ASIEDU ABROKWA (SUBST. BY) JOHN OKYERE vs. YAA DWIRA [2011]DLHC8460

Date	2011-02-01
Suit No.	SUIT NO. C1/2/10
Citation No.	[2011]DLHC8460

HIS LORDSHIP JUSTICE JACOB B. BOON

OHENE DJAN FOR PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT

ASANTE KROBEA FOR DEFENDANT/APPELLANT

[2011]DLHC8460
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(SUBST. BY) JOHN OKYERE<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>YAA DWIRA<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>[HIGH COURT, 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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1ST FEBRUARY, 2011<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>OHENE
DJAN 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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ASANTE
KROBEA FOR DEFENDANT/APPELLANT <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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HIS LORDSHIP JUSTICE JACOB B. BOON<o:p></o:p>

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</div>On 16th November, 2006, the Effiduase District
Court presided over by His Lordship R. Asiedu Badu, as he then was, entered
judgment for the plaintiff respondent, to be referred to in this judgment
simply as the plaintiff, in action in which he claimed declaration of title to
a piece of land, perpetual injunction and damages for trespass. By his amended
writ of summons filed in the registry of that court on 4/5/05, the plaintiff
claimed the following reliefs:<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>“(1)
A declaration that the piece or parcel of land at Asokore at <o:p></o:p>a
place commonly known and called “ANNU-AGYA” on Asokore stool land and bounded
by the property of Opanin Abrokwa, Akwasi Gyamfi, God Nyame, Opanin Nyanor and
Anunu River is the family property of the plaintiff.<o:p></o:p>(2)<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">&nbsp;&nbsp;
Perpetual injunction
restraining Defendant, her relatives, agents and / or workmen from interfering
with the land.<o:p></o:p>(3)<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">&nbsp;&nbsp;
Damages for trespass…”<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>The defendant/appellant hereafter to be called the
defendant, who counter-claimed for declaration of ownership and recover of
possession of a cocoa farm and perpetual injunction was dissatisfied with the
decision of the district court, and has therefore filed this appeal on the
ground that the judgment is against the weight of evidence.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>It is instructive to reproduce the counter-claim of the
defendant as it appears the cocoa farm he claimed therein as located at a
different place as can be seen from the identity given to it in the
counter-claim. The counter-claim is in the following terms:<o:p></o:p>“(a)
Declaration of ownership and possession by way of inheritance to all that cocoa
farm and the adjoining farmstead situated and being at a place known and called
“Asuoaya” near Ahinsan on Asokore stool lands bounded by the farmlands of Kofi
Boye, Opanin Osei Kwadwo (deceased), Osei Kofi and other side by Opanin Wireko
(deceased) now in possession of the plaintiff which is separated from the
defendant’s land by River Anunu<o:p></o:p>(b)
Recovery of possession<o:p></o:p>