DAVID OKAE ANSAH AND EVA ANSAH vs. COMFORT ANSAH [2022]DLSC11683

Date	2022-07-20
Suit No.	CIVIL APPEAL NO. J4/26/2022
Citation No.	[2022]DLSC11683

DORDZIE (MRS.) JSC (PRESIDING)

AMEGATCHER JSC

OWUSU (MS.) JSC

TORKORNOO (MRS.) JSC

PROF. MENSA-BONSU (MRS.) JSC

KOFI ADDO ESQ. FOR PLAINTIFFS/RESPONDENT/RESPONDENTS.

ENOCH KWABENA AMOAH ESQ. FOR THE DEFENDANT/ APPELLANT/ APPELLANT.

[2022]DLSC11683
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >DAVID OKAE ANSAH AND EVA ANSAH<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFFS/RESPONDENTS/RESPONDENTS)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>COMFORT
ANSAH<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANT/APPELLANT/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>KOFI ADDO ESQ. FOR PLAINTIFFS/RESPONDENT/RESPONDENTS.<o:p></o:p>ENOCH KWABENA AMOAH ESQ. FOR THE DEFENDANT/ APPELLANT/<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>CORAM&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>DORDZIE (MRS.)
JSC (PRESIDING), AMEGATCHER JSC, OWUSU (MS.) JSC, TORKORNOO (MRS.) JSC, PROF. MENSA-BONSU
(MRS.) 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;OWUSU (MS.) JSC:-<o:p></o:p>On 29th April, 2021, the Court of
Appeal, Kumasi dismissed the Defendant/Appellant’s appeal and affirmed the
Judgment of the High Court dated 19th February 2020.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Dissatisfied with the decision of the Court of Appeal, the
Defendant/Appellant filed an appeal to the Supreme Court on the following
grounds:<o:p></o:p>a.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
That the
Judgment is against the weight of evidence.<o:p></o:p>b.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
That the
Court below erred in holding that Plot. No. 12 Block XXIII, New Amakom
Extension was held in trust for the 1stPlaintiff/Respondent/Respondent.<o:p></o:p>c.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
That the
Court below erred in holding that Plot No, 10 Block ‘B’ Asokwa was held in
trust for the 2nd Plaintiff/Respondent/Respondent.<o:p></o:p>d.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
That the
Court Below erred in holding that 1st
Plaintiff/Respondent/Respondent is the successor in title of the estate of
Opanin Afari Mintah.<o:p></o:p>e.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
That the
Court below erred in not granting the Defendant/Appellant/Appellant her
Counterclaim. <o:p></o:p>f.