AMA NYAME AND 3 OTHERS vs YAA ASANTEWAA AND AKOSUA AMPOMA

JUDGMENT BAAH, J.A BACKGROUND The reliefs sought by plaintiffs/respondents (hereafter respondents) and by the defendants/appellants (hereafter appellants) in their counterclaim, the facts relied on by the parties, as well the issues set down at the court below are relevant to this appeal and will therefore be set out. On 21st March 2014, respondents, invoked the jurisdiction of the Circuit Court, Kumasi, seeking the following reliefs: “a. An order of the court for the defendants, their agents, assigns, children, family, or any other person in occupation of House Number Plot 35 Block B Atasomanso to give vacant possession of the said house. b. Recovery of possession of House Number Plot 35 Block B Atasomanso, Kumasi. c. An order of perpetual injunction restraining the Defendants from interfering with House Number Plot 35 Block B Atasomanso, Kumasi”. In the crisp statement of claim accompanying the writ of summons, respondents claimed that the subject house was built by thei...