GEORGE KWADWO ASANTE AND ERIC DANPARE ASANTE vs. MADAM ABENA AMPONSAH AND PETER KOFI ADU [2019]DLCA6341

GEORGE KWADWO ASANTE AND ERIC DANPARE ASANTE vs. MADAM ABENA AMPONSAH AND PETER... [2019]DLCA6341

Date	2019-03-14
Suit No.	SUIT NO. H1/29/2017
Citation No.	[2019]DLCA6341

P. K. GYAESAYOR J.A (PRESIDING)

AVRIL LOVELACE-JOHNSON J.A

N. C. A. AGBEVOR J.A

FELIX NANA OSEI FOR THE PLAINTIFFS/APPELLANTS

ROBERT PAPPOE FOR THE DEFENDANTS/RESPONDENTS

[2019]DLCA6341
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >GEORGE
KWADWO ASANTE AND ERIC DANPARE ASANTE<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFFS/APPELLANTS)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>MADAM ABENA
AMPONSAH AND PETER KOFI ADU<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANTS/RESPONDENTS)<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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SUIT
NO. H1/29/2017&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &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: 14TH
MARCH, 2019<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL: <o:p></o:p>FELIX
NANA OSEI FOR THE PLAINTIFFS/APPELLANTS<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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ROBERT
PAPPOE FOR THE DEFENDANTS/RESPONDENTS<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM: <o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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P.
K. GYAESAYOR J.A (PRESIDING), AVRIL LOVELACE-JOHNSON J.A AND N. C. A. AGBEVOR
J.A<o:p></o:p>

</div>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <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" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;
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</div>AVRIL LOVELACE-JOHNSON (J
A):<o:p></o:p>This is an appeal against
the judgment of the High Court dated the 11th of August 2015 by
which the said court gave the Defendants/Respondents judgment on their
counterclaim.<o:p></o:p>Being dissatisfied with
this, the Plaintiffs/Appellants have launched the present appeal. The parties
will be referred to simply as Plaintiffs and Defendants hereon.<o:p></o:p>Eight grounds of appeal
were filed. These are<o:p></o:p>i.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
The
Judgement is against the weight of the evidence adduced.<o:p></o:p>ii.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
The
Learned High Court Judge failed to give adequate consideration to Exhibit N
which authorized Akweinas Farms to change the user of the land to residential
purpose.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>iii.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
The
Learned High Court Judge erred in law when she held that the
Defendant’s/Respondent’s grant predates that of the Plaintiffs/Applicants
without properly evaluating the contents of the Defendants/respondents
Indenture.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>iv.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
The
Learned High Court Judge erred in law when sh</main>