EMMA OKWESIE vs. E. O .ADJETEY [2011]DLCA6994

Date	2011-01-27
Suit No.	CIVIL APPEAL NO: H1/182/2010
Citation No.	[2011]DLCA6994

A. ASARE-KORANG JA (PRESIDING)

S. E. KANYOKE JA

A. M. DORDZIE JA

MR. S. K. AMOAH FOR PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT

MR. OSAFO BUABEING FOR DEFENDANT/APPELLANT

[2011]DLCA6994
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >EMMA OKWESIE<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;
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color:#00B0F0">E. O .ADJETEY<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANTS/
APPELLANTS)<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: H1/182/2010 &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;DATE: 27TH JANUARY, 2011<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL: <o:p></o:p>MR.
S. K. AMOAH FOR PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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MR. OSAFO BUABEING FOR DEFENDANT/APPELLANT<o:p></o:p>

A. ASARE-KORANG JA (PRESIDING), S. E.
KANYOKE JA, A. M. DORDZIE JA<o:p></o:p>

</div>A.M. DORDZIE, JA <o:p></o:p>The
background to the dispute between the parties culminating in this appeal before
us is that on 31st of January 2005 the plaintiff respondent herein issued a
writ against the defendant appellant in the High Court Accra seeking the
following reliefs: (for the purposes of clarity I will in this judgment refer
to the parties simply as plaintiff and defendant).<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;1. Declaration of title to a piece of land
measuring 0.27 of an acre situate at Osu<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;2. General damages for trespass<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;3. Recovery of possession <o:p></o:p>4.
Perpetual injunction restraining the defendant his servants, agents, assigns
and anybody claiming through him from further trespassing on the land in
dispute. <o:p></o:p>The
defendant who claims he validly purchased the land before the sale to plaintiff
counter claimed for: <o:p></o:p>a)
Declaration of title to the same land. <o:p></o:p>b)
An order cancelling the land certificate N0. GA 16774 issued to the plaintiff
by the Land Title Registry on grounds of fraud or mistake.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;c) Perpetual injunction restraining the
plaintiff; her assigns workmen, servants and agents from interfering with the
land.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;On the 15th of May 2009 the High Court gave
judgment in favour of the plaintiff granting all the reliefs sought and
dismissed the appellant’s counterclaim.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;The appellant dissatisfied with the decision
of the High Court appealed against the said judgment. <o:p></o:p>The
facts of the case are as follows: The plaintiff through an agent called Debrah
purchased the disputed land from one Elizabeth Chardey Yartey in October 2000.
Debrah in negotiating the purchase obtained a site plan from Elizabeth Chardey
Yartey and conducted a search at the Land Title Registry. The search report
confirms Elizabeth Chardey Yartey as the owner of the land and has her title
registered at the Land Title Registry on 17th March 1999; her Land title
certificate number is GA 14548. Debrah then made payment of GH¢13, 000 to
Elizabeth Yartey for the land and took the original land certificate of
Elizabeth Yartey for the purposes of preparing a deed of transfer to the
plaintiff. The deed of transfer was executed and the plaintiff took possession
and registered her title to the land and obtained land title certificate N0 GA
16774 from the Land Title Registry.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;The defendant contends he also purchased the
same piece of land from the family of Elizabeth Chardey Yartey in November
2000. A deed dated 3rd November 2000 was executed by Elizabeth Yartey as the
head of family in his favour. The defendant alleged the transfer document of
the property to the plaintiff was fraudulent because Elizabeth Yartey did not
execute any document for the plaintiff; whatever document the plaintiff has was
fraudulently executed after the death of Elizabeth Yartey. <o:p></o:p>The
grounds of appeal being canvassed by the defendant in this court are:<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;1) The judgment is against the weight of
evidence <o:p></o:p>