AMA POKUA vs. TETTEH AMOATEY & 2 ORS [2021]DLCA10832

Date	2021-05-05
Suit No.	SUIT NO: H1/56/2021
Citation No.	[2021]DLCA10832

SOWAH J.A. (PRESIDING)

OPPONG J.A

MENSAH-HOMIAH J.A.

NO LAWYER FOR PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT

EMMANUEL AGYIRI ESQ. FOR DEFENDANTS/APPELLANTS

[2021]DLCA10832
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >AMA POKUA<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>TETTEH AMOATEY &amp; 2
ORS<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANTS/APPELLANTS)<o:p></o:p>[COURT
OF APPEAL, KOFORIDUA]<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;">

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>NO LAWYER FOR
PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT<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;">

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AGYIRI ESQ. FOR DEFENDANTS/APPELLANTS<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>SOWAH J.A. (PRESIDING), OPPONG J.A, MENSAH-HOMIAH
J.A. <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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</div>&nbsp;INTRODUCTION<o:p></o:p>This
is an interlocutory appeal from the Ruling of the Circuit Court, Akim Swedru
dated 19th October 2020. The appeal was duly filed on 18th
November 2020 with leave of the trial court.<o:p></o:p>The
defendants who are the appellants herein had filed a motion for an order for
the transfer of the Suit to the Circuit Court Agona Swedru by reason that the
land the subject of the dispute was situate in the Central Region. The
plaintiff (respondent herein) opposed the application, contending that the land
was at Aperade in the Eastern Region and thus the appropriate forum. The trial
court refused the application, holding that it had jurisdiction to determine
the case. <o:p></o:p>Grounds of appeal <o:p></o:p>The
defendants/appellants are seeking to: “set
aside the Ruling, their objection to jurisdiction upheld, and the matter
referred to the Honourable Chief Justice to decide on the appropriate forum for
hearing the Suit”. The grounds of appeal are as follows:<o:p></o:p>i.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
The decision of the Circuit Court judge is
not supported by the affidavit evidence placed before him<o:p></o:p>ii.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
The ruling of the Circuit Court judge on the
Courts' jurisdiction sins against the provisions of Order 3 Rules 1 and 2 of
C.I. 47<o:p></o:p>iii.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
The Circuit Court judge misdirected himself
by holding that the disputed land was within the courts' jurisdiction because
the defendants failed to refer to the Plaintiffs boundary owners and also
failed to prove that Otabilkrom and Telitey are on the same land.<o:p></o:p>iv.