KWABENA DAPAAH-SIAKWAN vs JOSEPH BOYE [2023]DLCA15144

Date	2023-02-02
Suit No.	CIVIL APPEAL NO H1/117/2022
Citation No.	[2023]DLCA15144

SENYO DZAMAFE J.A (PRESIDING)

MERLEY A. WOOD (MRS) J.A

ERIC BAAH J.A

FRANK ASAMOAH FOR PLAINTIFF/APPELLANT

NO LEGAL REPRESENTATION FOR DEFENDANT/RESPONDENT

[2023]DLCA15144
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >KWABENA DAPAAH-SIAKWAN<o:p></o:p><span lang="en-DE" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;
mso-ansi-language:#2000">(PLAINTIFF/APPELLANT<span lang="en-DE" style="font-size:10.0pt;
line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;
mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;mso-ansi-language:#2000">)<o:p></o:p>vs<o:p></o:p>JOSEPH BOYE<o:p></o:p><span lang="en-DE" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;
mso-ansi-language:#2000">(DEFENDANT/RESPONDENT<span lang="en-DE" style="font-size:10.0pt;
line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;
mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;mso-ansi-language:#2000">)<o:p></o:p>[COURT OF APPEAL, 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: 0in;">

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padding:0in;mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 0in 0in">CIVIL APPEAL NO H1/117/2022&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
<span lang="en-DE" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif;
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&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;mso-ansi-language:#2000">&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;&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: 2ND FEBRUARY, 2023<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL<o:p></o:p>FRANK
ASAMOAH FOR PLAINTIFF/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: 0in 0in 1pt;">

NO LEGAL REPRESENTATION FOR DEFENDANT/RESPONDENT<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>SENYO DZAMAFE J.A (PRESIDING)<span lang="en-DE" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;
mso-ansi-language:#2000">, MERLEY A. WOOD (MRS) J.A<span lang="en-DE" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;
mso-ansi-language:#2000">, ERIC BAAH 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 0in;">

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padding:0in;mso-padding-alt:1.0pt 0in 1.0pt 0in">JUDGMENT<o:p></o:p>

</div>&nbsp;M. WOOD (MRS), JA&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>&nbsp;In this
appeal against the judgment of the High Court, Accra, delivered on 21st
June 2016, the Plaintiff/Appellant seeks the setting aside of the aforesaid
judgment.<o:p></o:p>This case involved two consolidated suits on the
land involving two different parties. The second case was struck out for lack
of capacity of the person suing as the lawful attorney on behalf of the
claimant of the land who resides outside the jurisdiction. The
Plaintiff/Appellant hereafter will be referred to as Plaintiff or alternately
as the Appellant while the Defendant/Respondent will be referred to as
Defendant or alternately as the Respondent. <o:p></o:p>THE CASE OF THE PLAINTIFF/APPELLANT<o:p></o:p>The
matters that have given rise to the instant appeal are as follows:<o:p></o:p>The Plaintiff instituted an action against the
Defendant on 19th May 2004 which was later amended on 26th
July, 2004 and further amended on 15th January 2010 for the
following reliefs:<o:p></o:p>a.