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KIDDIE KOLLEGE INT. SCHOOL & ANOR

(2024) JELR 112589 (CA)

Court of Appeal 17 Oct 2024 Ghana
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- Court of Appeal partially allowed the appeal: set aside the High Court's award of damages for false imprisonment and related special damages, finding the evidence did not establish direct, unlawful restraint by the Defendant. - Upheld fin

Case Details

Suit Number:H1/268/2023
Judges:DENNIS ADJEI, JA GIFTY AGYEI ADDO, JA ERNEST OWUSU-DAPAA, JA
Counsel:PAUL LITER DERY FOR DEFENDANT/APPELLANT/APPLICANT. EMMANUEL KOFI DARKO FOR PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT/RESPONDENT.
Location:Accra

J U D G M E N T

ADJEI, J.A: The High Court (Labour Division) Accra delivered judgment jointly and severally against the Defendants on 21st July 2021 for all the reliefs sought by the Plaintiff/Appellant against them. The Defendants filed their pleadings but did not file their witness statements to participate in the hearing of the matter. The 2nd Defendant applied to the trial High Court for leave to set aside the judgment which was delivered against the Defendants jointly and several but his application was dismissed as unmeritorious.

The 2nd Defendant abandoned the ruling delivered by the trial High Court to dismiss his application to set aside the judgment and applied for an extension of time to file a notice of appeal against the judgment of 21st July 2021. On 17th January 2022, this Court granted him leave to file his appeal out of time and which he filed same on 20th January 2022. The 2nd Defendant subsequently sought leave of this Court to amend his notice of appeal and same was …

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