MRS. EUGENIA KUMA, PROFESSOR AGBLEZE GALLOW, EMMANUEL AGBLEZE AND THEODORE AKUTSE vs. CLEMENCE ADEMADZIKU, LAWRENCE SARFOR, ATTA MENSA AMAVI AND AKPALU KOFI [2010]DLCA5124

MRS. EUGENIA KUMA, PROFESSOR AGBLEZE GALLOW, EMMANUEL AGBLEZE AND THEODORE AKUTS... [2010]DLCA5124

Date	2010-11-25
Suit No.	CIVIL APPEAL NO. H1/5/2010
Citation No.	[2010]DLCA5124

AKAMBA J.A. (PRESIDING)

KUSI-APPIAH J.A.

APPAU J.A.

[2010]DLCA5124
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >MRS. EUGENIA KUMA, PROFESSOR AGBLEZE
GALLOW, EMMANUEL AGBLEZE AND THEODORE AKUTSE<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;(PLAINTIFFS/APPELLANTS)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>CLEMENCE ADEMADZIKU, LAWRENCE SARFOR, ATTA MENSA AMAVI AND
AKPALU KOFI<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;(RESPONDENTS/RESPONDENTS)<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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CIVIL APPEAL NO. H1/5/2010&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; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;DATE: &nbsp;25THNOVEMBER, 2010<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM:
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AKAMBA J.A. (PRESIDING),
KUSI-APPIAH J.A., APPAU J.A.<o:p></o:p>

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

</div>KUSI-APPIAH,
J.A.:&nbsp; By their writ
of summons the plaintiffs/ appellants (hereinafter referred to as the
plaintiffs) sued the defendants/respondents (hereinafter also simply referred
to as the defendants) claiming:<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>1&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Declaration that the sale of portions
of Akpo Kwami family land bounded hereunder by the 1st defendant to
2nd, 3rd and 4th defendants is invalid.&nbsp; <o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>On one side by the property of Togbe
Agbley.<o:p></o:p>On one side by the property of
Atiemo.<o:p></o:p>On one side by the property of Amenu
and mama Koboki Tedeku.<o:p></o:p>On the last side by the property of
Atiase Peter.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>2&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Damages
for trespass against 2nd, 3rd and 4th
defendants.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>3&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Recovery
of possession.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>The facts relied on by the parties
to establish their respective claims were not complicated.&nbsp; The plaintiffs averred by their pleadings
that the 1st plaintiff is the head of the Akpo Kwami family whilst
the 2nd, 3rd and 4th plaintiffs are children
of three deceased male children of the late Akpo Kwami and thus grandchildren
and principal members of the said family.&nbsp;
The plaintiffs averred by their pleadings that the 1st
plaintiff is the head of the Akpo Kwami family whilst the 2nd, 3rd
and 4th plaintiffs are children of three deceased male children of
the late Akpo Kwami and thus grandchildren and principal members of the said
family.&nbsp; The plaintiff further averred
that the late Akpo Kwami died in 1948 and was survived by four children,
namely:&nbsp; the 1st plaintiff, 1st
defendant and two other women, Magaret Addey and Aurelia Akpo.&nbsp; According to the plaintiffs, the 1st
plaintiff is the eldest of the surviving children whilst the 1st
defendant is also the only surviving male child of the late Akpo Kwami.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>The main claim of the plaintiffs was
that the 1st defendant has sold part (two plots) of the family’s
land (the property of the late Akpo Kwami) to the 2nd, 3rd
and 4th defendants without the knowledge and consent of the head and
principal members of the family.&nbsp; It was
further averred that the 2nd, 3rd and 4th
defendants went ahead to purchase the land from the 1st defendant in
the face of strong warning by the plaintiffs not to do so, hence this action.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>The defendants resisted the
plaintiffs claim.&nbsp; By paragraph 2 of the
statement of defence, the defendants contended that the 1st
defendant is the current Head of the Akpo Kwami family of Peki Avetile.&nbsp; The gravamen of the 1st
defendant’s defence is that he sold only two plots of land to the 2nd
defendant wi</main>