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MAMA ADESI COMPANY LTD
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MERCHANT BANK (GH) LTD

(2021) JELR 112291 (CA)

Court of Appeal 22 Apr 2021 Ghana
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- The High Court, Accra (Commercial Division) gave two judgments in this case, one in November 2017 and the other in June 2019. - Both judgments went in favor of the plaintiff/respondent against the defendant/appellant. - The defendant has

Case Details

Suit Number:H1/83/2020
Judges:SENYO DZAMEFE, JA (PRESIDING) P. BRIGHT MENSAH, JA JANAPARE BARTELS-KWODWO, JA
Location:Accra

JUDGMENT

BRIGHT MENSAH JA: The High Court, Accra (Commercial Division) gave two (2) judgments in this case, the first on 8th day of November 2017 and the next, delivered 25th day of June 2019.  Whilst the defendant/appellant describes the first judgment as interlocutory, the latter is classified as the final judgment.  Both decisions went in favour of the plaintiff/respondent, as against the defendants/ appellants.  It is not unusual for a losing party to appeal against a decision of the court. Thus, the defendant in the instant case is in this court, having appealed against both judgments.  In considering this judgment, we shall resort to both appeals and discuss the respective grounds on which the defendant/appellant is appealing.

The first notice of appeal headed “Notice of Interlocutory Appeal” filed 27/11/2017 appears on p. 464 roa (Vol. 1) whilst the Notice of Appeal taken as the final appeal filed 30/07/2019 appears on pp 149-151 roa vol.3.  For purpose of clarity, we set out her…

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