EMMANUEL SARFO WIAFE vs. ADWOA HARRIS WIAFE [2018]DLCA4714

Date	2018-07-05
Suit No.	CIVIL SUIT NO.H1/128/17
Citation No.	[2018]DLCA4714

M. OWUSU (J.A.) – PRESIDING

ADJEI (J.A.)

KWOFIE (J.A.)

MR. AGYABENG AKRASI FOR DEFENDANT/APPELLANT

ANGELA QUARDE FOR PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT

[2018]DLCA4714
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >EMMANUEL SARFO WIAFE<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF/
RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>ADWOA HARRIS WIAFE<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANT/ APPELLANT)<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>[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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CIVIL
SUIT NO.H1/128/17&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; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;DATE: 5TH
JULY, 2018<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>MR. AGYABENG AKRASI FOR
DEFENDANT/APPELLANT<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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ANGELA
QUARDE FOR PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM:
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M.
OWUSU (J.A.) – PRESIDING, ADJEI (J.A.), KWOFIE (J.A.)<o:p></o:p>

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</div>MARIAMA
OWUSU, J.A.:<o:p></o:p>On
4th of November, 2014, the High Court, Accra, dismissed the
defendant’s counterclaim in this suit. The trial court then entered judgment
for the plaintiff and made the following Orders:<o:p></o:p>1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; “I
grant the plaintiff’s relief (a) and declare that the plaintiff has proprietary
interest in Plot N0. 9 Benjin Street, East Legon, Accra and all the buildings
situate thereon.<o:p></o:p>2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; I
also grant relief (b) and therefore order that the disputed property be sold
forthwith and the proceeds distributed among the parties after a proper
valuation has been done.<o:p></o:p>3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The
parties shall have the first option to purchase the disputed property, Ordered
accordingly.”<o:p></o:p>Dissatisfied
with the decision of the High Court, the Defendant mounted this appeal on the following
grounds:<o:p></o:p>1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
The
judgment is against the weight of evidence.<o:p></o:p>2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Further
grounds to be filed upon receipt of certified true copy of the judgment.<o:p></o:p>On
16/12/2015, the defendant filed five further grounds of appeal. They are;<o:p></o:p>