BENJAMIN QUARCOPOME SACKEY vs. ISSAKA A. MUSA [2010]DLCA5107

Date	2010-05-20
Suit No.	CIVIL APPEAL NO. H1/93/2010
Citation No.	[2010]DLCA5107

ABBAN (MRS.) J.A. (PRESIDING)

KUSI–APPIAH J.A.

GYAESAYOR J.A.

MR. SAM WOOD FOR THE PLAINTIFF/APPELLANT

MR. DICK ANYADI FOR THE DEFENDANT/RESPONDENT

[2010]DLCA5107
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >BENJAMIN QUARCOPOME
SACKEY <o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF/APPELLANT)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>ISSAKA A. MUSA <o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANT/RESPONDENT)<o:p></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 NO. H1/93/2010&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;DATE: 20TH
MAY, 2010<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>MR.
SAM WOOD FOR THE PLAINTIFF/APPELLANT <o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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MR.
DICK ANYADI FOR THE DEFENDANT/RESPONDENT
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</div>CORAM:
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ABBAN
(MRS.) J.A. (PRESIDING), KUSI–APPIAH J.A., GYAESAYOR J.A.<o:p></o:p>

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JUDGMENT<o:p></o:p>

</div>KUSI-APPIAH,
J. A.: This is an appeal against the judgment of the Circuit
Court, Accra dated 1ST November, 2005. By his amended writ of
summons, the plaintiff claimed against the defendant for: <o:p></o:p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; “(1) Declaration of title<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;(2)&nbsp;
Damages for trespass<o:p></o:p>&nbsp; (3)&nbsp;
Injunction restraining the defendants and his privies from interfering &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;with the land, the subject matter of the
suit,<o:p></o:p>(4)
Recovery of possession of the land described in paragraph 2 of the &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;amended Statement of claim and defence to
counterclaim.” <o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>The
defendant denied the plaintiff’s claim and counter-claimed as follows:<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>“(a)
Declaration of title to all that piece or parcel of land with a building &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;lying situate
and being at Abeka within the MULCOSE lands and<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; bounded on&nbsp;
the north by Nokoi Olai stool family lands … which said &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; piece or parcel of&nbsp; land is attached to the indenture of a lease
dated &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;8/3/1986 and stamped as AC 2318/86.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (b) &nbsp;An order that plaintiff’s Land Title
Certificate No. G.A. 335910124 Folio&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>&nbsp;&nbsp;86 was
obtained and procured by fraud. Land Certificate obtained by the &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<o:p></o:p>