PASTOR YAW BOATENG vs. KWADWO MANU & NANA OWUSU-KWAME [2006]DLCA6568

Date	2006-02-24
Suit No.	CIVIL APPEAL H1/132/2005
Citation No.	[2006]DLCA6568

P.K. OWUSU-ANSAH J.A. [PRESIDING]

ABBAN J.A

KUSI APPIAH J.A

MR. AKWASI AFRIFA FOR 1ST DEFENDANT/RESPONDENT

MR. STEPHEN KOFI SONDEM FOR PLAINTIFF/APPELLANT

[2006]DLCA6568
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >PASTOR YAW BOATENG<o:p></o:p>(APPELLANTS)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>KWADWO MANU &amp; NANA
OWUSU-KWAME<o:p></o:p>(RESPONDENTS)<o:p></o:p>[COURT
OF APPEAL, ACCRA]<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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CIVIL APPEAL H1/132/2005&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; &nbsp; &nbsp;DATE: 24TH FEBRUARY, 2006<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>MR. AKWASI AFRIFA FOR 1ST
DEFENDANT/RESPONDENT<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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&nbsp;MR. STEPHEN KOFI SONDEM FOR
PLAINTIFF/APPELLANT<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM:<o:p></o:p>P.K. OWUSU-ANSAH J.A. [PRESIDING],
ABBAN J.A, KUSI APPIAH J.A.<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border-top:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%;
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</div>OWUSU-ANSAH, J.A.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;This is an appeal from the judgment of His
Honour F. Bright Mensah, Circuit Judge, sitting at Kumasi Circuit Court on the
29th day of July, 2004. What may appear to be a complex issue is indeed rather
simple. <o:p></o:p>The
basic issue for determination in this appeal, in my view is whether or not the
land in dispute is the 1st Defendants family land. If it is or has at all
material times been family property, then no one but the family could validly
grant it to anybody else. <o:p></o:p>On
the 1st February 1996 the Plaintiff caused his Solicitor Dei Kwarteng to issue
out a Writ of Summons against Kwaadwo Manu claiming the following reliefs:-<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;"[i] Declaration of title to all the 50
building plots bounded by SISIRASI Land, Atakyem land, and Kwaku Dua's Oil palm
plantation.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;[ii] Special damages <o:p></o:p>[iii] General damages for trespass;<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;[iv] An order of Perpetual Injunction
restraining the defendant, his servants and/or agents from in any way
whatsoever interfering with the property in dispute.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;[v] And for such further order or relief as
the honourable Court may find appropriate to make."<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;By an order of the said Circuit Court on the
10th September, 1999, Nana Owusu Kwame Ababio the Chief of Bosore at the time
was joined as the 2nd defendant in the suit, presumably for tactical reasons,
since the case against him was not pursued till he died. <o:p></o:p>Subsequent
to joining Nana Ababio as the 2nd Defendant the Plaintiff obtained Leave of the
court and amended his Writ as against both Defendants jointly and severally
claiming the following reliefs:<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;
I.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
"a declaration of title to all the 50
building plots bounded by the Sisirasi land, Atakyem land and Kwaku Duah's Oil
palm plantation; <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;
II.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
An order setting aside the arbitration
between the Plaintiff and 1st Defendant on grounds of fraud. <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;
III.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
&nbsp;Special and general damages for trespass; and<o:p></o:p>