GHANA INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT AND PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION vs. KOANS BUILDING SOLUTIONS LIMITED [2020]DLCA8587

GHANA INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT AND PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION vs. KOANS BUILDING SO... [2020]DLCA8587

Date	2020-01-29
Suit No.	CIVIL APPEAL NO.: H1/29/2019
Citation No.	[2020]DLCA8587

M. M. AGYEMANG (MRS.) JA (PRESIDING)

A. B. POKU-ACHEAMPONG JA

M. A. WOOD (MRS.) JA

DOMINIC BRENYA-OTCHERE WITH HIM CLEMENT KOJO AKAPAME ESQ. FOR

DEFENDANT/RESPONDENT/APPELLANT.

ENOH ARMAH ANDOH ESQ. FOR PLAINTIFF/APPLICANT/RESPONDENT

[2020]DLCA8587
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >GHANA INSTITUTE OF
MANAGEMENT&nbsp;&nbsp; AND PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANTS
/ RESPONDENT/ APPELLANTS)<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;
color:#00B0F0;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">vs.<o:p></o:p>KOANS BUILDING SOLUTIONS LIMITED<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF/ APPLICANT/RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>[COURT OF APPEAL,
KOFORIDUA]<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.: H1/29/2019&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &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 JAN, 2020<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>DOMINIC BRENYA-OTCHERE WITH HIM CLEMENT KOJO AKAPAME ESQ.
FOR 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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ENOH
ARMAH ANDOH ESQ. FOR PLAINTIFF/APPLICANT/RESPONDENT<span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:
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&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB"> <span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:
&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:
&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB"><o:p></o:p>

</div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;
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mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">CORAM:<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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M. M. AGYEMANG (MRS.)
JA (PRESIDING), A. B. POKU-ACHEAMPONG JA, M. A. WOOD (MRS.) JA <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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</div>AGYEMANG,
J.A.:<o:p></o:p>In this appeal against the summary judgment entered
by the High Court Koforidua upon a motion for summary judgment, on 13th
of June 2018, the defendants / respondents / appellants have set out the
following grounds of appeal against the said judgment: <o:p></o:p><a name="_Hlk29643830">a.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
The
trial court erred and occasioned a miscarriage of justice when it exercised its
discretion on wrong and inadequate materials under a misapprehension of fact;<o:p></o:p></a>b.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
The
trial court erred and occasioned a miscarriage of justice when it gave weight
to irrelevant and/or unproved matters and omitted to take the relevant issues
into account;<o:p></o:p>c.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
The
judgment is against the weight of the evidence.<o:p></o:p>These are the matters antecedent to the instant
appeal.<o:p></o:p>On 25th November 2015, the plaintiff/applicant/respondent
(hereafter referred to as the plaintiff, or the respondent), commenced an
action against the three defendants/ respondent/appellants (referred to
hereafter as the defendants or the appellants) jointly and severally, seeking inter
alia, the following reliefs:<o:p></o:p>a.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;