EMMANUEL RAY QUARCOO vs. REV. GURU JANAKANDA AMANKWAH [2018]DLCA4713

Date	2018-01-25
Suit No.	CIVIL APPEAL NO.H1/167/17
Citation No.	[2018]DLCA4713

MARIAMA OWUSU J.A. (PRESIDING)

E.K. AYEBI J.A.

SUURBAAREH J.A.

FOSU GYEABOUR FOR DEFENDANT/APPELLANT

EVA ANGELINA DANIELS KLU FOR PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT

[2018]DLCA4713
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >EMMANUEL RAY QUARCOO<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF/
RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p>&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;vs.&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; <o:p></o:p>REV. GURU JANAKANDA AMANKWAH<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANT/ APPELLANT)<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>[COURT
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CIVIL APPEAL NO.H1/167/17&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: 25TH JANUARY, 2018<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>FOSU GYEABOUR FOR
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EVA
ANGELINA DANIELS KLU FOR PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT <o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM:
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MARIAMA
OWUSU J.A. (PRESIDING), E.K. AYEBI J.A., SUURBAAREH J.A.<o:p></o:p>

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</div>SUURBAAREH,
J.A.:&nbsp; This is an
appeal&nbsp; against the judgment of the High
Court,&nbsp; Land Division Accra dated 29th
April 2016 in which judgment was entered in favour of the plaintiff/respondent,
hereinafter called Respondent,
for&nbsp; a declaration of title, recovery of
possession and an order of perpetual injunction and damages in respect of a
piece of land at Oshiyie.&nbsp; Following the
judgment, the defendant/appellant, who would be referred to simply as Appellant, applied to have same set
aside upon an application on notice alleging that he was not heard as his
counsel failed to bring the numerous hearing notices to his attention.&nbsp; <o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>The court however refused
his prayer to set aside the judgment on 29th June 2016 and upon
which he lodged the present appeal to this court against both the judgment and
the ruling refusing to set it aside.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>Per
his notice of appeal dated 18th July 2016, the Appellant’s grounds
of appeal are the following:-<o:p></o:p>“a.&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The Trial Judge erred in visiting the sins
of defendant/ appellant’s counsel who failed to bring the numerous hearing
notices to the attention of the defendant/appellant and failed to set aside the
judgment delivered on the 29th day of April, 2016.<o:p></o:p>b.&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The
Trial Judge erred in failing to set aside the default judgment dated the 29th
day of April 2016 when the&nbsp; defendant/appellant
had disclosed a defence to the action.<o:p></o:p>c.&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The
judgment dated 29th day of April 2016 is perverse and in breach of
fair hearing.<o:p></o:p>d.
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The Trial Judge erred in failing
to hold that the plaintiff/ respondent’s land is different from the defendant/ appellant.<o:p></o:p>e.
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The judgment and ruling are
against the weight of</main>