KWADWO DANKWA, FRANCIS ADOM, KWAKU ADDAE YAW BOATENG & 249 OTHERS vs. ANGLOGOLD ASHANTI LTD [2019]DLSC5684

KWADWO DANKWA, FRANCIS ADOM, KWAKU ADDAE YAW BOATENG & 249 OTHERS vs. ANGLOGOLD... [2019]DLSC5684

Date	2019-02-14
Suit No.	CIVIL APPEAL NO: J4/22/2018
Citation No.	[2019]DLSC5684

AKOTO-BAMFO (MRS) JSC (PRESIDING)

BENIN JSC

APPAU JSC

MARFUL-SAU JSC

KOTEY JSC

KIZITO BEYUO FOR THE DEFENDANT/RESPONDENT/APPELLANT.

KWAME ASARE BEDIAKO FOR THE PLAINTIFFS/APPELLANTS/RESPONDENTS.

[2019]DLSC5684
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >KWADWO DANKWA, FRANCIS ADOM, KWAKU ADDAE YAW BOATENG &amp; 249
OTHERS&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFFS/APPELLANTS/RESPONDENTS)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>ANGLOGOLD ASHANTI LTD<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANT/RESPONDENT/APPELLANT)<o:p></o:p>[SUPREME COURT, 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 APPEAL NO: J4/22/2018&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;DATE: 14TH FEBRUARY, 2019<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>KIZITO
BEYUO FOR THE DEFENDANT/RESPONDENT/APPELLANT.<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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KWAME ASARE BEDIAKO FOR THE
PLAINTIFFS/APPELLANTS/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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AKOTO-BAMFO (MRS) JSC (PRESIDING),
BENIN JSC, APPAU JSC, MARFUL-SAU JSC, KOTEY JSC<o:p></o:p>

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JUDGMENT<o:p></o:p>

</div>AKOTO-BAMFO
(MRS.), JSC:-<o:p></o:p>By a unanimous decision, the Court of Appeal
allowed in part an appeal filed by the plaintiffs/appellants/respondents
against the decision of the High Court entered in favour of the defendants/respondents/appellants.
The latter registered their protest against the said decision by filing a
Notice of Appeal consisting of these grounds namely:<o:p></o:p>Grounds
of Appeal<o:p></o:p>1)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
The learned
judges of the Court of Appeal erred in law when they reversed the decision of the
High Court (Coram R.C. Azumah J) made on 21 March 2012 setting aside his own
earlier order on 28 March 2011 granting the plaintiffs/appellants/ respondents (hereinafter
the "plaintiffs") leave to issue the writ herein outside the period
of limitation.<o:p></o:p>2)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
The learned
judges of the Court of Appeal erred in law when they held that the issue raised
by the defendant's second motion to set aside the order of Azumah J made on 28
March 2011 granting the plaintiffs leave to issue the writ herein outside the
period of limitation had already been determined by His Lordship Mahamadu J in
the latter's ruling declining jurisdiction over the defendant's earlier motion
to set aside the order made by Azumah J on 28 March 2011 granting the
plaintiffs leave to issue the writ herein outside the period of limitation.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>3)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Other grounds
of appeal to be filed upon receipt of a copy of the record of appeal. <o:p></o:p>Additional Ground of Appeal was subsequently filed.
It was formulated thus;<o:p></o:p>The learned Judges of the Court of Appeal erred
when they held that there was no sufficient evidence on which the trial Judge
could rely upon to conclude that the plaintiffs’ action was statute-barred.<o:p></o:p>For the ease of reference, the parties, shall
hereafter be referred to simply as plaintiffs and defendants.<o:p></o:p>A brief background of the events leading to these
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