ANITA DANSO-TAWIAH vs ALHAJI ALI SHURAKATU

JUDGMENT In Suit No. L 320/98, titled Komey Mensah Larsey & Others Vrs. Daniel Anum Adjei & Another, the High Court, Accra, constituted by Yaw Apau J (as he then was) dated 22nd July 2005 (unreported) pronounced that only the Agbawe Quarter can alienate land at Frafraha, among other reliefs granted in favour of the Plaintiff in that case. (See Exhibit “3”) By that decision of the Court, it is understood that, there can not be any valid alienation of land at Frafraha without the involvement or participation of Agbawe Family/Quarter or without the knowledge of Agbawe Family/Quarter. Plaintiff’s case is that she acquired the disputed land from Nii Komey Larsey Mensah, Head of Agbawe Kplen We No.2 family of Frafraha and Nii Adjei Kpobi Asawa III, Head of the Agbawe Quarter of La with the consent of the principal members of the said families. Indeed, the grant was evidenced by a lease document dated 23rd June, 1999. Defendant’s case is also that he acquired the disputed lan...