KWAKU JONAS vs. NANA KWAME NKRUMAH AND KWASI NUAMAH

MARFUL-SAU, JA:- In 1974 the plaintiff/respondent herein to be referred to as the respondent was granted two different parcels of land by Nana Kwesi Gyabeng, the then Chief of Bodi. The two lands which measured one local mile each were located at Kofiano and Kankyeabo all part of Bodi stool land. According to the respondent he paid the customary drink of ¢1, 000.00 (GH¢100) for the two parcels of land to the chief of Bodi. He also paid a demarcation fee of c5. The respondent then cultivated cocoa on the two lands and enjoyed quite possession of the land. In 1979 the respondent gave the land at Kankyeabo to one Godwin under an abunu tenancy. In that same year the first defendant/ appellant, herein to be referred to as first appellant, became the new chief of Sefwi- Bodi. Later in 1996, the respondent divided the Kankyeabo land into two between himself and Godwin and appointed a caretaker for his portion of the cocoa farm. In 1997, the first appellant dissatisfied with the gran.....