ABED NORTEY vs. AFRICAN INSTITUTE OF JOURNALISM & COMMUNICATION, STEPHEN NARTEY AND DANIEL NARTEY. [2012]DLCA5052

ABED NORTEY vs. AFRICAN INSTITUTE OF JOURNALISM & COMMUNICATION, STEPHEN NARTEY... [2012]DLCA5052

Date	2012-05-24
Suit No.	CIVIL APPEAL NO: H1/15/2012
Citation No.	[2012]DLCA5052

ABBAN J.A. (PRESIDING)

KUSI-APPIAH J.A.

AYEBI J.A.

MR. CHARLES HAYIBOR FOR THE DEFENDANTS/APPELLANTS

MR. ABIANA MENSAH YAWSON FOR THE PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT

[2012]DLCA5052
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >ABED NORTEY<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>AFRICAN INSTITUTE OF
JOURNALISM &amp; COMMUNICATION, STEPHEN NARTEY AND DANIEL NARTEY.<o:p></o:p>(1ST
AND 2ND &amp; 3RD DEFENDANTS/APPELLANTS)<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</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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CIVIL
APPEAL NO: H1/15/2012 &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; &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: 24TH
MAY, 2012<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>MR. CHARLES HAYIBOR FOR
THE DEFENDANTS/APPELLANTS<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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MR.
ABIANA MENSAH YAWSON FOR THE PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT <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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ABBAN
J.A. (PRESIDING), KUSI-APPIAH J.A., AYEBI 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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JUDGMENT<o:p></o:p>

</div>KUSI-APPIAH,
J.A.: By his writ of summons filed on the 17th of
April 2007, the plaintiff brought this action for himself and on behalf of the
Osu Wem Family of Prampram against the 1st Defendant for:<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>“i&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Declaration of title to all that piece
or parcel of land known as the Oshiokpo Lands bounded on the North-East by
Lessor’s Land measuring a total distance of 2,047.2 feet, 1, 032.1 feet and
2,359 feet respectively more or less on the North-West by the Lessor’s Land
measuring a total distance of 1,878.7 feet, 3,178.2 feet and 2,176 feet
respectively more or less on the South-East by Lessor’s Land measuring a total
distance of 1,936.7 feet. 1.949.1 feet, 1,767.7 feet and 4,727.8 feet
respectively more or less and on the South-West by Lessor’s Land measuring a
total distance of 4,690.0 feet and 1,481.8 respectively covering an approximate
area of 777.696 acres of land belonging to the Osu Wem family of Prampram.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>ii&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Recovery of possession of the entire
land.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>iii&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Damages for trespass<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>iv&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Further or other relief as in the
circumstance may be just or proper, including in particular, a perpetual
injunction restraining the defendant whether by themselves, their servants,
agents, privies, whomsoever or otherwise from dealing or interfering with the
plaintiff’s ownership, possession and/or control of the said tract of land
known as Oshiokpo or any part thereof.”<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>The said writ of summons was accompanied
by a statement of claim, which was later amended pursuant to an order of the
trial court when the co-defendants were joined to the action.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>The basis for the plaintiff’s
reliefs are contained in paragraphs 3-8 of his amended statement of claim which
read:<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>“3&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The plaintiff says in the 27th
February, 2007 edition of the Daily Graphic, it came across a publication which
gave an indication that the defendant had commissioned a project on a parcel of
land, which land in (SIC) known as Oshikpo and belongs to plaintiff’s family.<o:p></o:p>