[1982]DLCA2134 • December 15, 1982 • Court of Appeal
IN RE ADJANCOTE ACQUISITION; KLU vs. AGYEMANG II
The case concerns a dispute over title to a piece of land known as Adjancote, acquired by the Government of Ghana for a television station. Three claimants submitted rival claims for compensation: the Berekusu stool (first claimant/respondent), the Nuumo Nmashi family of Teshie including the Krobo, Klu and Agbawe quarters (second claimant/appellant), and the Nii Dowuona family of Osu (third claimant). The lands tribunal initially awarded compensation to the first claimant, rejecting the others. The second claimant appealed, challenging the tribunal's preference for the respondent's traditional evidence and the factual findings regarding possession of the land.
read moreJUDGMENT OF WIREDU J.A. The dispute in this case is about title to a piece of land described by the name Adjancote. This land was acquired some time ago by the Government of Ghana for the purpose of building a television station for the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation. The present appeal before us is the result of the determination by the lands tribunal of rival claims for monetary compensation arising out of the said acquisition submitted to the government by three claimants each claiming to own the acquired area. The lands tribunal in its judgment dated 26 February 1976, expressed satisfaction with the case presented by and on behalf of the first claimant and found for him, rejecting the cases of the second and third claimants. The three claimants before the lands tribunal were the Berekusu stool as the first claimant; the Nuumo Nmashi family of Teshie comprising the Krobo, Klu and the Agbawe quarters as the second claimant, and the Nii Dowuona family of Osu as the third cla...