FRENCHSON COMPANY LTD. vs. JOANA MENSAH AND RANSFORD SAKYI [2020]DLCA8847

Date	2020-04-29
Suit No.	CIVIL APPEAL: NO: H1/12/2020
Citation No.	[2020]DLCA8847

SOWAH J.A. (PRESIDING)

SUURBAAREH J.A.

MENSAH-HOMIAH J.A.

JOHNSON NORMESINE FOR DEFENDANTS/APPELLANTS

PAA KWESI ABAIDOO FOR PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT

[2020]DLCA8847
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >FRENCHSON COMPANY LTD.<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>JOANA MENSAH AND RANSFORD SAKYI<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANT/APPELLANTS)<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>[COURT
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CIVIL APPEAL: NO:
H1/12/2020&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &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, 2020<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>JOHNSON NORMESINE FOR DEFENDANTS/APPELLANTS<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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PAA KWESI ABAIDOO FOR
PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM:<o:p></o:p>SOWAH J.A. (PRESIDING),
SUURBAAREH J.A., MENSAH-HOMIAH J.A. <o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border-top:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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JUDGMENT<o:p></o:p>

</div>SOWAH, (J.A):<o:p></o:p>Background Facts<o:p></o:p>Being
dissatisfied with the Report of a court appointed surveyor, the defendants/applicants/appellants
[hereafter referred to as the appellants] filed a motion for an Order to
cross-examine him. The appellants also filed a supplementary affidavit in
support to which they attached a Report by their own surveyor. The
plaintiff/respondent/respondent [hereafter the ‘respondent’] raised a
preliminary objection when the motion was heard, contending that by the Rules
of court, it was wrong to attach an independent survey report to the
supplementary affidavit without leave of the court. The trial judge upheld the
objection in a Ruling dated 7th November 2018 which is the subject
of this appeal. The judge was of the view that the whole application to
cross-examine was “premature and otiose”.<o:p></o:p>Unhappy
with the Ruling, the appellants filed this interlocutory appeal on 21st
November 2018 seeking for this court to set aside the Ruling and grant the
application for an Order to cross-examine the court expert.<o:p></o:p>Grounds of appeal <o:p></o:p>a.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
That the learned judge erred when he
dismissed appellants’ application when same had not been moved by the
appellant.<o:p></o:p>b.&nbsp;&nbsp;
That the learned judge erred when he held the
appellant’s application was premature and otiose<o:p></o:p>c.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
That the learned judge erred when he held
that appellants have not shown that the work done by the court expert, C.C.
Nuque was shoddy<o:p></o:p>d.&nbsp;&nbsp;
That the learned judge erred when he held
that appellant ought to have sought leave of the court before relying on the
Report of the deputy Ashanti Regional head, Survey and Mapping Division of the
Lands Commission<o:p></o:p>e.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
That the Ruling is against the weight of
evidence.<o:p></o:p>f.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Further grounds to be filed upon receipt of
ruling<o:p></o:p>