EBUSUAPANYIN KWESI BO (PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT) vs. OKYEAME KWESI ADOKO & ANOTHER (DEFENDANTS/ APPELANTS) [2006]DLCA7454

EBUSUAPANYIN KWESI BO (PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT) vs. OKYEAME KWESI ADOKO & ANOTHER (... [2006]DLCA7454

Date	2006-02-17
Suit No.	CIVIL APPEAL NO. HI/66/05
Citation No.	[2006]DLCA7454

ARTEETEY J.A. (PRESIDING)

ASIAMAH J.A. ASAMOAH J.

MR. CAB ADDAE- PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT

MR. BARTON ODRO- DEFENDANTS/APPELLANTS

[2006]DLCA7454
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >EBUSUAPANYIN
KWESI BO<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;
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mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;color:#00B0F0">OKYEAME KWESI ADOKO &amp;
ANOTHER<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANTS/
APPELANTS)<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>[COURT
OF APPEAL, ACCRA]<o:p></o:p>CIVIL APPEAL NO. HI/66/05&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; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; DATE: 17TH
FEBRUARY, 2006<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border-top:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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DEFENDANTS/APPELLANTS<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM:&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>ARTEETEY
J.A. (PRESIDING), ASIAMAH J.A. ASAMOAH J.<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border-top:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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</div>ARYEETEY, J.A.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;A
background to this appeal is as follows: On 27th of March, 2002 the
plaintiff/respondent in this appeal filed a writ of summons at Cape Coast
Circuit Court against the defendants jointly and severally for:<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>&nbsp;(a) Declaration of title to all that piece or
parcel of land situate lying and being at a place commonly known and called
‘Abosantsen’ in the vicinity of Abura Edukrom which piece or parcel is bounded
on two sides by the property of Ebiradze Family Amosima, on one side by the
Oman of Amosima (represented by Supi Forson) and on the remaining side by a
portion of plaintiff’s ancestral land.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>&nbsp;(b) Recovery of Possession. <o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>(c)
Damages for Trespass <o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>(d)
Perpetual Injunction restraining defendants, their agents, servants etc. from
interfering with the plaintiff’s family’s title and interest.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>&nbsp;In his Statement of Claim the
plaintiff/respondent described himself as the head of Adu Abekwa Royal family
of Edudrom and the defendants as members of Ebiradze family of Asebu Amosima.
Even though, as reflected in the pleading, the issues that were set down for
hearing did not include one relating to the capacity of the
plaintiff/respondent to bring an action, on the 9th of September, 2003 the
defendants/appellants brought a motion for an order dismissing the suit for
want of capacity, or in the alternative for an order staying proceedings in the
case. The circuit court dismissed the motion as “unmeritorious and abuse of the
court process.” The defendants appealed to this court and their sole ground of
appeal was that the ruling cannot be supported in the face of the documentary
evidence.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>&nbsp;I
think the documentary evidence referred to by the defendants/appellants
consists of the judgment of the High Court, Cape Coast in the case of Samuel Jones (Substituted for Opnyin Yaw
Tawiah) &amp; Another v. Kwesi Bo which may be found at pages 65-69 of the
record of appeal in which it was declared that the defendant in that case, who
is the plaintiff/respondent in this appeal, was not the overall head of the
Royal Adwenadze family of Edukrom, which was confirmed by this court as
exhibited at pages 70-77 of the record of appeal. Currently, there is an appeal
to the Supreme Court against the decision of the Court of Appeal, which is
pending. In his ruling</main>