NANA ESSEL AMOQUANDOH III & 2 ORS vs. RICHARD KWESI MENSAH & 5 ORS

JUDGMENT DARKO ASARE, JSC : In this appeal against the judgment of the Court of Appeal, Accra delivered on the 4th of May 2023, the Plaintiffs/Appellants seek the setting aside of the judgment of the court below and for judgment to be entered in their favour. The judgment under appeal reversed the trial court’s decree of title to the disputed lands in favour of the Plaintiffs/Appellants, and also overturned the trial court’s grant of other endorsed reliefs including recovery of possession, setting aside alleged alienations to and by the Defendants, and an injunction. The key question for our resolution in this appeal is whether the Court of Appeal correctly re-evaluated the evidence on record, applied the relevant law and consequently came to the right conclusion when it reversed the decision of the trial court in this suit. The grounds of appeal formulated by the Plaintiffs/Appellants are as follows:- i) That the judgment is against the weight of evidence adduced...