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AGYEI ASARE
V.
SAMUEL AMANFO & 3 ORS

(2026) JELR 114763 (CA)

Court of Appeal 5 Mar 2026 Ghana
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- Plaintiff instituted action seeking, inter alia, declarations regarding contractual rights to a commercial project and an order for the defendants to account for proceeds from the property. - During trial, the defendants objected to parag

Case Details

Suit Number:CIVIL APPEAL NO: H1/051/2025
Judges:KWAMINA BAIDEN, JA (PRESIDING) DR. ADUSEI, JA NABARESE, JA
Counsel:NANA OPOKU WARE ESQ, COUNSEL FOR PLAINTIFF/APPELLANT. DAVID K AKUBILA ESQ WITH EMMANUEL SARPONG BAIDEN ESQ, COUNSEL FOR DEFENDANTS/RESPONDENTS.
Location:Kumasi

JUDGMENT

DR. POKU ADUSEI, JA

This interlocutory appeal challenges a decision of the Circuit Court,  Fiapre, to exclude portions of the intended evidence-in-chief of the  plaintiff/appellant’s witness. The trial judge had reasoned that the parties  were bound by their pleadings and for that matter their witnesses could  not testify to facts which were not contained in the pleadings. 

In the main, the plaintiff/appellant (hereinafter referred to as the plaintiff)  instituted legal action against the defendants/respondents (hereinafter  referred to as the defendants) claiming the following reliefs: 

(a) Declaration that it was the Plaintiff who entered into a  contract with Kwaku Nyamekye to continue and complete the  commercial project the late George Arthur started on Plot No.38, Block  O, Sector 8. 

(b) Declaration that at the time the Plaintiff entered into the  contract with Kwaku Nyamekye to continue and complete the  commercial project the late George Arthur started on Plot No.38, Bloc…

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