ESSOUN II vs. YEMO AND OTHERS [1981]DLHC2124

Date	1981-03-17
Suit No.
Citation No.	[1981]DLHC2124

WUAKU J.

JAMES MERCER FOR THE PLAINTIFF.

J. D. HAMMOND FOR THE DEFENDANTS

[1981]DLHC2124
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >ESSOUN II <o:p></o:p>vs. <o:p></o:p>YEMO AND OTHERS <o:p></o:p>[HIGH COURT, ACCRA]<o:p></o:p>[1982-83] GLR 562<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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DATE:
17 MARCH 1981<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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JAMES MERCER FOR THE PLAINTIFF. <o:p></o:p>

J. D. HAMMOND FOR THE DEFENDANTS<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM:
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WUAKU J.<o:p></o:p>

</div><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>JUDGMENT OF WUAKU J.<o:p></o:p>The
plaintiff by the indorsement on his writ of summons claims 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">1. An
order on each of the defendants to attorn tenant to the plaintiff in respect of
all the pieces of the plaintiff’s Ansmina land bounded on the north by the
Dumawora River, south by Anyinasu to Bisease foot-path, east by the Baku Forest
Reserve and by Bedum stool land and west by the Dumawora respectively, or in
the alternative;<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. an
order for recovery of possession of all the said pieces of the plaintiff’s 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. an
order for perpetual injunction restraining each and every defendant, his
agents, privies, licensees, workmen and all persons claiming through every
defendant from interfering with the plaintiff’s ownership and possession of the
said pieces of land; and<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.
¢20,000 each for trespass.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>After the
defendants had entered their appearance through a solicitor, the plaintiff
delivered his statement of claim. And for the purpose of this ruling, I propose
to reproduce hereunder, the pleadings:<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 ohene of Bedum in the Breman Asikuma Traditional Area and brings
this action on behalf of the stool of Bedum.<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
defendants are stranger farmers on Bedum stool’s Ansmina 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. By the
decision of the Stool Lands Boundaries Settlement Commission of 9 January 1979,
the boundary between Bedum stool land and the stool land of Anyinasu was
determined and in consequence thereof the piece of land bounded more or less on
the north by the Dumawora River, south by Anyinasu to Bisease foot-path, east
by the Baku Forest Reserve and by Bedum stool land and west by the Dumawora
River, occupied by the defendants, respectively fell within the ownership of
the Bedum 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">4. The
defendants are among a large number of stranger farmers occupying portions of
the land mentioned 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.
Following the decision of the Stool Lands Boundaries Settlement Commissioner
aforesaid, the plaintiff sent circulars to the defendants calling upon them to
attorn tenant to the plaintiff and to enter into tenancy agreements with the
plaintiff.<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">6. The
defendants have refused to accede to the plaintiff’s call. Wherefore the
plaintiff claims as per his writ.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>