WRANGLER GHANA LTD vs. SPECTRUM INDUSTRIES PVT. LTD. , LANDS COMMISSION [2023]DLSC16164

Date	2023-03-29
Suit No.	CIVIL APPEAL NO. J4/87/2022
Citation No.	[2023]DLSC16164

DOTSE JSC (PRESIDING)

LOVELACE-JOHNSON (MS.) JSC

AMADU JSC

PROF. MENSA-BONSU (MRS.) JSC

ASIEDU JSC

CHARLES TETTEY ESQ. FOR THE PLAINTIFF/APPELLANT/RESPONDENT.

NII APATU-PLANGE ESQ. FOR THE 1ST DEFENDANT/RESPONDENT/APPELLANT.

[2023]DLSC16164
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >WRANGLER GHANA LTD <o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF/APPELLANT/RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p><a name="_heading=h.gjdgxs"></a>SPECTRUM
INDUSTRIES PVT. LTD.&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>(1ST
DEFENDANT/RESPONDENT/APPELLANT) <o:p></o:p>LANDS COMMISSION&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>(2ND
DEFENDANT/RESPONDENT) <o:p></o:p>[SUPREME
COURT, ACCRA]<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: windowtext; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;">

CIVIL APPEAL NO.
J4/87/2022&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;&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:
29TH MARCH 2023<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL <o:p></o:p>CHARLES
TETTEY ESQ. FOR THE PLAINTIFF/APPELLANT/RESPONDENT.<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: windowtext; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;">

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;text-align:justify;line-height:
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padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm">NII APATU-PLANGE ESQ. FOR THE 1ST
DEFENDANT/RESPONDENT/APPELLANT.<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM<o:p></o:p>DOTSE
JSC (PRESIDING), LOVELACE-JOHNSON (MS.) JSC, AMADU JSC, PROF. MENSA-BONSU
(MRS.) JSC, ASIEDU JSC&nbsp;&nbsp; <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;">

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</div>&nbsp;ASIEDU
JSC:-<o:p></o:p>INTRODUCTION:<o:p></o:p>On
the 19th day of December 2016, the Plaintiff/Appellant/Respondent
(hereinafter referred to as the Plaintiff/Respondent) issued a writ of summons
against the Defendant/Respondent/Appellant in the High Court, Accra for reliefs
in the nature of a declaration of title to land, recovery of possession,
damages for trespass and an order of perpetual injunction. After the hearing of
the matter, the learned Judge of the trial High Court dismissed the
Plaintiff/Respondent’s claims and entered judgment in favour of the Defendant/Appellant.
Aggrieved by the decision of the trial High Court, the Plaintiff/Respondent
appealed to the Court of Appeal which, after considering the appeal, set aside
the judgment of the High Court and entered judgment for the
Plaintiff/Respondent for the reliefs claimed by the Plaintiff/Respondent. As
expected, the Defendant/Appellant filed an appeal on the 4th day of
July 2022 before this Court against the judgment of the Court of Appeal.
According to the Defendant/Appellant, “the
entire judgment of the Court of Appeal dated 28th April 2022, be
reversed and the appeal allowed by affirming the decision of the trial Court.”
The grounds of appeal, as stated in the Notice of Appeal are that:<o:p></o:p><a name="_Hlk128773065">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;
The
Court of Appeal erred in holding that the </a><a name="_Hlk128684583">1st
</a><a name="_Hlk128684391">Defendant/Respondent/Appellant
</a>was unable to prove that the gift was obtained by
fraud when 1st Defendant/Respondent/Appellant’s allegation of fraud
was in respect of the registration of the deed of gifts at the Lands Registry
and not the grant.<o:p></o:p>b.<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;
The
Court of Appeal erred when it considered the issue of vesting assent and
capacity when same was not an issue before the trial court which would have
afforded the 1st Defendant/Respondent/Appellant the opportunity to provide the
required proof.<o:p></o:p><a name="_Hlk129248813"><!--[if !supportLis</main>