ANI & ORS. vs. AMOH

This is an appeal from a judgment of the Akyem Abuakwa Native Court “A” delivered on the 12th day of February, 1957. The claim was as follows: “The plaintiffs are joint owners of all that piece or parcel of land situate, lying and being at Kronkronso Begoro, and bounded on one side by Kwakoi’s property, on one side by Forest Reserve, on one side by Begoro-Werobeng foot path and other other side by Forest Reserve. That defendant has been disturbing the occupation of plaintiffs by indiscriminate removal of foodstuffs etc. from the above described land without the plaintiffs’ due permission, knowledge and consent and therefore claims £100 damages for such trespass. The plaintiffs further claim an order of the Court for perpetual Injunction restraining the defendant, his agents, labourers and workmen from further entry into the land to abate future trespass.” It is common ground between the parties that some thirty or more years ago two groups of people, namely, the appel...