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EBUSUAPANYIN KWEKU ASSAFUAH AND 2 ORS v THE REGIONAL SECRETARY LAND COMMISSION SECRETARIAT SEKONDI AND ANOR

(2014) JELR 85933 (SC)

Supreme Court 12 Mar 2014 Ghana
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Judges:ANSAH JSC, ADINYIRA JSC, DOTSE JSC, ANIN-YEBOAH JSC, AKAMBA JSC
Counsel:JOHN MERCER WITH HIM KAMIL MOHAMMED IDDRISU FOR THE 1ST PLAINTIFF/APPELLANT/ APPELLANT. D. G. CARSON FOR THE 2ND DEFENDANT /RESPONDENT/RESPONDENT
Other Citations:[2014] GLR

JUDGMENT

JONES DOTSE JSC: This appeal is an epitome of a phenomenon that is gradually creeping into the judicial and legal systems, and this is the difficulty of losing parties in previous litigations accepting the outcome of the decisions in those cases thereby respecting the age old principle that litigation must come to an end with the final resolution of previous and similar disputes albeit at the final apex court, in this instant the Supreme Court of Ghana.

The Plaintiffs/Appellants/Appellants, hereafter referred to as the Plaintiffs lodged an appeal against the judgment of the Court of Appeal dated 1st December, 2011 which confirmed an earlier decision of the High Court, Sekondi which was rendered on 15th June, 2010 in favour of the 2nd Defendant /Respondent /Respondent hereafter referred to as the Defendant.

FACTS OF THE CASE

On the 1st February 2007, the Plaintiffs herein instituted Suit No E1/16/07 in the High Court, Sekondi against the Defendants in which they claimed for them…

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