letter-spacing:.75pt">(APPLICANT/APPELLANT)<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:
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letter-spacing:.75pt;mso-bidi-font-style:italic"><o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:
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letter-spacing:.75pt;mso-bidi-font-style:italic">[COURT OF APPEAL, ACCRA]<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:
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padding:0in;mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in">CIVIL
APPEAL SUIT NO: H1/36/2018&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;,19TH
APRIL, 2018<o:p></o:p>

</div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;
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mso-bidi-font-style:italic">COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>MRS. M.Y.N. ACHIAMPONG 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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</div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;
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mso-bidi-font-style:italic">CORAM:<o:p></o:p>GYAESAYOR J.A. (PRESIDING),
ACKAH-YENSU J.A., SUURBAAREH J.A.<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border-top:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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0in;mso-padding-alt:1.0pt 0in 1.0pt 0in"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;
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letter-spacing:.75pt;mso-bidi-font-style:italic">JUDGMENT<o:p></o:p>

</div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;
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letter-spacing:-.3pt">SUURBAAREH, J.A.:<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:
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mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;
letter-spacing:-.3pt">This is an appeal against the ruling of the High Court, Accra,
dated 5th May, 2016.&nbsp; The
appeal has been mounted on the following grounds, filed on 6th June,
2016:<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;
line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;mso-fareast-font-family:
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line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;mso-fareast-font-family:
Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;letter-spacing:-.3pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; “(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The Ruling is against the weight of the
evidence provided.<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;
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mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;
letter-spacing:-.3pt">(b)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The judge
misdirected herself as to the applicable law to the </main>