TCHAGODOMOU AYUBA vs. GEORGE KOFI BOATENG [2023]DLHC16921

Date	2023-06-15
Suit No.	SUIT NO. E11/07/2023
Citation No.	[2023]DLHC16921

HER LADYSHIP JUSTICE CHARITY A. ASEM (MRS.)

THOMAS GBLOVU

[2023]DLHC16921
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >TCHAGODOMOU AYUBA<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF/APPLICANT)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>GEORGE KOFI BOATENG<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANT/RESPONDENT)<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;">

PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT IN
PERSON<o:p></o:p>

THOMAS GBLOVU FOR
DFENDANT/APPELLANT<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>HER LADYSHIP JUSTICE CHARITY
A. 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>&nbsp;This is an appeal from the decisions
of the District Magistrate sitting at the District Court, Jasikan in Oti Region
in its decision on the 13/09/2022. In the notice of Appeal filed on the 06/12/2022 and the additional grounds of appeal filed without
the leave of the
court the trial Magistrate decision
was attacked on the following
grounds namely,<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:10.0pt;margin-bottom:
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That the trial Judge breached the Audi
Alteram Partem rule of natural justice in the trial and delivering judgment
without notice to the Defendant.<o:p></o:p>II)<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;&nbsp;
The Judgment is against the weight of evidence
and record. The additional grounds
filed without the leave of the court are,<o:p></o:p>a)<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;&nbsp;
That