SUSAN BANDOH vs. DR. MRS. MAXWELL APEAGYEI-GYAMFI AND ALEX GYIMAH

MARFUL-SAU, JSC: - This is an appeal against the unanimous decision of the Court of Appeal dated the 29th January 2015, which reversed the judgment of the trial High Court dated the 2nd December 2008. In this appeal, the plaintiff/ respondent/ appellant will be known as the appellant, while the defendants/ appellants/ respondents shall be referred to as respondents. The brief facts of the case are that appellant’s mother one Dr. Evelyn Vanderpuye acquired the land in dispute in the 1970’s from the Nungua Stool. After the said acquisition the mother went into possession and erected corner pillars on the land and in 1979 a lease was executed for the mother which was registered at the Land Registry as No. 1411/1992. According to Appellant they constructed a boys-quarters on the land and put caretakers on the land. The respondents however, entered the land destroyed the corner pillars, covered their reservoir and started developing the land hurriedly. The respondents disputed the clai...