BOARD OF GOVERNORS, ACHIMOTA SCHOOL vs. NII AKO NORTEI II , PLATINUM EQUITIES LIMITED AND LANDS COMMISSION [2020]DLSC8802

BOARD OF GOVERNORS, ACHIMOTA SCHOOL vs. NII AKO NORTEI II , PLATINUM EQUITIES L... [2020]DLSC8802

Date	2020-05-20
Suit No.	CIVIL APPEAL NO. J4/09/2019
Citation No.	[2020]DLSC8802

DOTSE JSC (PRESIDING)

APPAU JSC

PWAMANG JSC

DORDZIE (MRS) JSC

OWUSU (MS) JSC

GOLDA DENYO FOR THE PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT/APPELLANT.

FRANK DAVIES WITH BRIGHT OKYERE-ADJEKUM FOR THE 1ST DEFENDANT/APPELLANT/RESPONDENT.

[2020]DLSC8802
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" ><a name="_Hlk35510717">BOARD OF GOVERNORS, ACHIMOTA SCHOOL<o:p></o:p></a>(PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT/APPELLANT)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>NII AKO NORTEI II (1ST
DEFENDANT/APPELLANT/RESPONDENT), PLATINUM EQUITIES LIMITED (2ND DEFENDANT) AND LANDS COMMISSION<o:p></o:p>(3RD
DEFENDANT/RESPONDENT/RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p>[SUPREME COURT, ACCRA]<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.
J4/09/2019&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;DATE: 20TH
MAY, 2020<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>GOLDA DENYO FOR THE PLAINTIFF/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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FRANK DAVIES WITH BRIGHT OKYERE-ADJEKUM FOR
THE 1ST DEFENDANT/APPELLANT/RESPONDENT.<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM:
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;<o:p></o:p>DOTSE JSC (PRESIDING), APPAU JSC, PWAMANG JSC,
DORDZIE (MRS) JSC, OWUSU (MS) JSC<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border-top:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;text-align:center;
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</div>PROLOGUE<o:p></o:p>DOTSE, JSC:-
<o:p></o:p>We wish to commence this delivery by the following
quotation which we think sums up the conduct of all major stakeholders in this
case.<o:p></o:p>Quotation attributed to Thomas a Kempis. See Jack
Fairweather’s Book “The Volunteer the true story of the resistance hero who infiltrated
Auschwitz” unnumbered page before the contents.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; “Whoever
loves much, does much.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Whoever
does a thing well does much<o:p></o:p>And
he does well who serves the common community before his own interest.” Emphasis
<o:p></o:p>This is an appeal by the Plaintiffs/ 1st
Respondents/Appellants, hereafter, Plaintiffs against the judgment of the Court
of Appeal dated 2nd November 2017. <o:p></o:p>The Court of Appeal judgment referred to supra
actually reversed the Ruling of (Judge
No. 4) sitting at the High Court Accra, dated 20th July 2016
wherein she dismissed an application filed by the 1st
Defendant/Appellant/1st Respondent, hereafter 1st
Defendant, which sought to <o:p></o:p>dismiss the suit filed therein by the Plaintiffs
against the 1st Defendant and 2 others, therein namely, Platinum Equities Ltd, 2nd
Defendants therein and Lands Commission, 3rd Defendants/2nd
Respondents/2nd Respondents, hereafter 3rd Defendants.<o:p></o:p>RELIEFS CLAIMED BY THE PLAINTIFFS IN THE HIGH
COURT SUIT NO. LD/0352/2016 FILED ON 26TH JANUARY 2016 WHICH 1ST
DEFENDANT SOUGHT TO DISMISS AND FAILED IN THE TRIAL HIGH COURT BEFORE JUDGE NO.
4<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>a.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
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