ALEX KWABENA SARPONG vs. KOANS BUILDINGS SOLUTIONS [2020]DLCA9371

Date	2020-03-26
Suit No.	SUIT NO. H1/164/2019
Citation No.	[2020]DLCA9371

MARGARET WELBOURNE (MRS) JA (PRESIDING)

ALEX B. POKU-ACHEAMPON JA

SOPHIA R. BERNASKO ESSAH (MRS) JA

MR. ISSAC K. OBENG FOR PLAINTIFF/APPELLANT

MR. ENOH AMAH ANDOH FOR DEFENDANT/RESPONDENT

[2020]DLCA9371
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >ALEX KWABENA SARPONG<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF/APPELLANT)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>KOANS BUILDINGS SOLUTIONS<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANT/RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p>[COURT OF APPEAL, ACCRA]<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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NO. H1/164/2019&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; DATE: 26TH MARCH,
2020<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>MR.
ISSAC K. OBENG FOR PLAINTIFF/APPELLANT<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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MR. ENOH AMAH ANDOH FOR
DEFENDANT/RESPONDENT<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM:<o:p></o:p>MARGARET WELBOURNE (MRS) JA (PRESIDING), ALEX B.
POKU-ACHEAMPON JA, SOPHIA R. BERNASKO ESSAH (MRS) JA&nbsp; <o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border-top:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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</div><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>SOPHIA
R. BERNASKO ESSAH (MRS) JA:<o:p></o:p>On
the 20th of July 2018, the Land Court of the High court refused to
grant an application at the instance of the Plaintiff/appellant (hereinafter
referred to as Plaintiff) praying for an order for extension of time to
validate the expired Writ of Possession.<o:p></o:p>It
is this refusal which has caused the appellants to launch the present appeal on
the following grounds:<o:p></o:p>a.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; That the learned judge misdirected himself by
misconstruing Appellant’s motion for extension of time to renew his expired
Writ of Possession as a Motion for leave for the issue of a fresh Writ of
Possession.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>Particulars of Misdirection<o:p></o:p>1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Relying on Order
44 Rule 3 (2) of CI 47 the learned judge dismissed Appellant’s motion by
holding that the proper procedure to adopt in the event of Writ of Possession
having expired is to apply for a fresh Writ of Possession and not to have the
same renewed.<o:p></o:p>2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Further grounds
may be filed with leave of the court on receipt of the ruling by the high court
judge dated 20th July 2018<o:p></o:p>He
seeks from this court <o:p></o:p>a.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; A reversal of the Ruling of the High court judge
and cost of GH1,500 awarded against the Appellant.<o:p></o:p>b.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; An order allowing the renewal of the Writ of
Possession of the Appellant. <o:p></o:p>No
additional grounds were filed.<o:p></o:p>It
is the plaintiff’s case that they sued defendant/respondent (hereinafter
referred to as defendant) for the following reliefs:<o:p></o:p>