BENJAMIN QUARCOPOME SACKEY (PLAINTIFF/APPELLANT) vs. ISSAKA A. MUSA (DEFENDANT/RESPONDENT) [2010]DLCA7833

BENJAMIN QUARCOPOME SACKEY (PLAINTIFF/APPELLANT) vs. ISSAKA A. MUSA (DEFENDANT/R... [2010]DLCA7833

Date	2010-05-20
Suit No.	CIVIL APPEAL NO. H1/93/2010
Citation No.	[2010]DLCA7833

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

KUSI – APPIAH J. A.

GYAESAYOR J. A.

MR. SAM WOOD FOR THE PLAINTIFF/APPELLANT

MR. K. ANYADI FOR THE DEFENDANT /RESPONDENT

[2010]DLCA7833
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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><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;
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mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;color:#00B0F0">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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CIVIL
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; &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.
K. ANYADI FOR THE DEFENDANT /RESPONDENT<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM:<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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H.
ABBAN (MRS.) J. A. (PRESIDING), KUSI – APPIAH J. A., GYAESAYOR J. A.<o:p></o:p>

</div><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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</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>“(1)
Declaration of title<o:p></o:p>&nbsp; (2)&nbsp;
Damages for trespass<o:p></o:p>&nbsp; (3)&nbsp;
Injunction restraining the defendants and his privies from interfering
with the&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; land, the subject matter of suit,<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;(4) Recovery of possession of the land
described in paragraph 2 of the amended <o:p></o:p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Statement of claim and defence to
counterclaim.” <o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>The defendant denied the plaintiff
claim and counter-claim as follows:<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>&nbsp;&nbsp; “(a) Declaration of title to all that piece
or parcel of land with a building lying <o:p></o:p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;situate and being at Abeka
within the MULCOSE lands and bounded on <o:p></o:p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; the north by Nokoi Olai stool family
lands … which said piece or parcel of <o:p></o:p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; land is attached to the indenture of
a lease dated 8/3/1986 and stamped as <o:p></o:p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; AC 2318/86.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
&nbsp;(b) An order that plaintiff’s
Land Title Certificate No. G.A. 335910124 Folio &nbsp;&nbsp;<o:p></o:p>86
was obtained and procured by fraud land Certificate obtained by the plaintiff
on the land in dispute.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
(d) Perpetual Injunction restraining the plaintiff and his servants,
agents and <o:p></o:p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; assigns </main>