KPALIGA KWASI KUMASSAH & ANOR. vs. ROBERT KPRZUXE & ANOR [2018]DLCA5179

Date	2018-02-28
Suit No.	SUIT NO.: H1/05/17
Citation No.	[2018]DLCA5179

ACQUAYE J.A (PRESIDING)

GYAN J.A

MRS. M. AGYEMANG J.A

MR. OBED WORDE FOR THE DEFENDANTS/APPELLANTS

MR NELSON MAWUTOR KPORHA FOR THE PLAINTIFFS/ RESPONDENTS

[2018]DLCA5179
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >KPALIGA KWASI KUMASSAH
&amp; ANOR.<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANTS/APPELLANTS/APPELLANTS)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>ROBERT KPRZUXE &amp; ANOR<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFFS/RESPONDENTS/RESPONDENTS)<o:p></o:p>[COURT OF APPEAL, HO]<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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SUIT NO.: H1/05/17&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; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;DATE: 28TH FEBRUARY, 2018<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>MR. OBED WORDE FOR THE
DEFENDANTS/APPELLANTS<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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MR
NELSON MAWUTOR KPORHA FOR THE PLAINTIFFS/ RESPONDENTS<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM:
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ACQUAYE
J.A (PRESIDING), GYAN J.A, MRS. M. AGYEMANG J.A<o:p></o:p>

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</div>SAEED
K. GYAN, J.A:<o:p></o:p>This is the second successive appeal
in this case by the Defendants/Appellants herein. The Defendants first appealed
against the judgment of the District Court, Anloga, to the High Court, Denu.
Having found no favour with the High Court they decided to have another bite at
the appeal cherry by their instant action.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>The judgment of the Denu High Court
from which the instant appeal derives was delivered by Alex Owusu-Ofori, J on 21st
October 2015. The Notice of Appeal was filed on 18/01/2016.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>The previous appeal filed against the
Denu District Court, which the Defendants lost, had two grounds of appeal,
namely:<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;
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mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;">1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
The
Judgment is against the weight of the evidence adduced.<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;
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&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;">2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The trial magistrate
erroneously applied the legal principles of estoppel, laches and acquiesance in
the case”.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>In the instant appeal, the Defendants
filed only one ground of appeal with the traditional indication that further
grounds would be filed upon the receipt of the record of appeal.<o:p></o:p>