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THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL AND 7 OTHERS

(2014) JELR 67384 (CA)

Court of Appeal 20 Mar 2014 Ghana
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- The appeal is against the ruling of the High Court, Accra dated 17th December 2012, which ordered the 6th defendant/appellant to pay rent into court. - The case can be traced back to the decision of the High Court dated 8th April 2003, w

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Suit Number:CIVIL APPEAL NO. H1/49/2014
Judges:MARFUL-SAU JA (PRESIDING), ACQUAYE JA, SAEED K. GYAN JA
Counsel:CYNTHIA OPARE FOR THE 6TH DEFENDANT/APPELLANT,G.H. QUIST FOR THE PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT

JUDGMENT

MARFUL-SAU, JA.

This appeal is against the ruling of the High Court, Accra dated the 17th December 2012. The parties in this case for some years have been engaged in various legal proceedings in court. This particular appeal can be traced to the decision of the High Court dated the 8th of April 2003.

From the record, it seems the judgment of 8th April 2003 which was delivered by Inkumsah Abban J, was subjected to further process of the court and a final decision delivered by Elizabeth Ankumah J. on the 16th May 2012. Consequently at page 49 of the record of appeal is a copy of the Entry of Judgment after Trial which is a composite of the two decisions of the High Court.

The record also revealed that after the judgment of 8th April 2003, three of the defendants namely the 1st defendant, Attorney General, 3rd defendant, African Bags Co. Ltd and 8th defendant, Golden Tower Ltd appealed against the judgment. Then on the 15th June 2004, Ayebi J. (as then was) granted an application fo…

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