ISAAC KWESI YEBOAH vs. GODWIN AHELE, AGNES NARTEY AND CLIFFORD ARMAH [2011]DLCA3186

Date	2011-12-15
Suit No.	CIVIL APPEAL NO. H1/192/2008
Citation No.	[2011]DLCA3186

MARIAMA OWUSU J.A (PRESIDING)

ISAAC DUOSE J.A

C.J. HONYENUGA J.A

ATTA AKYEA FOR THE PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT

NATHANIEL MYERS FOR DEFENDANT/APPELLANT

[2011]DLCA3186
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >ISAAC KWESI
YEBOAH<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>GODWIN
AHELE, AGNES NARTEY AND CLIFFORD ARMAH<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;[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. H1/192/2008&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; &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: 15TH DECEMBER, 2011<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:5.0pt;text-indent:.7pt;mso-pagination:
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mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 1.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow:yes">ATTA AKYEA FOR THE PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT <o:p></o:p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:5.0pt;text-indent:.7pt;mso-pagination:
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</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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MARIAMA
OWUSU J.A (PRESIDING), ISAAC DUOSE J.A, C.J. HONYENUGA J.A<o:p></o:p>

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

</div><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>MARIAMA
OWUSU, L.A.<o:p></o:p>On 20-9-2005, the Circuit court, Accra gave judgment for the Plaintiff.
The court held amongst other things as follows:<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:5.0pt;
margin-left:21.0pt;text-align:justify;mso-pagination:none;border:none;
mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow:yes">"I declare that
Plaintiff has title to the land in dispute.<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:5.0pt;
margin-left:21.0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:.2pt;mso-pagination:none;
border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow:yes">I order the Plaintiff to
recover possession of the land in Dispute as described in paragraph 4 of the
statement of Claim and containing an approximate area of 0.46 acres. The land
is inclusive of the land now occupied by the 1st Co-Defendant. I order the
Plaintiff to recover possession of the land in Dispute and adjudged to belong
to him.<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:5.0pt;
margin-left:21.0pt;text-align:justify;mso-pagination:none;border:none;
mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow:yes">I order that the Defendant, the 1st Co-Defendant and 2nd
Co-Defendant, their agents, servants and assigns be and are hereby restrained
perpetually from interfering or intermeddling in any way with the plaintiff
quiet enjoyment of the land.<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:5.0pt;
margin-left:21.0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:.95pt;mso-pagination:none;
border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow:yes">Cost of $5m (5 million) against Defendant. $5m (five million) each
against each of the Co-Defendants”.<o:p></o:p>Dissatisfied with the decision of the court, the Defendants
appealed to<o:p></o:p>this court.<o:p></o:p>The Grounds of
Appeal for Defendant are:<o:p></o:p>a. The decision is against the weight of evidence on record.<o:p></o:p>b. That the trial judge failed to direct itself in<o:p></o:p>interlocutory ruling as a judgment.<o:p></o:p>applying an<o:p></o:p>c. That the trial court relied on forged documents of the
Plaintiff<o:p></o:p>which is also not registered to deliver judgment in favour of
Plaintiff.<o:p></o:p>