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JUDGMENT
Q. Mention your full name to this Honorable Court.
A. My name is Josephine Atisu
Q. Where do you live?
A. I live at Aflao Awarkome near “my Beautiful Village”
Q. What do you do for living?
A. I am a trader, I also deal with car spare parts and accessories.
Q. You caused your lawyers to file this witness statements on 20th day of July, 2022. Please
take a look at this document and confirm if it is your witness statement. A. This is my
witness statement and that is my signature.
Q. What do you want to do with your witness statement?
A. That is the evidence I gave to my lawyer and I will like the court to adopt it as my
evidence-in-chief.
This court hereby adopts the Defendant’s witness statement as her evidence-in-chief.
The Plaintiff is not here to cross-examine the Plaintiff though she served him with the
hearing notice as directed by the court.
The Defendant called his next witness
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Q. Can you please tell the court your full name?
A. My name is Forson Fiston
Q. Where do you live?
A. Aflao Awarkome close to My Beautiful Village
Q. What do you do for living?
A. I am a trader
Q. Do you know the Defendant in this matter?
A. Yes, I know her. She is my biological mother.
Q. On the 20th day of July, 2022, you instructed your lawyers to file this witness
statement before this court. Please confirm if it is yours.
A. It is my witness statement and that is my signature
Q. What do you want the court to do with this?
A. I want the court to adopt my witness statement as my evidence in chief.
This court hereby adopts the witness statement of this witness filed on 20th day of July,
2022 as his evidence-in-chief.
That will be all for the witness.
There was no cross-examination of this witness since the Plaintiff refused to appear in
court even after being served with the required hearing notice.
By Court: Upon listening to the Defendant and her witness this court hereby grants the
counterclaim and all the reliefs stated thereunder.
Cost of GH₵10,000.00 have been awarded in favour of the Defendant herein.
The Plaintiff is also to settle the Legal fees incurred by the Defendant in pursuing this
matter.
Legal fees being GH₵20,000.00.
H/L NAANA BEDU-ADDO (MISS)
(JUSTICE OF THE HIGH COURT)