NANA KWATA YAMOAH (SUBSTITUTED BY NANA KOJO ENYAN) vs EBUSUAPANYIN K. YEBOAH (SUBSTITUTED BY NANA KOJO ENYAN) [2023]DLSC16090

NANA KWATA YAMOAH (SUBSTITUTED BY NANA KOJO ENYAN) vs EBUSUAPANYIN K. YEBOAH (SU... [2023]DLSC16090

Date	2023-07-05
Suit No.	CIVIL APPEAL NO. J4/53/2022
Citation No.	[2023]DLSC16090

LOVELACE-JOHNSON (MS.) JSC (PRESIDING)

PROF. MENSA-BONSU (MRS.) JSC.

KULENDI JSC.

ACKAH-YENSU (MS.) JSC.

ASIEDU JSC

STEPHEN ASANTE BEKOE ESQ.

MICHAEL MONNIE ESQ.

[2023]DLSC16090
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line-height:normal;tab-stops:center 244.8pt left 315.75pt">NANA KWATA YAMOAH (SUBSTITUTED BY NANA KOJO ENYAN)<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT/APPELLANT)<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:58.5pt;
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ENYAN)<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANT/APPELLANT/RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:58.5pt;
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COURT, ACCRA]<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:58.5pt;
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:
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padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm">CIVIL APPEAL NO. J4/53/2022&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;DATE: 5TH JULY, 2023<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL&nbsp; &nbsp;STEPHEN ASANTE BEKOE ESQ. FOR PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT/APPELLANT<div style="border-top: none; border-right: none; border-left: none; border-image: initial; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: windowtext; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 58.5pt;">

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</div>CORAM&nbsp; &nbsp;LOVELACE-JOHNSON (MS.) JSC (PRESIDING), PROF. MENSA-BONSU (MRS.) JSC.,
KULENDI JSC., ACKAH-YENSU (MS.) JSC., ASIEDU JSC<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 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 58.5pt;">

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</div>KULENDI JSC:-<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;INTRODUCTION <o:p></o:p>This is
an appeal against the judgment of the Court of Appeal dated 21st
April, 2021 by which the Court of Appeal, unanimously overturned a judgment of
the High Court of 29th March, 2018. Aggrieved by the said decision,
the Plaintiff/Respondent/Appellant (hereinafter called “the Appellant”) has
filed a notice of appeal dated 15th October, 2021 upon the grounds
contained therein, seeking to set aside the judgment of the Court of Appeal and
to restore the said judgment of the High Court.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;BACKGROUND<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:54.0pt;margin-bottom:
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instant matter arises from two different suits in the High Court, namely, Suit
No.: LS.50/02 entitled Nana Kwata Yamoah vrs. Ebusuapanyin K. Yeboah and Suit
No.: LS.1/03 entitled Nana Kwata Yamoah vrs. Ebusuapanyin K. Yamoah, which were
consolidated. <o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:54.0pt;margin-bottom:
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writ of summons filed on the 3<s</main>