[2019]DLHC8793 • January 30, 2019 • High Court
PROF. JEROME S. DJANGMAH AND VICTOR KOJO DJANGMAH vs. NUMO NARH GBENA TETTEH WAYOE AND ABEA NARH (alias JOHN NARH)
Plaintiffs’ father was the late Peter Djangmah Martey. He died on 10th March 1971. In his lifetime he acquired a large tract of land from the Asere Amaganya clan in the 1950s and he used that land as a cattle kraal. It was stated that 2nd Plaintiff even used to be a drover of the cattle from the kraal in his youth. The land was said to be situated at New Ningo and covers an area of 8.36 acres. Plaintiffs averred that from 1971 when their father died they have exercised overt acts of possession and ownership over the land without let or hindrance. Plaintiffs averred further that in 2002, they caused coconut trees to be planted on the land to demarcate the established boundary between Ningo and Prampram as represented in Commissioner Justice Jackson report of 1954. Plaintiffs averred that their late father’s 8.36 acre-land shares common boundary with the land of Tetteh Wayoe family of Adimble We, Prampram and 1st Defendant is the Head and lawful representative of the said famil...