TEIKO AKRONG vs. ADU KOFI DJIN [2007]DLCA6595

Date	2007-02-16
Suit No.	CIVIL APPEAL H1/154/2005
Citation No.	[2007]DLCA6595

KANYOKE J.A. (PRESIDING)

LOVELACE-JOHNSON (MS.) J.A.

SOWAH (MRS.) J.A

S.R. BREMPONG ESQ. FOR APPELLANT

ADU KOFI DJIN ESQ FOR HIMSELF

[2007]DLCA6595
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >TEIKO AKRONG<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF/APPELLANT)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>ADU KOFI
DJIN<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANTS/RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</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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APPEAL H1/154/2005&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;
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LOVELACE-JOHNSON (MS.), J.A. AND SOWAH (MRS.), J.A.<o:p></o:p>

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</div>KUSI-APPIAH,
J.A. <o:p></o:p>This
is an appeal against the judgment of the High Court, Accra, dated 24 February,
2004. The facts giving rise to this action are very simple. The defendant in
this action claimed to have purchased a 30 acre land at Aboasa Medie from
Abusuapanyin Boye Okai, the first defendant at the trial court. According to
the defendant, he acquired valid title to the land from Abusuapanyin Boye Okai
who was held out by the plaintiffs family as their Head. He averred that the
land was sold to him with the knowledge, consent and concurrence of the
plaintiff’s family as the money was used to rehabilitate their family house at
Ofankor. <o:p></o:p>The
plaintiff, on the other hand contended that, in 1992 he and the principal
members of the family learnt of the sale of their family land by the first
defendant to the second defendant (the defendant herein). <o:p></o:p>He
claimed that since Abusuapanyin Boye Okai had no capacity to transfer title in
the land to the defendant herein, he summoned him before the chief of Ofankor.
He averred that at the said forum, Abusuapanyin Boye Okai laid claim to the
said parcel of land as the bonafide property of his late father to the
exclusion of the Boi Kwao family. But when he was pressed further, he retracted
and admitted later that he was unduly influenced by the defendant herein to
enter into that transaction. Consequently, the plaintiff as the Head of Boye
Kwao family of Ofankor commenced the instant action against the first and
second defendants claiming:— <o:p></o:p>"(1)
Declaration that the alienation by conveyance number RE 31/92 appertaining to
all that piece or parcel of land situate and being at Aboasa between first
defendant as grantor on the one part and second defendant as grantee on the
other part is void on grounds of want of capacity. <o:p></o:p>(2)
An order that the said conveyance was procured by fraud and/or
misrepresentation and/or undue influence. <o:p></o:p>(3)
Recovery of possession of the said land against the second defendant. <o:p></o:p>(4)
An order annulling indenture number RE 31/92. <o:p></o:p>(5)
Perpetual injunction restraining second defendant, his assigns, agents,
tenants, successors in title and any other privies from any dealing with the
land the subject matter." <o:p></o:p>The
defendants resisted the claim of the plaintiff and the case proceeded to trial.
Before the actual trial of the case started, the first defendant, Abusuapanyin
Boye Okai, had died and his name had to be struck out for the reason of his
demise in the course of the proceedings. <o:p></o:p>The
trial High Court dismissed the plaintiff’s action and entered judgment for the
defendant. The plaintiff was aggrieved by the judgment of the trial court and
appealed to this court on two main grounds. <o:p></o:p>These
are:— <o:p></o:p>(1)
The judgment is against the weight of evidence. <o:p></o:p>(2)
The trial Judge failed to adequately consider the evidence of the appellant. <o:p></o:p>