RICHARD SENCHERY (A.K.A. NANA BAFFOUR SENCHERY) (PLAINTIFF/APPELLANT) vs. KWABENA AGYEI AND NANA OSEI BOSOMPIM (DEFENDANTS/RESPONDENTS) [2019]DLCA7800

RICHARD SENCHERY (A.K.A. NANA BAFFOUR SENCHERY) (PLAINTIFF/APPELLANT) vs. KWABEN... [2019]DLCA7800

Date	2019-04-29
Suit No.	CIVIL APPEAL NO.: H1/57/2017
Citation No.	[2019]DLCA7800

OWUSU J.A. (PRESIDING)

DZAMEFE J.A.

WELBOURNE J.A.

STEPHEN OPPONG FOR THE 1ST DEFENDANT/RESPONDENT

KWABENA ASANTE KROBEA FOR 2ND DEFENDANT/RESPONDENT

STEPHEN OSEI KOFI FOR PLAINTIFF/APPELLANT

[2019]DLCA7800
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >RICHARD
SENCHERY (A.K.A. NANA BAFFOUR SENCHERY)<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF/APPELLANT)<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;
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mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;color:#00B0F0">vs.<o:p></o:p>KWABENA AGYEI AND NANA OSEI BOSOMPIM<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANTS/RESPONDENTS)<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</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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CIVIL
APPEAL NO.: H1/57/2017&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; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;DATE: 29TH APRIL, 2019<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>STEPHEN
OPPONG FOR THE 1ST DEFENDANT/RESPONDENT<o:p></o:p>KWABENA
ASANTE KROBEA FOR 2ND DEFENDANT/RESPONDENT<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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STEPHEN
OSEI KOFI FOR PLAINTIFF/APPELLANT<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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OWUSU
J.A. (PRESIDING), DZAMEFE J.A., WELBOURNE J.A.<o:p></o:p>

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</div>MARIAMA
OWUSU, J.A.<o:p></o:p>This
is an appeal against the decision of the Circuit Court, Kumasi dated the 10th
of March, 2016.&nbsp; In the said judgment,
the trial court held amongst other things as follows:<o:p></o:p>“That is why the
court cannot declare that plot Nos. 134 ‘A’ and 134 ‘B’ are the properties of
the plaintiff.&nbsp; The plaintiff’s claim (a)
falls as the court finds that 2nd defendant’s allocation of the
disputed plots has no effect in law.&nbsp;
With relief (a) crumbling, all the other related reliefs (b), (c) and
(d) fall as well and therefore the court rules that the plaintiff is not entitled
to his reliefs.<o:p></o:p>The court has been silent
on the plaintiff’s claim that 1st defendant destroyed the disputed
plots.&nbsp; 1st defendant
destroyed plaintiff’s defence wall and blocks because the attempt by PW2 Prince
Nicholas Nkrumah who described himself as a quantity surveyor to lead evidence
on that claim failed miserably.&nbsp; It is
however not in dispute that plaintiff paid consideration for the plots he
bought from the 2nd defendant.&nbsp;
Equity therefore will require that plaintiff gets back his money.&nbsp; Accordingly, the court will Order 2nd
defendant to refund his money to him as by his evidence and attitude plaintiff
has rejected the offer of any alternative plots.<o:p></o:p>Cost of Gh¢2,000.00
each is awarded in favour of the defendants.”<o:p></o:p>Dissatisfied
with the decision of the Circuit Court, the plaintiff mounted this appeal on
the following grounds:<o:p></o:p>1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
The
court erred when it ordered the 2nd defendant to pay for the cost of
the two (2) plots as the plaintiff paid for it in 2005.<o:p></o:p>2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
The
court erred when it gave judgment against the plaintiff herein.<o:p></o:p>3.