OGYEEDOM OBRANU KWESI ATTA VI vs. GHANA TELECOMMUNICATIONS CO. LTD. & ANOR [2023]DLSC15164

Date	2023-06-05
Suit No.	CIVIL APPEAL NO. J8/96/2020
Citation No.	[2023]DLSC15164

DOTSE JSC (PRESIDING)

PROF. KOTEY JSC

OWUSU (MS.) JSC

PROF. MENSA-BONSU (MRS.) JSC

KULENDI JSC

ACE ANAN ANKOMAH ESQ. FOR 1ST DEFENDANT/APPELLANT/APPELLANT WITH HIM GLORIA COFIE & SHIRLEY OTU

AKOTO AMPAW ESQ. FOR PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT/RESPONDENT

ALEXANDER K. K. ABBAN

NICHOLAS LENIN ANANE ADJEI & KUSI PATRICK ADU-AMANKWAH

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KWESI ATTA VI<o:p></o:p>

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TELECOMMUNICATIONS CO. LTD. &amp; ANOR<o:p></o:p>

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&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi">CIVIL APPEAL NO. J8/96/2020&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;&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: 5TH JUNE 2023<o:p></o:p>

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COUNSEL<o:p></o:p>

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DOTSE JSC (PRESIDING), PROF. KOTEY JSC, OWUSU
(MS.) JSC, PROF. MENSA-BONSU (MRS.) JSC, KULENDI JSC<o:p></o:p>

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OWUSU (MS.) JSC:-<o:p></o:p>

On 29TH May,
2019, the Court of Appeal dismissed the appeal of the 1ST Defendant/Appellant/Appellant
and affirmed the judgment of the High Court, dated 10TH May, 2017.<o:p></o:p>

<p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:6.7pt;margin-bottom:
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mounted this appeal on the following grounds:<o:p></o:p>

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115%;mso-list:l1 level2 lfo5;tab-stops:43.05pt">a.<span style="font-style: normal; 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-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;
That
the Court of Appeal erred in concluding that the erstwhile Post and Telecommunication Corporation (P &amp; T) did not have legal title in the