TONY LITHUR vs. NANA OYE LITHUR [2021]DLSC10157

Date	2021-04-21
Suit No.	CIVIL APPEAL NO. J4/01/2021
Citation No.	[2021]DLSC10157

DOTSE JSC (PRESIDING)

PWAMANG JSC

DORDZIE (MRS.) JSC

PROF. MENSA-BONSU (MRS.) JSC

KULENDI JSC

O.K OSAFO BUABENG ESQ FOR PETITIONER/APPELLANT/RESPONDENT WITH HIM AGYENIM-AGYEI BOATENG ESQ.

VICTORIA BARTH ESQ FOR RESPONDENT/RESPONDENT/APPELLANT.

[2021]DLSC10157
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >TONY LITHUR<o:p></o:p>(PETITIONER/APPELLANT/RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>NANA OYE LITHUR<o:p></o:p>(RESPONDENT/RESPONDENT/APPELLANT)<o:p></o:p>[SUPREME COURT, ACCRA]<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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</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>O.K OSAFO BUABENG
ESQ FOR PETITIONER/APPELLANT/RESPONDENT WITH HIM, AGYENIM-AGYEI BOATENG ESQ.<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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BARTH ESQ FOR RESPONDENT/RESPONDENT/APPELLANT.<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
<o:p></o:p>DOTSE JSC (PRESIDING), PWAMANG JSC, DORDZIE (MRS.) JSC, PROF.
MENSA-BONSU (MRS.) JSC, KULENDI JSC <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;DOTSE,
JSC:-<o:p></o:p>This is an appeal by the
Respondent/Respondent/Appellant, hereafter referred to as the Appellant against
the decision of the Court of Appeal dated the 3rd day of December,
2019 which decision actually upheld an appeal lodged by the
Petitioner/Appellant/Respondent, hereafter referred to as the Respondent
against the decision of the High Court, Accra dated 8th February
2019.<o:p></o:p>PROLOGUE<o:p></o:p>There is pending between the parties herein a
Divorce and Matrimonial cause before the High Court, Accra. That Petition is at
the instance of the Respondent herein. Whilst that petition was pending,
learned Counsel for the Appellant, at the instance of the Appellant filed an
Application on Notice headed as follows:-<o:p></o:p>“Motion on Notice for Interim Relief Pending
Determination of Substantive Matrimonial Cause.”<o:p></o:p>In view of the antecedents of the matters raised
in the record of appeal and in the many depositions contained in the affidavits
either in support or in opposition filed by the parties, it is has been
considered worthwhile to set out in detail the facts upon which this Appeal,
has been premised. <o:p></o:p>Even though on the surface, the issues to be
decided in the appeal are in a narrow compass, the surrounding facts germane to
an effective resolution of the case have to be set out in a general context.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;FACTS OF THE
APPEAL<o:p></o:p>It is therefore worthwhile to set out in detail
the Application for “Interim Relief
Pending Determination of Substantive Matrimonial Cause” filed by the
Appellant and referred to supra as follows:-<o:p></o:p>“TAKE NOTICE that this Honourable Court will be moved by
Victoria Barth, Counsel for and on behalf of the Respondent/Applicant herein
praying this Honorable court for an order ejecting
the Petitioner from Plot No. 125, Okyeame Street, New Ogbojo, Accra being the
matrimonial&nbsp; home of the parties herein
and a further order restraining the Petitioner from entering or going anywhere
near the matrimonial home or the person of the Respondent/Applicant, upon the
grounds deposed to in the accompanying Affidavit and or any further orders (s)
as this Honourable Court may deem fit.”<o:p></o:p>In order to understand the extent of the strained
relations between the parties, it is also necessary to quote in extenso the
following depositions contained in paragraphs
51, 52, 55 and 56 of the affidavit of the Appellant in support of the
Application for “Interim Reliefs”
referred to supra:-<o:p></o:p>51.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; “That
I therefore pray that this court makes an order to eject the Petitioner from
the matrimonial home and to restrain him from coming anywhere near the
matrimonial home or my person pending the determination of this suit. <o:p></o:p>52.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; That the Petitioner is best </main>