KWAKU APPIAH AND ANOTHER vs. AKOSUA TAWIAH [2012]DLCA3211

Date	2012-07-17
Suit No.	CIVIL APPEAL NO. H1/59/2012
Citation No.	[2012]DLCA3211

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

F.G. KORBIEH J.A.

IRENE C. DANQUAH (MS.) J.A.

KWAME ADOM APPIAH ESQR.FOR DEFTS/APPELLANTS.

JOHN BREFO ESQR. FOR PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT.

[2012]DLCA3211
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >&nbsp;&nbsp;KWAKU APPIAH AND ANOTHER<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>AKOSUA TAWIAH<o:p></o:p>&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; [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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CIVIL
APPEAL NO. H1/59/2012&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: 17TH
JULY, 2012<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>KWAME ADOM APPIAH ESQR.FOR
DEFTS/APPELLANTS.<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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JOHN
BREFO ESQR. FOR PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM:
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MARIAMA
OWUSU (MISS) J.A. (PRESIDING), F.G. KORBIEH J.A., IRENE C. DANQUAH (MS.) 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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JUDGEMENT<o:p></o:p>

</div><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>F.G. KORBIEH, J.A.<o:p></o:p>This appeal emanates from the Circuit
Court, Tepa/Ashanti where the plaintiff had sued the defendants claiming
against them the following reliefs:<o:p></o:p>‘(a) Declaration, title and ownership
of all that piece or parcel of cocoa farm and adjoining fallow land situate and
being at a place known as “AkwasiaseBugya” on Akwasiase stool land bounded by
the farms of late chief Bonsu, AkuaNumah, Yaa Badu and late Amana.<o:p></o:p>(b) An order to render accounts of the
cocoa harvested since 2007/2008 to date, and all monies received in respect of
the adjoining fallow land.<o:p></o:p>(c) General damages.<o:p></o:p>(d) Perpetual injunction retraining the
defendants their servants, agents and workmen from any way interfering with
plaintiff’s quiet enjoyment of the said property as beneficial owners.’ (sic) <o:p></o:p>The plaintiff’s claim was predicated on
the following averments which are contained in a statement of claim that she
filed in the trial Circuit Court: <o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;
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She
and her siblings were the grandchildren of one Nana AbenaAdowaa whose only
child was called AbenaKessewa.<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;
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The
land in dispute had been gifted to the plaintiff’s said grandmother by one
Opanin Kofi Kyei in the presence of the following witnesses, the late linguist
OpaninAbusa, OpaninAkwasiAdjei and the late chief of Akwaisase, Nana
KwabenaOwusu-Ansah.<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;
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Nana
AbenaAdowaa, whose daughter, AbenaKessewa had predeceased her, entrusted the
care of the land and the cocoa farm to one OpaninKosuoko, the uncle of the 1</main>