[2016]DLCA4801April 21, 2016Court of Appeal

DANIEL ASARE AMOAH vs. DAVID ASHIETEI HANSON AND AYEH HANSON

OFOE,J.A: This is an appeal emanating from a judgment of the District Court, Amasaman, which was reversed on appeal by the High Court. Dissatisfied with the reversal the plaintiff/appellant is in this court with complains he has identified in his grounds of appeal. In this opinion the appellant will be referred to as the plaintiff and the respondents the defendants. The plaintiff’s case is that he bought a 100ft by 70ft plot of land from the Ga, Gbese Korle Stool in 1995. He tendered exhibit A as evidence of this purchase. It turned out from the information given him at the Lands Commission that the land was already registered in the 1st defendant’s name. He therefore met and negotiated with the 1st defendant who was ready to sell the land to him at an amount of GH¢370. As evidence of payment of this amount the plaintiff tendered exhibits C, C1 and C2. His earlier purchase from the Ga Gbese Korle Stool was for GH¢350. After purchasing the land from the 1st defendant he never h...