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WILLIAM MENSAH
V.
MUTALA LAMIDI & ANOR

(2023) JELR 112473 (CA)

Court of Appeal 20 Apr 2023 Ghana
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- This is an appeal against a judgment in favor of the plaintiff/respondent. - The appellant filed additional grounds of appeal, but they did not comply with the court rules. - The court has the power to strike out grounds of appeal that ar

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Suit Number:H1/63/2021
Judges:HENRY KWOFIE JA (PRESIDING) P. BRIGHT MENSAH JA CYNTHIA P. ADDO JA
Counsel:D. K. NYAMEKOR FOR THE 1ST DEFENDANT/APPELLANT. IRENE DAVIS WITH CAROLINE ADDO FOR THE PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT.
Location:Accra

JUDGMENT

BRIGHT MENSAH JA:

This is an appeal the 1st defendant/appellant herein has launched against the judgment of the High Court, Tema delivered 29/05/2020 in plaintiff/ respondent’s favour.  The judgment complained of, appears on pp 360-383 of the record of appeal [roa].  

Being dissatisfied with the said decision of the lower court, the 1st defendant/ appellant soon thereafter caused to be filed on his behalf, a notice of appeal that appears on pp 386-387 [roa] by which notice he complains that the judgment is against the weight of evidence.  It was indicated in the notice that upon receipt of the record of appeal the 1st defendant/appellant shall file additional grounds of appeal. As I proceed along, I shall refer to the 1st defendant/appellant simply as the appellant and the plaintiff/respondent, the respondent.

On record, the appellant with the leave of this court granted 01/03/2021, filed additional grounds of appeal listed here below as that:

  1. The learned judge erred when she held…

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