DAVID LARTEY KWAO AND TETTEH GHANA (PLAINTIFF/APPELLANTS) vs. NAI BAALEIFI (DEFENDANT/RESPONDENT)

AYEBI J.A. The judgment appealed against in this civil appeal was delivered by the Circuit Court, Accra on 20th March 2002 in favour of the defendant/respondent. The reliefs which the plaintiffs/appellants claimed at the trial are: (a) A declaration that the piece of land described in the statement of claim was not adjudged to belong to the defendant in suit No.103/91, Circuit Court, Accra. (b) A declaration of title to the said piece of land in favour of the plaintiffs. (c) General damages for trespass. (d) An order of perpetual injunction restraining the defendant, agents, servants, assigns or persons claiming through her. In paragraph 16 of the statement of claim, the land is described as “situate at La in the Greater Accra Region of the Republic of Ghana and is bounded on the North by proposed road measuring 110’ more or less, on the South by grantor’s land measuring 70’ more or less, on the East by grantor’s land measuring 20’ more or less and on the West by pr...