[2020]DLCA9905November 20, 2020Court of Appeal

EJISU STOOL AND EJISU APENKRA STOOLLAND PER OPANIN KWABENA AMOAH vs. J.C. ADDAI

JUDGMENT BY OFOE, J.A.: The 1st plaintiff/appellant claiming there is an Ejisu Apenkra Stool which falls under its jurisdiction and therefore it has proprietary rights over all the lands in Ejisu Apenkra has appointed Opanin Kwabena Asamoah as its caretaker of the Ejisu Apenkra stool lands. Opanin Asamoah therefore joined the 1st plaintiff/appellant to sue as 2nd plaintiff in the matter. By their statement of claim they contend that the defendant is just a farmer residing in Apenkra in Ejisu. Their case simply is that they gave the disputed land to the uncle of the defendant to farm on as a licensee but the defendant is now claiming the said land as an inherited and bona fide property. It is this land they sought from the High Court the reliefs “a. A declaration that all that piece or parcel of land more particularly situate at Apenkra bounded on the Eastern part of river Beakwa, both sides on Apenkra-Kokofu road, Pramo Stool lands, Edwinase Stool lands, Aboaso Stool lands, Adwuma.....