[2003]DLCA6489 • January 30, 2003 • Court of Appeal
HENRY NIMAKO-BREMPONG vs. JOYCE B. AKADZA & ANOR
ANSAH, J.A. The plaintiff endorsed his writ with claims for: 1) "An order that the part of the perimeter wall around 1st Defendant's house at Nungua-Buade in Accra straddles or is built on the space demarcated as part (western) part of the access road lying and being between the first defendant's said house and that move freely to and from his (plaintiff's) said house. 2) General damages". The parties are adjoining landowners and the case for the plaintiff was that the space between their houses was demarcated for an access road by the authorities. The first defendant built and extended her fence wall onto the access road so much that it was only about a meter away from the house of the plaintiff. As a result vehicular movement to and from the plaintiffs' house through the access road became impossible. The plaintiff said he made a report to the 2nd defendant who confirmed that the first defendant wrongfully erected her wall at where she did and marked it for removal. The first...