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K. K OFORI
V.
POSITIVE DRIVE INVESTMENT, ANNAS MUSAH AND ABRAHAM MENSAH ASHONG

(2018) JELR 65352 (CA)

Court of Appeal 15 Nov 2018 Ghana
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- This is an appeal against the ruling of the High Court Accra denying the Plaintiff/Appellant's application for interlocutory injunction. - The appeal argues that the trial judge wrongly exercised his discretion in dismissing the applicati

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Suit Number:SUIT NO. H1/105/2018
Judges:MARIAMA OWUSU (J.A) PRESIDING, AVRIL LOVELACE-JOHNSON (J.A), HENRY A. KWOFIE (JA)
Counsel:KWABENA ANKAMAH OFFEI BADU FOR PLAINTIFF/APPELLANT ,MUNIRU M. KASSIM FOR DEFENDANTS/RESPONDENTS

JUDGMENT

AVRIL LOVELACE-JOHNSON J.A.

This is an appeal against the ruling of the High Court Accra dated 28th July 2017 by which it denied the Plaintiff/Appellant’s application for interlocutory injunction.

The appeal is brought on the sole ground that the learned trial judge wrongly exercised his discretion when he dismissed the said application. On this basis, the Appellant seeks from this court an order granting the said interlocutory injunction.

The background to this case is that the Plaintiff/Appellant on 23rd May 2017 issued a writ against the 1st and 2nd Defendants for declaration of title to the land in dispute, damages for trespass, recovery of possession and perpetual injunction. One Abraham Ashong applied to be joined to the suit and was so joined as the 3rd Defendant. The Plaintiff/Appellant then applied for interlocutory injunction against the Defendants which was refused, leading to the present appeal.

In refusing the application, the learned trial judge stated in part as fol…

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