ALHAJI MADI NASAMU vs. ALHAJI MORO AND OTHERS [2010]DLSC3058

Date	2010-11-26
Suit No.	SUIT NO. H1/24/2010
Citation No.	[2010]DLSC3058

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

F.G. KORBIEH J.A.

IRENE C. DANQUAH [MISS] J.A.

BEN ABDALLA ESQ. FOR PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT/APPELLANT.

JOHN A. AKPARIBO FOR DEFENDANT/APPLICANT/RESPONDENT.

[2010]DLSC3058
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >ALHAJI MADI NASAMU<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>ALHAJI MORO AND OTHERS<o:p></o:p>[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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SUIT
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26/11/2010.<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>BEN ABDALLA ESQ. FOR
PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT/APPELLANT. <o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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JOHN A. AKPARIBO FOR
DEFENDANT/APPLICANT/RESPONDENT. <o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM:<o:p></o:p>MARIAMA OWUSU (MISS) J.A.
[PRESIDING], F.G. KORBIEH J.A., IRENE C. DANQUAH [MISS] J.A. <o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border-top:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%;
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</div>MARIAMA OWUSU J.A.: <o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>On the 3-11-06, the district Court,
Mamponteng, in a land suit entered judgment for the Plaintiff against the
Defendants.&nbsp; The Court held as follows:-<o:p></o:p>“From
the above therefore I am satisfied that the Plaintiff has proved his case and is
entitled to judgment.<o:p></o:p>Accordingly
I enter judgment for Plaintiff for declaration of title to the plot in dispute
albeit in the name of his son, Abubakari Madi.&nbsp;
<o:p></o:p>The
Plaintiff is also awarded cost of ¢2million”. <o:p></o:p>Dissatisfied with the decision of
the District Court, the 2nd Defendant appealed to the High Court,
Kumasi.&nbsp; On the 9-7-09, the High Court,
Kumasi upheld the appeal except the Additional Ground (a) and entered judgment
for the 2nd Defendant/Appellant in respect of his counterclaim.&nbsp; The Court awarded cost of GH¢1,500 for the 2nd
Defendant/Appellant against the Plaintiff/Respondent.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>Aggrieved with the judgment of the
High Court, the Plaintiff/Respondent appealed to this Court.&nbsp; The Grounds of Appeal are:<o:p></o:p>(a) The High Court Judge erred in
law when he considered the additional grounds of appeal filed by the 2nd
Defendant/Appellant/Respondent when leave was not sought before same were
filed.<o:p></o:p>(b) The Judge failed to give
adequate consideration of the case of the Plaintiff/Respondent/Appellant.<o:p></o:p>(c) Further grounds of Appeal will
be filed on receipt of the record of proceedings. &nbsp;&nbsp;<o:p></o:p>The relief sought from this Court
is: <o:p></o:p>“The
Judgment of the High Court be set aside and the Judgment of the District Court
be maintained”.&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>Before dealing with the merits of
this appeal I will give a brief background of this case.<o:p></o:p>The plot in dispute, plot No. 15
Block G Brofoyedru, Kenyasi in the Kwabre District of Ashanti belonged to one
Osumanu Musah who died intestate on the 16-7-02.&nbsp; This Osumanu Musah was survived by his wife
Hajia Aryee and a daughter Zubaida.&nbsp; The
brother of the deceased, the 2nd defendant, was jointly granted
Letters of Administration with the daughter of the deceased Zubaida.&nbsp; 1st Defendant sold the plot in
dispute to the Plaintiff and the 2nd Defendant resisted Plaintiff’s
occupation of the disputed land.&nbsp; The
Plaintiff therefore sued 1st and 2nd Defendants jointly
and severally for declaration of title to the building plot No. 15 Block G
situate and lying at Kenyasi in the Kwabre District which 1st
Defendant sold to the Plaintiff and 2nd Defendant lying adverse
claim to &nbsp;it. <o:p></o:p>IN THE ALTERNATIVE <o:p></o:p>(1) ¢20,000,000 being the cost of
the said building plot <o:p></o:p>(2) ¢3,000,000 being cost the
Plaintiff incurred in the preparation of documents covering the said building
plot.<o:p></o:p>As stated supra the District Court
gave judgment for the Plaintiff on his claim.&nbsp;
The 2nd Defendant aggrieved by the decision of the District
Court appealed to the High Court which reversed the decision of the District
Court.&nbsp; Aggrieved with the decision of
the High Court the Plaintiff appealed to this Court.<o:p></o:p>In this appeal, the
Plaintiff/Respondent/Appellant would be referred to as appellant and the 2nd
Defendant/Appellant/Respondent would be referred to as the respondent. <o:p></o:p>In his written submissions filed on
the 9-4-2010, counsel for the Appellant abandoned the 1st Ground of Appeal
and dealt with only the 2nd Ground of Appeal.&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>2nd Ground of Appeal.<o:p></o:p>“The
judge failed to give adequate consideration to the case of the
Plaintiff/Respondent/Appellant”.<o:p></o:p>In arguing this Ground of Appeal,
counsel for the Appellant submitted that, the grant of Letters of
Administration to the respondent does not vest ownership</main>