MERCY FIAGBEDU vs. RICHISON NONOKUADZI & 2 ORS [2023]DLHC16900

Date	2023-05-17
Suit No.	SUIT NO. E12/11/2022
Citation No.	[2023]DLHC16900

HER LADYSHIP JUSTICE CHARITY ASEM (MRS)

SENANU AFAGBE

EMIL ATSU AGBAKPE

[2023]DLHC16900
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >MERCY FIAGBEDU<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>RICHISON NONOKUADZI &amp; 2 ORS<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANTS/APPELLANTS)<o:p></o:p>[HIGH
COURT, HO]<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;<div style="border-top: none; border-right: none; border-left: none; border-image: initial; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: black; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt; margin-left: 4.5pt; margin-right: -2.5pt;">

</div>COUNSEL&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <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: black; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt; margin-left: 4.5pt; margin-right: -2.5pt;">

SENANU AFAGBE FOR
PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT <o:p></o:p>

EMIL ATSU AGBAKPE FOR DEFENDANTS/APPELANTS<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM<o:p></o:p>HER LADYSHIP JUSTICE CHARITY
ASEM (MRS) <o:p></o:p><div style="border-top-width: 1.5pt; border-top-color: black; border-left: none; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-right: none; padding: 1pt 0cm; margin-left: 4.5pt; margin-right: -2.5pt;">

JUDGMENT<o:p></o:p>

</div>This is an appeal
from the decision
of the District Court Anloga;
entered on the 25/10/2019
as appears on page 142-153 of the record of appeal.<o:p></o:p>In the Notice of Appeal
filed on 2-12-19 and additional grounds filed with leave of the court on the
24/11/2012 the defendants/appellants has attacked the judgement of the District
Court on the following grounds.<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:6.5pt;margin-bottom:
0cm;margin-left:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:0cm;
line-height:115%;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1;tab-stops:40.95pt">1)<span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
The Trial Magistrate erred in law by
relying on extraneous practice.<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:6.5pt;margin-bottom:
0cm;margin-left:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:0cm;
line-height:115%;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1;tab-stops:41.0pt">2)<span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
The Trial Magistrate did not consider the
principle of estoppel by leaches and conduct.<o:p></o:p>Additional ground 1 being the omnibus
ground;<o:p></o:p>i) That the judgment is against the weight of evidence on
record.<o:p></o:p>When
the appeal<span</main>