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EUGENIA AKWETTEH
V.
KOFI BAAH AND OTHERS.

(2018) JELR 66523 (CA)

Court of Appeal 31 Jul 2018 Ghana
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- The High Court entered judgment for the plaintiff and dismissed the counterclaim of the defendants and co-defendants. - The defendants and co-defendants filed an appeal based on several grounds, including that the judgment was against the

Case Details

Suit Number:CIVIL APPEAL NO: H1/80/2014
Judges:C. J. HONYENUGA JA (PRESIDING), AVRIL LOVELACE-JOHNSON JA, S. G. SUURBAAREH JA
Counsel:FELIX NANA OSEI FOR RESPONDENT,ASSAD GBADEGBE WITH MOTHER TERESA BREW FOR APPELLANTS

JUDGMENT

HONYENUGA, JA

On the 31st day of July 2012, the High Court, Fast Track Division, entered judgment for the plaintiff upon his claim and dismissed the counter claim of the defendants and the co-defendants.

Dissatisfied with the decision of the High Court, the defendants/appellants and the 1st and 2nd co-defendants/appellants at page 403 of the record of appeal filed an appeal to this court based on the following grounds:-

“(a) The judgment is against the weight of evidence adduced at the trial.

(b) The court erred when it disregarded the fact that the plaintiff’s title to the disputed land lapsed in 2005 at the instance of the Lands Commission.

(c) The judge’s failure to let the parties furnish the court with the respective addresses amounted to a grave miscarriage of justice.

(d) Additional ground of appeal will be filed upon receipt of copies of the judgment and record of proceedings”.

Another notice of appeal was filed by the appellants on page 405-406 of the record of appeal but…

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