THE MANAGING DIRECTOR AND THOMAS AFORTEY-HUBERT-SEMENU vs. IAN FYNN AIKINS [2023]DLCA15155

Date	2023-03-30
Suit No.	SUIT NO. H1/150/2019
Citation No.	[2023]DLCA15155

M. WELBOURNE (MRS)

J.A. (PRESIDING)

KYEI BAFFOUR J.A.

ANKU-TSEDE (MRS.) J.A.

CORNELIUS VITO FOR DEFENDANTS/APPELLANTS

ANTHONY DESEWU FOR PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT

[2023]DLCA15155
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color:#00B0F0;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">THE MANAGING DIRECTOR<span lang="en-DE" style="font-size:12.0pt;
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mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">DEFENDANTS/APPELLANTS<span lang="en-DE" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:
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color:#00B0F0;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">IAN FYNN AIKINS<o:p></o:p><span lang="en-DE" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
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mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">PLAINTIFF /RESPONDENT<span lang="en-DE" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:
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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 0in 1pt;">

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padding:0in;mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in">SUIT NO. H1/150/2019<span lang="en-DE" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
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mso-ansi-language:#2000">&nbsp;&nbsp;DATE:
30TH MARCH 2023<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL<o:p></o:p>CORNELIUS VITO FOR
DEFENDANTS/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: 0in 0in 1pt;">

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DESEWU FOR PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM<o:p></o:p>M. WELBOURNE (MRS), J.A. (PRESIDING)<span lang="en-DE" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
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mso-ansi-language:#2000">, ANKU-TSEDE (MRS.) 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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mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">JUDGMENT<o:p></o:p>

</div>&nbsp;WELBOURNE, J.A<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;This
appeal is mounted against the judgment of the High Court dated 8th
March 2013. The Plaintiff/Respondent will be described as the Respondent while
the Defendants/Appellants will be described as Appellants.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;FACTS<o:p></o:p>The
brief back ground facts are that the property which is the subject matter of
the litigation was originally owned by Great African Insurance Company Limited.
The Company was a third party</main>