ADDAE KWASI AND OTHERS vs. ADEKU

JUDGMENT OF PREMPEH J. This is an appeal from the judgment of the Ho Local Court Division II delivered on the 13th December, 1961, in favour of the defendant-respondent herein. The appellants’ claim against the respondent was for a declaration of title to all that piece or parcel of land commonly called Awakpeta in the Awudome state, the boundaries of which are therein described. The defendant-respondent also counterclaimed against the plaintiffs- appellants as follows: “The defendant-counterclaimant claims against the plaintiffs jointly and severally a declaration of title right interest ownership and recovery of possession of all that piece or parcel of land situate lying and being at Sokode Division commonly known and called Awakpe land found by settlement by the defendant counterclaimant’s great-grandfather naturally known and called Afesi of Awapke clan on section of Kwanta Awudome, descended to the defendant by right of inheritance customarily, after the peopl...