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THE REPUBLIC
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WASSA FIASE TRADITIONAL COUNCIL AND NANA AKWASI SOMPREY II EXPARTE:-ABUSUAPANYIN KOFI NYAMEKYE AND OTHERS

(2015) JELR 64978 (SC)

Supreme Court 28 May 2015 Ghana
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- This case involves an appeal by the Applicants against a judgment in favor of the Respondents. - The case revolves around an attempt to install a rival chief in a traditional area, which led to arrests and charges of breach of peace. - Th

Case Details

Suit Number:CIVIL APPEAL NO. J4/55/2014
Judges:ANSAH JSC (PRESIDING), DOTSE JSC, ANIN YEBOAH JSC, BAFFOE-BONNIE JSC, AKOTO-BAMFO (MRS) JSC
Counsel:PRINCE KWEKU HODO ESQ. FOR THE APPLICANTS/APPELLANTS/APPELLANTS; E. K. AMUA SEKYI ESQ. FOR THE RESPONDENTS/RESPONDENTS/RESPONDENTS

JUDGEMENT

DOTSE JSC:

This is an appeal by the Applicants/Appellants/Appellants, hereafter referred to as the Applicants, against the judgment of the Court of Appeal, dated 16th May2013which was in favour of the Respondents/Respondents/Respondents, hereafter referred to as Respondents.

From the above brief narration, what is certain is that, both the trial High Court and the first appellate court, the Court of Appeal all made findings of fact against the Applicants and ruled against them respectively.

There is no doubt therefore that, on the present state of the decided cases, the Applicants have a difficult task in attempting to set aside two concurrent findings of fact made against them, even though such a task is not insurmountable. See cases such as Obeng v. Assemblies of God Church [2010] SCGLR 300, Achoro v. Akanfela [1996-97] SCGLR 209just to mention a few.

FACTS OF THE CASE

An attempt by some persons to install a rival chief at Dumase Wassa in the Wassa Fiase Traditional Area, led to…

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