UNIVERSITY OF MINES AND TECHNOLOGY (2ND DEFENDANT/APPLICANT/APPELLANT) vs. FRANCIS AMOAKO (PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT/RESPONDENT) [2019]DLCA7423

UNIVERSITY OF MINES AND TECHNOLOGY (2ND DEFENDANT/APPLICANT/APPELLANT) vs. FRANC... [2019]DLCA7423

Date	2019-05-27
Suit No.	SUIT NO. H1/71/2018
Citation No.	[2019]DLCA7423

MARIAMA OWUSU J.A. (PRESIDING)

DZAMEFE J. A

. ANDWELBOURNE (MRS) J. A.

DENNIS SELROM DANGBAME FOR 2ND DEFENDANT/APPELLANT/ APPELLANT.

DR. EMMANUEL HARRY TAWIAH FOR PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT/ RESPONDENT

[2019]DLCA7423
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >UNIVERSITY OF MINES AND
TECHNOLOGY<o:p></o:p>(2ND
DEFENDANT/APPLICANT/APPELLANT)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>FRANCIS AMOAKO<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT/RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p>[COURT OF APPEAL, KUMASI]<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. H1/71/2018&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; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;DATE: 27TH
MAY, 2019<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL: <o:p></o:p>DENNIS SELROM DANGBAME FOR
2ND DEFENDANT/APPELLANT/ APPELLANT.<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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DR.
EMMANUEL HARRY TAWIAH FOR PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT/ RESPONDENT <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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MARIAMA
OWUSU J.A. (PRESIDING), DZAMEFE, J. A. ANDWELBOURNE (MRS), 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>WELBOURNE,
JA<o:p></o:p>This appeal is against the Ruling of the High Court,
Kumasi dated 9th&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;June, 2016.<o:p></o:p>The grounds of appeal as filed by the 2nd
Defendant are as follows:<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;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">a.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The learned judge erred in holding that in challenging
the Entry of Judgment the Appellant had also, in effect, challenged the
Judgment which had been confirmed by the Court of Appeal.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</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;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">b.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The Learned Judge erred in holding that the Entry of
Judgment had been confirmed by the Court of Appeal.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</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;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">c.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The imposition of punitive costs on the Appellant, in
the amount of GH₵12,000.00 is harsh and unfair.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p</main>