<p class="ql-align-justify"><strong><span style="background-color: transparent">J U D G M E N T</span></strong></p><p class="ql-align-justify"><strong><span style="background-color: transparent">SOPHIA R. BERNASKO ESSAH (MRS) JA:</span></strong></p><p class="ql-align-justify"><span style="background-color: transparent">This is an appeal by the Plaintiffs against the judgment of the High Court dated 29th July, 2021 in which the Court gave judgment in favour of the Defendant.</span></p><p class="ql-align-justify"><span style="background-color: transparent">The grounds of appeal are as follows:</span></p><ol><li class="ql-align-justify"><em><span style="background-color: transparent">The judgment is against the weight of the evidence adduced at the trial.</span></em></li><li class="ql-align-justify"><em><span style="background-color: transparent">The trial judge erred when he held that the Plaintiffs failed to file reply and defence to counterclaim when same were filed on record.</span></em></li><li class="ql-align-justify"><em><span style="background-color: transparent">The learned trial judge improperly exercised his discretion when he denied the 1st plaintiff’s application to amend the defence to counterclaim thereby occasioning miscarriage of justice.</span></em></li><li class="ql-align-justify"><em><span style="background-color: transparent">The trial judge erred when he proceeded to conduct case management without taking directions upon the order for the trial de novo.</span></em></li><li class="ql-align-justify"><em><span style="background-color: transparent">The trial judge erred when he discharged 1st plaintiff’s attorney from the witness box upon objection being taken to only some paragraphs of the witness statement thereby occasioning miscarriage of justice.</span></em></li></ol><p class="ql-align-justify"><span style="background-color: transparent">In this delivery we will m…</span></p>