VICTORIA ANORKOR ANYETEI vs. SETH DALFORSEY [2020]DLHC10552

Date	2020-06-05
Suit No.	SUIT NO: GJ/680/2016
Citation No.	[2020]DLHC10552

KWEKU T. ACKAAH-BOAFO J

MR. LIVINGSTONE A. DEY FOR THE APPELLANT - PRESENT

MR. G.N.K PHIXON-OWOO FOR THE RESPONDENT – PRESENT

[2020]DLHC10552
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >VICTORIA ANORKOR ANYETEI<o:p></o:p>(Substituted by Rev.
Peter Armaah Amartey)<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF/ RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>SETH DALFORSEY<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANT/ APPELLANT)<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;
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</div>COUNSEL:&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>MR. LIVINGSTONE A. DEY FOR THE
APPELLANT - PRESENT<o:p></o:p><div style="border-top: none; border-right: none; border-left: none; border-image: initial; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: windowtext; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;">

MR.
G.N.K PHIXON-OWOO FOR THE RESPONDENT – PRESENT<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM: <o:p></o:p>KWEKU T.
ACKAAH-BOAFO, J<o:p></o:p><div style="border-top-width: 1.5pt; border-top-color: windowtext; border-left: none; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-right: none; padding: 1pt 0cm;">

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mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">i.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Introduction:<o:p></o:p>[1]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; This
is an appeal from the decision of the District Magistrate sitting at the La
Magistrate Court, Accra on the 14th day of June, 2013.&nbsp; The Court granted the reliefs of the
Plaintiff/Respondent and dismissed the Counterclaim of the Defendant/Appellant
which included a declaration of title to the piece of land, the subject matter
of the dispute. The Court also dismissed the monetary claims made by the
Appellant. Being dissatisfied with the verdict of the court, the Appellant
herein (Seth Dalforsey) caused to be filed on his behalf an appeal and requests
that this Court reverse the decision of the District Magistrate and hold that
the Plaintiff/Respondent is not entitled to her claim. <o:p></o:p>[2]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The
Appellant advances six grounds of appeal in the Amended Notice of Appeal filed
with the leave of the court on 13th day of June, 2019. The grounds of appeal
stated are as follows:<o:p></o:p>1)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
&nbsp;Her Worship, the District Magistrate erred
when she held that there was no arbitration between the Plaintiff and the Defendant’s
mother before the Nuumo Nmashie Arbitration Committee which awarded in favour
of Defendant’s mother.<o:p></o:p>2)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
&nbsp;Her Worship, the District Magistrate erred
when she found that the Defendant’s mother had no documentation covering the
land.<o:p></o:p>3)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Her
Worship, the District Magistrate erred when she stated that Defendant was not
able to produce any witness from his mother’s alleged grantors.<o:p></o:p>