Sarfo Vrs Sackey (J4/41/2012) [2012] GHASC 9 (27 February 2012);

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IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF JUDICATURE, THE SUPREME COURT (CIVIL DIVISION) SITTING IN ACCRA ON WEDNESDAY THE  27TH     DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2013.

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     CORAM:  ATUGUBA J. S. C. (PRESIDING), ANSAH, ADINYIRA, OWUSU AND DOTSE JJSC.

                                                                     CIVIL  APPEAL         

                                                                                           NO. J4/41/2012

ISAAC  OSEI  SARFO

VRS;

SAMUEL  KWAME  SACKEY

Parties present.

Osafo Buabeng for the appellant.

James Ahenkora for the respondent.

BY   COURT;

After a prolonged and anxious consideration of this appeal we are of the unanimous opinion that the act of demolition of the plaintiff’s property was not the act of the defendant since, so to speak, there was no active instrumentality on his part with regard to the same.  We therefore apply the maxim, actus curiae nemini facit injuriam, allow the appeal, set aside the judgment of the Court of Appeal and dismiss the plaintiff’s action.

No order as to costs.

 [SGD]    W.  A.   ATUGUBA

                                   [JUSTICE OF THE SUPREME COURT                      

                                      [SGD]     J.   ANSAH

                                                     [JUSTICE OF THE SUPREME COURT]

         [SGD]     S.  O.  A.  ADINYIRA  [MRS.]

                                                  [JUSTICE OF THE SUPREME COURT]

                                     [SGD]     R.   C.   OWUSU [MS.]

                                                   [JUSTICE OF THE SUPREME COURT]

                                    [SGD]     J.   V.  M.  DOTSE

                                                  [JUSTICE OF THE SUPREME COURT]