KWASI NOI vs. AFUA AGYEIWAA & TWO OTHERS [2010]DLCA3197

Date	2010-07-30
Suit No.	CIVIL APPEAL NO. H1/21/2010
Citation No.	[2010]DLCA3197

MARIAMA OWUSU (MISS) J.A. (PRESIDING)

F.G. KORBIEH J.A.

IRENE C. DANQUAH (MS.) J.A.

DARKWA DWAMENA ESQ. COUNSEL FOR PLAINTIFF/RESPONDANT.

STEPHEN OPPONG ESQ. COUNSEL FOR DEFENDANTS/APPELLANTS.

[2010]DLCA3197
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >KWASI NOI<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>AFUA AGYEIWAA &amp; TWO OTHERS<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;[COURT OF APPEAL, KUMASI]<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 NO. H1/21/2010&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; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;DATE: 30TH
JULY, 2010<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>DARKWA DWAMENA ESQ.
COUNSEL FOR PLAINTIFF/RESPONDANT.<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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STEPHEN
OPPONG ESQ. COUNSEL FOR DEFENDANTS/APPELLANTS. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM:
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MARIAMA
OWUSU (MISS) J.A. (PRESIDING), F.G. KORBIEH J.A., IRENE C. DANQUAH (MS.) J.A.<o:p></o:p>

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JUDGEMENT<o:p></o:p>

</div><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>BY
COURT:-&nbsp; JUDGMENT:<o:p></o:p>This is an appeal against the
decision of the High Court, Kumasi, dated 15th day of July
2003.&nbsp; In the said decision, the High
Court entered judgment for the plaintiff for the reliefs endorsed on his Writ
of Summons.&nbsp; The court further awarded
cost of ¢3m to the plaintiff.<o:p></o:p>Dissatisfied with the decision of
the High Court, the defendants filed appeal to this Court.<o:p></o:p>The Grounds of Appeal are as
follows:<o:p></o:p>a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; That the judgment is against the
weight of evidence.<o:p></o:p>b)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; That the judge erred in evaluating
the evidence.<o:p></o:p>c)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Additional Grounds to be filed on
receipt of the record of proceedings.<o:p></o:p>The reliefs sought from this Court
are that, the judgment of the High Court be reversed thereby setting aside the
judgment dated 15th day of July, 2003.<o:p></o:p>Before going into the merits of this
Appeal, I would like to give a brief background of this case<o:p></o:p>The parties in this case have an
uncle, Opanin Damprane (deceased), who acquired plot No.272/3 Fante Newtown –
Kumasi – Ashanti.&nbsp; There is varied
narration as to the person who put up the building on this plot mentioned supra.&nbsp; Following the death of one of the successors
of the late Opanin Damprane, plaintiff was appointed the head of family.&nbsp; At the gathering where plaintiff was
appointed the head of family, the former in reciprocating the gesture, told the
family gathering that, he was giving the uncompleted portion of the house in
dispute to his children.&nbsp; The defendants
and some other family members present left the gathering and went into
consultation.&nbsp; On their return, they
objected to the gift to the children of the plaintiff on the ground that the
disputed house is family property and therefore the plaintiff could not gift
same to his children.<o:p></o:p>Subsequently, the plaintiff issued
this Writ of Summons against defendants claiming:<o:p></o:p>1)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; A declaration of title to House No
NTER 272/3, Fante Newtown, Kumasi, &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<o:p></o:p>Ashanti.<o:p></o:p>2)