PARKER K. QUAYSON vs. KWEI DORNU ANANFIO & 3 ORS. [2008]DLCA6566

Date	2008-03-19
Suit No.	CIVIL APPEAL NO.: H1/80/06
Citation No.	[2008]DLCA6566

PIESARE JA [PRESIDING]

DOTSE JA

DUOSE JA

MR. PROSPER NYAHE FOR THE 4TH DEFENDANTS/RESPONDENT

MR. S.K. OSEI NYAME FOR THE PLAINTIFF/APPELLANT

[2008]DLCA6566
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >PARKER K. QUAYSON<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF/APPELLANT)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>KWEI DORNU ANANFIO &amp; 3 ORS.<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANTS/RESPONDENTS)<o:p></o:p>[COURT
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CIVIL
APPEAL NO.: H1/80/06&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: 19TH MARCH, 2008<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>MR. PROSPER NYAHE FOR THE 4TH DEFENDANTS/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. S.K. OSEI NYAME FOR THE
PLAINTIFF/APPELLANT.<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM:<o:p></o:p>PIESARE JA [PRESIDING], DOTSE JA, DUOSE JA<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border-top:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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</div>I.D.
DUOSE, JA.<o:p></o:p>The Plaintiff/Appellant
hereafter referred to as the Plaintiff on the 13th of March 2001 issued out a
Writ of Summons in the high Court Tema claiming against the Defendants the
following reliefs:<o:p></o:p>(i)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Declaration of title and ownership.<o:p></o:p>(ii)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Recovery of possession and damages for
trespass.<o:p></o:p>(iii)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
An order of perpetual injunction against
the defendants, their agents, servants, workmen and other relations and privies
from entering the land and interfering with the Plaintiff’s right to the same.<o:p></o:p>On 12th April 2001 the
1st, 2nd and 3rd Defendants entered appearance and eventually filed statement
of defence on 28-05-02 denying the claim of the Plaintiff and setting up the
defence of first settlement and possession from time immemorial. Subsequently
the 4th Defendant joined the action first as Co-defendant and later on after
setting up a Defence and counter claim against the Plaintiff and the 1st, 2nd
and 3rd defendants became a Defendant counter claimant. In his Statement of
Defence the Defendant pleaded fraud on the part of the Plaintiff and his
grantor and set out the particulars of fraud as follows:<o:p></o:p>a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Knowing
very well that the land belonged to Adotey Nene Family and even paid drink fee
of ¢1,500,000.00 but secretly went to purchase it from Sese Bortey.<o:p></o:p>b)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Concealment
of the fact he did not acquire it from the rightful owner.<o:p></o:p>c)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Promise
to come back and purchase the land from 4th Defendant’s family and secretly
went to buy the land from Sese Bortey without any further reference to the 4th
Defendant family.”<o:p></o:p>COUNTER
CLAIM:<o:p></o:p>The 4th Defendant repeats
paragraphs 1 to 14 of his Statement of Defence and counter claim against the
Plaintiff and the 1st, 2nd and 3rd Defendants jointly and severally as
follows:—<o:p></o:p>(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;
“Declaration of title to all that parcel of
land situate at Nungua Batsoona and or Nungua Kotobabi as described by the
Plaintiff and bounded on the North West</main>