GRACE ADU AND DZIGBORDI EGBENYA V. MARTIN ANAGLATE, NAOMI DAMPTEY AND BARCLAYS BANK OF GHANA LTD

JUDGMENT

 ACKAAH-BOAFO, J.

i. Introduction

[1] It is often said that Justice is like a river. Because all rivers are not the same so is justice. Some rivers run off quickly to their ultimate destinations whilst others take time, a long time to travel, winding to their ultimate destination with many twists and turns. The justice for the parties in this case has seen many twists including a change of venue from the Brong Ahafo Region to the Greater Accra and change of Counsel. This case has taken many years to reach its final destination; but today, finally, the end is here. For the parties it is judgment day.

[2] I am of the respectful opinion that the history of this case makes it appropriate to prefix this judgment with the quote by the respected former Chief Justice of this Republic, Wood CJ (as she then was) in the case of AGYEMANG (Substituted by BANAHENE and OTHERS v. ANANE [2013-2014] 1 SCGLR 241 when she stated:

“The oft quoted legal maxim “Justice delayed is justice denied”, coined…