NANCY ACQUAH vs JOSHUA TETTEH & 3 ORS [2023]DLSC16091

Date	2023-07-05
Suit No.	CIVIL APPEAL NO. J4/88/2022
Citation No.	[2023]DLSC16091

BAFFOE-BONNIE JSC (PRESIDING)

LOVELACE-JOHNSON (MS.) JSC.

PROF. MENSA-BONSU (MRS.) JSC.

ACKAH-YENSU (MS.) JSC.

KOOMSON JSC

KORMIVI ASOTSI ESQ.

MARTIN KPEBU ESQ

NANA ACKAH WATSON JAINIE ESQ.

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&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;mso-fareast-font-family:SimSun;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;
color:#00B0F0;mso-fareast-language:ZH-CN">NANCY ACQUAH<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>

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text-align:center;line-height:normal"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;mso-fareast-font-family:
SimSun;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;mso-fareast-language:ZH-CN">(</span></i><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;mso-fareast-font-family:SimSun;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;
mso-fareast-language:ZH-CN">PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT/RESPONDENT</span></i><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;mso-fareast-font-family:SimSun;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;
mso-fareast-language:ZH-CN">)<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>

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&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;mso-fareast-font-family:SimSun;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;
color:#00B0F0;mso-fareast-language:ZH-CN">JOSHUA TETTEH &amp; 3 ORS</span></b><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:
&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;mso-fareast-font-family:SimSun;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;
color:#00B0F0;mso-fareast-language:ZH-CN"><o:p></o:p></span></i></p>

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SimSun;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;mso-fareast-language:ZH-CN">[SUPREME
COURT, ACCRA]<o:p></o:p></span></p>

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padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;mso-fareast-font-family:SimSun;mso-bidi-font-family:
&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;mso-fareast-language:ZH-CN">CIVIL APPEAL NO. J4/88/2022&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: 5<sup>TH</sup> JULY,
2023<o:p></o:p></span></p>

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justify;line-height:normal;tab-stops:255.0pt 321.95pt 405.0pt"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:
&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:
&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;mso-fareast-language:ZH-CN">COUNSEL&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;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>

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justify;line-height:115%;tab-stops:415.5pt;border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt:
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mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;
mso-fareast-language:ZH-CN">APPELLANT&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;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p></span></p>

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justify;line-height:normal;tab-stops:376.3pt"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;
mso-fareast-language:ZH-CN">CORAM&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;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;mso-fareast-font-family:
SimSun;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;mso-fareast-language:ZH-CN"><o:p></o:p></span></p>

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justify;line-height:normal;tab-stops:376.3pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;mso-fareast-font-family:SimSun;mso-bidi-font-family:
Arial;mso-fareast-language:ZH-CN">BAFFOE-BONNIE JSC (PRESIDING),
LOVELACE-JOHNSON (MS.) JSC., PROF. MENSA-BONSU (MRS.) JSC., ACKAH-YENSU (MS.)
JSC., KOOMSON JSC <o:p></o:p></span></p>

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text-align:center;line-height:115%;border:none;mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
mso-border-bottom-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:1.0pt 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:
115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;
mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;mso-fareast-language:ZH-CN">JUDGMENT<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>

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justify;line-height:115%"><b><u><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma;mso-ansi-language:
EN-GB">KOOMSON JSC:-<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:
justify;line-height:115%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;
font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma">This is an appeal
from the unanimous judgment of the Court of Appeal delivered on the 14<sup>th</sup>
June, 2021, on an appeal by the 3<sup>rd</sup> Defendant/Appellant/Appellant
(herein after called “3<sup>rd</sup> Defendant”) from the decision of the trial
High Court dated 31<sup>st</sup> October, 2018, which had entered judgment for
the Plaintiff/Respondent/Respondent (hereafter called “the Plaintiff”) on all
her reliefs.<o:p></o:p></span></p>

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