KWABENA vs. ATUAHENE [1980]DLSC1593

Date	1980-02-28
Suit No.
Citation No.	[1980]DLSC1593

APALOO C.J.

ARCHER JA

ANIN J.A.

TSATSU TSIKATA FOR THE APPELLANT.

NO APPEARANCE BY OR FOR THE RESPONDENT

[1980]DLSC1593
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >KWABENA<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;vs. <o:p></o:p>ATUAHENE<o:p></o:p>[SUPREME COURT, ACCRA] <o:p></o:p>[1980] GLR 136<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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DATE:
28
FEBRUARY 1980<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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TSATSU TSIKATA FOR THE APPELLANT.<o:p></o:p>

NO APPEARANCE BY OR FOR THE RESPONDENT<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM:
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APALOO C.J., ARCHER AND ANIN JJ.A.<o:p></o:p>

</div><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>JUDGMENT OF ARCHER J.A.<o:p></o:p>In this
case, the plaintiff claimed against the defendant, a declaration of title to
one cocoa and foodstuff farm situated at Bronkrome on Tepa stool land, damages
for trespass, recovery of possession and perpetual injunction. The circuit
court sitting at Kumasi gave judgment for the plaintiff and granted the reliefs
sought.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>The
defendant has appealed from that judgment to this court and the only ground of
appeal filed by him was, “that the judgment of the learned circuit judge is
against the weight of evidence.” In arguing this sole ground, learned counsel
for the defendant concentrated mainly on the identity of the land and submitted
that the plaintiff failed to establish the identity of the land in dispute and
as such he was not entitled to a declaration. In support of this argument,
learned counsel drew attention to the description of the land and the names of
the boundary owners in the indorsement on the original writ of summons and
submitted that the particulars indorsed were at variance with the description
given by the plaintiff in his evidence-in-chief.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>It would
be convenient at this stage to dispose of this submission first. The
indorsement on the writ of summons is:<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
plaintiff’s claim against the defendant herein is for declaration of title to
one cocoa and foodstuff farm situate at a place commonly known as Bronkrome on
Tepa stool land forming boundary with Abena Broni, Kwaku Eshun, Bronkrome
stream or Akontabuo stream and Osei Akwasi.”<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>It
appears from the record of appeal that on 6 October 1974, the plaintiff filed
an amended writ of summons and thereby amended his indorsement as follows:<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>“The
plaintiff’s claim against the defendant herein is for: Declaration of title to
one cocoa and foodstuffs farm situate and being at a place commonly known as Bronkrome
on Tepa stool land bounded on all sides by the properties of Abena Broni, Kwaku
Eshun, Bronkrome stream, Akontabuo stream, Osei Akwasi, Owusu Dome, Kwaku
Boateng, Kojo Ofeh and Yaw Adom.”<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>Undoubtedly,
this amendment became necessary in view of the plaintiff’s directions to the
surveyor filed on 19 August 1974, as follows:<o:p></o:p>“(a)
Boundaries with Abena Broni, Kwaku Eshun, Osei Kwasi, the Bronkrome, Akontabuo
stream, Yaw Adom, Kojo Ofeh, Kwaku Boateng, Kwabena Dome and Osei Kwabena. (b)
Features: Bronkrome stream, flowers, Dannan tree, Akontabuo stream.”<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>On 16
December 1974, the plaintiff, by his solicitor, filed the follow</main>