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ERNEST EKLU MENSAH
V.
PAUL KOFI PEPRAH

(2017) JELR 108300 (HC)

High Court 24 Feb 2017 Ghana
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- Defendant/applicant sought a stay of execution of the High Court’s 21 October 2016 judgment pending appeal, arguing that the judgment was based on alleged fraud, that res judicata should apply due to an earlier suit, and that the damages

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Suit Number:SUIT NO. FAL 482/14
Judges:ELIZABETH ANKUMAH, J
Counsel:COUNSEL FOR THE PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT: FREDERICK TUMASI ESQ. COUNSEL FOR DEFENDANT/APPLICANT: FRANCIS KWAME YEBOAH WITH FRED COCH ESQ.

RULING 

This is the ruling in respect of the Application for an Order for Stay of  Execution of the judgment of this Court pending appeal. The said  judgment is dated 21st day of October 2016. According to the  defendant/applicant he is aggrieved and dissatisfied with the said  judgment of this Court and has filed a Notice of Appeal. The grounds for this application as contained in the affidavit in support filed on 30/12/16  are as follows: 

“4. That the Honourable Court depended only on what the court  considered to be fraud and based the entire judgment on this 

5. That the court did not consider the fact that the Plaintiff who did  not possess a stamped and registered indenture was given an  opportunity in an earlier trial between the parties to prove the Plaintiff’s  title to the disputed land and even though Plaintiff entered appearance,  Plaintiff failed to prove his title. 

6. That the Honourable Court also failed to consider that the earlier  trial between the same parties deal…

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