JAMES KWESI AGYIMA vs. VOLTA RIVER AUTHORITY AND FRANCIS AMOAH vs. VOLTA RIVER AUTHORITY [2020]DLHC16744

JAMES KWESI AGYIMA vs. VOLTA RIVER AUTHORITY AND FRANCIS AMOAH vs. VOLTA RIVER A... [2020]DLHC16744

Date	2020-10-29
Suit No.	SUIT NO. MISC. 15/16 SUIT NO. MISC. 16/16
Citation No.	[2020]DLHC16744

HIS LORDSHIP JUSTICE P. BRIGHT MENSAH

NANA KONDUAH

FRANCIS KWESI VALLEY

[2020]DLHC16744
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&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:
&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;color:#00B0F0">JAMES KWESI AGYIMA<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF)<o:p></o:p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;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">vs.<o:p></o:p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;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">VOLTA RIVER AUTHORITY<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANT)<o:p></o:p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;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">AND<o:p></o:p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;font-family:
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&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;color:#00B0F0">FRANCIS AMOAH<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF)<o:p></o:p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;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">vs.<o:p></o:p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;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">VOLTA RIVER AUTHORITY<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANT)<o:p></o:p>[HIGH
COURT, ACCRA]<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;<div style="border-top: none; border-right: none; border-left: none; border-image: initial; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: black; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;">

<a name="_heading=h.gjdgxs"></a>SUIT NO. MISC. 15/16 SUIT NO. MISC. 16/16&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;DATE:
29TH &nbsp;OCTOBER 2020<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL&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; <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: black; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;">

NANA
KONDUAH FOR PLAINTIFFS<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM<o:p></o:p>HIS LORDSHIP JUSTICE P.
BRIGHT MENSAH<o:p></o:p><div style="border-top-width: 1.5pt; border-top-color: black; border-left: none; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-right: none; padding: 1pt 0cm;">

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padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:1.0pt 0cm 1.0pt 0cm">&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; JUDGMENT&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>

</div>These 2 suits referred to supra were consolidated pursuant
to an order of this court made 03/12/2018. The
dispute in each case concerns claim for compensation for coconut trees
belonging to the plaintiffs and other persons that defendants destroyed to pave way for a gas and power project but for which they
claim never received any compensation therefor.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;In the first
suit, ie No. MISC 15/16, the
plaintiff claims against
the defendants for:<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:9.0pt;margin-bottom:
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