[2009]DLCA7749 Login to Read Full Case <span style="font-size: 18px !important;"><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%"><em><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; color:#00B0F0;font-style:normal;mso-bidi-font-style:italic">AWULAE ATTIBRUKUSU III<o:p></o:p></span></b></em></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">(</span></i><span class="SubtitleChar"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">PLAINTIFF/ APPELLANT</span></i></span><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">)</span></i><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%"><em><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;color:#00B0F0;font-style: normal;mso-bidi-font-style:italic"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></em></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua";color:#00B0F0">vs.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%"><span class="SubtitleChar"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:#00B0F0">OPPONG KOFI, ARDE, EMMANUEL YANKSON KWOFIE, OWUO AND ISHACK KORNEH</span></b></span><span class="NoSpacingChar"><b><i><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%; font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:#00B0F0"><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%"><span class="NoSpacingChar"><i><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">(</span></i></span><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif">DEFENDANTS/ RESPONDENTS)<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;color:#00B0F0"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">[COURT OF APPEAL, ACCRA]<o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt; padding:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%; border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0cm; mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;">CIVIL APPEAL NO. HI/133/08</span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif"> DATE: 26<sup>TH</sup> FEBRUARY, 2009<b><span style="color:#00B0F0"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> </div><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="line-height:115%"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif">COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="line-height:115%"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">MR. D. A. OTOO FOR BODZA LUMOR FOR PLT’/APPELLANT<o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt; padding:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="line-height:115%;border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">MR. ACHEAMPONG OPOKU FOR DEFTS’/RESPTS’<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="line-height:115%"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family: "Book Antiqua"">CORAM:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt; padding:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="line-height:115%;border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">MRS. AKOTO BAMFO J.A. (PRESIDING), KANYOKE J.A. AND HONYENUGA J.A.<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="line-height:115%"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt; padding:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%; border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0cm; mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">JUDGMENT<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </div><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial">HONYENUGA J.A.<o:p></o:p></span></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial">This is an appeal from the Judgment of the High Court, Sekondi dated the 27<sup>th</sup> day of February 2007.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial">The facts underlying the appeal are that on the 17<sup>th</sup> day of June 1996, the Plaintiff/Appellant as the Omanhene of Lower Axim Traditional Area claiming for himself and the Royal Nvaviley Family of Lower Axim and the Stool issued a writ against the Defendants/Respondents, their Servants, Agents/Assigns etc. for:-<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:72.0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent: -36.0pt;line-height:115%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list 72.0pt"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family: "Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">a.<span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-bidi-font-family:Arial">DECLARATION OF TITLE to all that piece and parcel of land situate, lying and being within Lower Axim Traditional Area in the Western Region of Ghana measuring 15 square Miles and bounded on the North by the Main Axim-Takoradi Motor Road, on the South by Agyemfra Stool Lands on the West by Domunli/Agyan and Akonu Stool Lands and on the East by Agyambra and Abura Stool Lands.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:72.0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent: -36.0pt;line-height:115%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list 72.0pt"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family: "Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">b.<span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-bidi-font-family:Arial">RECOVERY OF POSSESSION<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:72.0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent: -36.0pt;line-height:115%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list 72.0pt"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family: "Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">c.<span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-bidi-font-family:Arial">DAMAGES FOR TRESPASS<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:72.0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent: -36.0pt;line-height:115%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list 72.0pt"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family: "Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">d.<span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-bidi-font-family:Arial">PERPETUAL INJUNCTION against the Defendants, their Agent and/or Servants, Assigns and Workmen etc. from interfering with Plaintiff and the Royal Nvaviley Family of Lower Axim and the Stool’s possession occupation and enjoyment of the said land;<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:72.0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent: -36.0pt;line-height:115%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list 72.0pt"><!--[if