KOJO BAAH (SUBST. BY JENNIFER BAAH) vs. GHANA WATER COMPANY LTD. AND CHINA GERZOUBA GROUP [2022]DLSC11705

KOJO BAAH (SUBST. BY JENNIFER BAAH) vs. GHANA WATER COMPANY LTD. AND CHINA GERZ... [2022]DLSC11705

Date	2022-06-29
Suit No.	CIVIL APPEAL NO. J4/52/2022
Citation No.	[2022]DLSC11705

PWAMANG JSC (PRESIDING)

DORDZIE (MRS.) JSC

AMEGATCHER JSC

PROF. KOTEY JSC

AMADU JSC

ISHMAEL ADANI ABDULLAI ESQ. FOR THE DEFENDANTS/APPELLANTS/ APPELLANTS.

ROBERT PAPPOE ESQ. FOR THE PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT/RESPONDENT.

[2022]DLSC11705
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >KOJO
BAAH<o:p></o:p>(SUBST.
BY JENNIFER BAAH)<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT/RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>GHANA
WATER COMPANY LTD. AND CHINA GERZOUBA GROUP<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANTS/APPELLANTS/APPELLANTS)<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;">

CIVIL APPEAL NO.
J4/52/2022&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: 29TH JUNE, 2022<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL<o:p></o:p>ISHMAEL ADANI ABDULLAI ESQ. FOR THE DEFENDANTS/APPELLANTS/<o:p></o:p>APPELLANTS.<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;">

<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;
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PAPPOE ESQ. FOR THE PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT/RESPONDENT.<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>PWAMANG JSC
(PRESIDING), DORDZIE (MRS.) JSC, AMEGATCHER JSC, PROF. KOTEY JSC, AMADU 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;AMADU JSC:-<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:
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This appeal
emanates from the judgment of the Court of Appeal dated 29th
November 2018 which affirmed wholly the judgment of the trial High Court.<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:
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In the High
Court Accra, the original Plaintiff/Respondent/ Respondent (now substituted and hereinafter referred to as the “Respondent”)
took out a writ against the Defendants/Appellants/Appellants (hereinafter referred to as the
“Appellants”) for the&nbsp; following
reliefs:-<o:p></o:p>“a) A declaration that Defendants’ action of siting
pylons and high <o:p></o:p>tension cables on and over Plaintiff’s&nbsp; property&nbsp;
being and situated at Wedokum near Dodowa without Plaintiff’s consent constitute
trespass to Plaintiff’s property.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;b)A declaration that Defendants’ action of situating
pylons and high <o:p></o:p>tension cables on and over Plaintiff’s property, an
area not acquired, marked or zoned for such purpose and their attendant health
risks constitute nuisance to Plaintiff and his family.<o:p></o:p>