LINDA AKOTO vs. BRIGHT KWASI MANU [2022]DLSC11438

Date	2022-01-26
Suit No.	CIVIL APPEAL NO. J4/30/2021
Citation No.	[2022]DLSC11438

PWAMANG JSC (PRESIDING)

DORDZIE (MRS.) JSC

OWUSU (MS.) JSC

HONYENUGA JSC

PROF. MENSA-BONSU (MRS.) JSC

SAMMANI M. ZACHARY ESQ. FOR THE RESPONDENT/APPELLANT/APPELLANT

YEHODA N. K. KOTEY ESQ FOR THE PETITIONER/RESPONDENT/ RESPONDENT

[2022]DLSC11438
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LINDA AKOTO<o:p></o:p>

(PETITIONER/RESPONDENT/RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p>

vs.<o:p></o:p>

BRIGHT KWASI MANU<o:p></o:p>

(RESPONDENT/APPELLANT/APPELLANT)<o:p></o:p>

[SUPREME COURT, ACCRA]<o:p></o:p>

CIVIL APPEAL NO. J4/30/2021&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: 26TH JANUARY, 2022<o:p></o:p>

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COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>

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SAMMANI M. ZACHARY ESQ. FOR THE RESPONDENT/APPELLANT/APPELLANT
YEHODA N. K. KOTEY ESQ FOR THE PETITIONER/RESPONDENT/ RESPONDENT <o:p></o:p>

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CORAM:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>

PWAMANG JSC (PRESIDING), DORDZIE (MRS.) JSC, OWUSU
(MS.) JSC, HONYENUGA JSC, PROF. MENSA-BONSU (MRS.) JSC<o:p></o:p>

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OWUSU (MS.)
JSC:-<o:p></o:p>

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On 14th November,
2019, the Court of Appeal, Accra, dismissed the
Respondent/Appellant/Appellant’s appeal in its entirety and affirmed the
judgment of the High Court
dated 18th December, 2015. Dissatisfied with the decision
of the Court of Appeal, the
Appellant filed an appeal to this Court on the following Grounds:<o:p></o:p>

That the judgment is against the weight of evidence on record before the court.<o:p></o:p>

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The
learned judges of the Court of Appeal, with respect, erred when they
disregarded the Terms of Settlement signed by the parties.<o:p></o:p>

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The Court of Appeal,
with respect, erred when it failed to uphold that the failure of the trial High Court to
determine the matter based only on the outstanding matters identified by the parti</main>