REINDORF AND ANKRAH vs. AMADU, BRAIMAH AND NIKOI O’LAI [1962]DLSC1699

Date	1962-06-29
Suit No.
Citation No.	[1962]DLSC1699

KORSAH JSC

C.J. JSC

SARKODEE-ADOO JSC

CRABBE J.S.C.

HAYFRON-BENJAMIN (WITH HIM G.S. LASSEY) FOR THE APPELLANTS.

B. J. DA ROCHA FOR THE RESPONDENT.

J. REINDORF FOR THE CO-RESPONDENT.

[1962]DLSC1699
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" ><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;
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color:#548DD4">REINDORF AND ANKRAH<o:p></o:p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;
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color:#548DD4">&nbsp;vs. <o:p></o:p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;
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color:#548DD4">AMADU, BRAIMAH AND NIKOI O’LAI <o:p></o:p>[SUPREME COURT]<o:p></o:p>[1962] 1 GLR 508<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid black 1.5pt;
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DATE:<span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;
mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;
color:#00B0F0"> 29TH JUNE, 1962.<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid black 1.5pt;
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HAYFRON-BENJAMIN
(WITH HIM G.S. LASSEY) FOR THE APPELLANTS.<o:p></o:p>

B.
J. DA ROCHA FOR THE RESPONDENT.<o:p></o:p>

J.
REINDORF FOR THE CO-RESPONDENT.<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM: <o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid black 1.5pt;
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KORSAH, C.J., SARKODEE-ADOO
AND CRABBE, JJ.S.C.<o:p></o:p>

</div><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>JUDGMENT OF
KORSAH C.J.<o:p></o:p>This is an appeal from the judgment of D.E Gwira, Esq.,
Commissioner of Assize and Civil Pleas sitting in the Land Court, in a suit
originally instituted by Nii Akrama Nukpa as head of Onamrokor family against
Amadu and Braimah as defendants, in the Ga Native ‘B’ Court. The claim reads:<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:5.0pt;
margin-left:.5in;text-align:justify;mso-pagination:none;border:none;mso-padding-alt:
31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow:yes">“The defendants are licensees working a quarry on a portion of the
plaintiff’s family land at Apenkwa subject to the payment of monthly toll or
rent of £G5. The defendant has not paid such monthly rent for the past six
months (six months inclusive) and plaintiff therefore claims the sum of £G30
arrears of rents or tolls due and (2) perpetual injunction to stop the
defendants from further working on the plaintiff’s land for failing to pay his
tolls aforesaid.”<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>By an order of Jackson, J., the case was transferred from the Ga
Native ‘B’ Court to the Lands Division of the High Court. While the case was
pending in the High Court, Dr. C. E. Reindorf was substituted for Nii Akrama
Nukpa who died during the case; also Nii Arday Ankrah acting head and
representative of Manche Ankrah family was upon his application joined as
co-plaintiff on the ground that during the survey ordered by !he court in
connection with the case, the co-defendants had included portion of land the
property of the Manche Ankrah family in the said co-defendant’s counter-claim.
Nikoi O’Lai Amassa, head of the Nikoi O’Lai family of Asere Djorshie, on whose
death Nii Amon Kotey was substituted, was joined as co-defendant. Thereafter,
the claim was amended to read:<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:5.0pt;
margin-left:.5in;text-align:justify;mso-pagination:none;border:none;mso-padding-alt:
31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow:yes">“(1) The plaintiffs claim declaration of title of the plaintiff’s
family of the quarry site.<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:5.0pt;
margin-left:.5in;text-align:justify;mso-pagination:none;border:none;mso-padding-alt:
31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow:yes">(2) Perpetual injunction against both the original defendant and
the codefendant from further entering upon the said land. <o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:5.0pt;
margin-left:.5in;text-align:justify;mso-pagination:none;border:none;mso-padding-alt:
31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow:yes">(3) £G100 damages for trespass.”<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>By the statement of claim, the Onamrokor—Adang family of Abola,
Accra claim to be owners of a larger piece of land known as Dome situate by and
along the new main Accra—Nsawam road of which the subject-matter of this
dispute is a portion; that they acquired it through their ancestor Ayai Pekoe
to whom the land had been granted by the Korle Webii (i.e. Korle priests) many
generations ago; that since the grant their ancestors have been in undisputed
possession and occupation thereof, and have at all times exercised rights of
ownership thereon, and have successfully maintained several actions in respect
of portions of the said Dome land whenever there had been any encroachment upon
their said rights; that the co-defendants are estopped from denying the
plaintiffs’ title by virtue of several acquisition claims they, the plaintiffs,
have successfully maintained when the government had acquired portions of the
said Dome land immediately abutting the area in dispute. The plaintiffs
therefore claim (a) declaration of title, (b) perpetual injunction, and (c)
£G100 damages.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>