[2010]DLCA7847July 8, 2010Court of Appeal

ISRAEL TSORBLEWU (SUING PER HIS LAWFUL ATTORNEY RICHARD TSORBLEWU) vs. NAI ODUPONG AWUSHIE TETTEH II

AYEBI J.A. This is an appeal from the judgment of the Agona Swedru High Court dated 23rd May 2006. The appellant was the defendant before the High Court whiles the respondent was the plaintiff. At the High Court, plaintiff’s case was as follows: In 1977, plaintiff said he acquired the disputed land which lies on the left side of the Accra-Winneba motor road from Nana Abura Awushie XIX, Chief of Gomoa Fetteh. The interest acquired was a lease for 99 years as evidenced in the indenture registered as No. CCT 720/82. Since the acquisition, plaintiff said he had been in quiet possession of the land. The plaintiff sued the defendant because he had started selling portions of the land to some people who have started developing same. The reliefs the plaintiff sought against the defendant are: (a) A declaration of title to all that piece or parcel of land situate lying and being at South-East Kasoa in the Central Region of the Republic of Ghana and bounded on the North by lessor.....