ODOI AND ANOTHER vs. HAMMOND [1970]DLCA2139

Date	1970-12-21
Suit No.
Citation No.	[1970]DLCA2139

SIRIBOE J.S.C

AZU CRABBE (Presiding

SOWAH J.A.

J. ARTHUR FOR THE APPELLANTS.

MENSAH FOR THE RESPONDENT.

[1970]DLCA2139
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >ODOI AND ANOTHER<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;vs. <o:p></o:p>HAMMOND<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; [COURT OF APPEAL]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
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DATE:
21 DECEMBER 1970<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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J. ARTHUR
FOR THE APPELLANTS.<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM:
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SIRIBOE J.S.C., AZU CRABBE (Presiding)
AND SOWAH JJ.A.<o:p></o:p>

</div><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>JUDGEMENT
OF AZU CRABBE J.A.<o:p></o:p>This is
an appeal by the defendants from the judgment of Apaloo J.A., sitting as an
additional judge of the High Court, dated 23 October 1967, whereby he gave
judgment for the plaintiff with costs and other consequential reliefs. The
claim of the plaintiff-respondent (hereinafter called the plaintiff) against
the defendants-appellants (hereinafter called the defendants), as stated in his
writ of summons, was for:<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">&nbsp;“(1) A declaration of title to all that piece
or parcel of land situate lying and being at Kotobabi Accra and bounded on the
north by Osu stool land measuring 140 feet on the south by a proposed road
measuring 140 feet on the east by plaintiff ‘s land measuring 100 feet and on
the west by a proposed road measuring 100 feet. (2) £G500 damages for trespass.
<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)
Perpetual injunction against the defendants, their servants, workmen and agents
from entering the said land.”<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>The
statement of claim endorsed on the writ and of the statement of defence are
both important and read as follows:<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">“STATEMENT
OF CLAIM <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
plaintiff is the eldest of four Hammond brothers of Nii We family of Osu
Ashanti Blohum quarter, Christiansborg, Accra, and he brings this action on
behalf of himself and his brothers. <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) The
plaintiff and his brothers became owners of a piece or parcel of land situate
lying and being at Kotobabi, Accra, by virtue of a customary gift on or about
10 November 1949 from their late uncle Nii Philip Tetteh Botchway The then head
of Nii We family and Gyasetse of the Mankralo stool of Ashanti Blohum quarter
in Christiansborg With the consent and concurrence of the elders and
councillors of Nii We stool. <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) The
said piece of land is bounded on the north by Osu stool land measuring 418 feet
on the south by a proposed road measuring 418 feet on the east by Osu stool
land measuring 100 feet and on the west by a proposed road measuring 100 feet. <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">(4) That
the land described in the writ forms part of the larger piece of land described
in paragraph (3) above. <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">(5) On or
about 6 February 1965 upon a report from the plaintiff ‘s caretakers of the
said land it was found that the defendants had trespassed on a portion of the
plaintiff’s land and started building operations thereon.<o:p></o:p>