KWAKU SARPONG vs. DANSO AND ALAYEA

KUSI-APPIAH, J.A.: By his writ of summons in the Circuit Court, Accra, the plaintiff/respondent (hereinafter called the Plaintiff) sued the defendants/appellants (hereinafter simply called the Defendants) claiming the following reliefs: “(1) Declaration of title to the land describe (sic) in paragraphs 3 of his statement of claim. (2) Declaration that the Defendants are squatters. (3) An order ejecting the Defendants from the frontage of the Plaintiff’s land and the motorway. (4) Injunction restraining the Defendants, agents, workmen, assigns howsoever from dealing with the land at the frontage of the plaintiff’s land pending final determination of the suit. (5) Costs.” The facts relied on by the parties to establish their respective claims were not complicated. The plaintiff’s case per his statement of claim was that by a Deed of Assignment dated 18th October, 2001 bearing L.V.B. No. 4297/04 and AR/21319/2001 between Herman...