NUMO NORTEY & 2 ORS. vs. NII MATE TESA & 5 ORS [2012]DLCA6590

Date	2012-04-19
Suit No.	HI/9/2012
Citation No.	[2012]DLCA6590

AKAMBA J.A. (PRESIDING)

MARIAMA O J.

A. AYEBI E. K J. A

MR. OSAFO BOABEN FOR THE 1ST DEFENDANT/APPELLANTS.

MR. E. A. ACCAM FOR THE PLAINTIFFS/RESPONDENTS

[2012]DLCA6590
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >NUMO NORTEY
&amp; 2 ORS.<o:p></o:p>(1ST, 3RD, 5TH
DEFENDANTS/APPELLANTS)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>NII MATE
TESA &amp; 5 ORS<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFFS/RESPONDENTS)<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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APRIL, 2012<o:p></o:p>

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PLAINTIFFS/RESPONDENTS. <o:p></o:p>

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O, J. AND A. AYEBI E. K, J. A.<o:p></o:p>

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</div>AKAMBA,
J.A <o:p></o:p>This
appeal is from the decision of the High Court Accra, delivered on 21st December
2009 following a trial which according to the records spanned a period of about
twenty years. The 1st, 3rd and 5th defendants/appellants who are aggrieved by
the decision have appealed to this court seeking a reversal thereof. <o:p></o:p>The
parties in this appeal will continue to be referred to by their various
positions they held at the trial court, whether as first, second or third
except for the substitution of plaintiff for respondents and defendants for
appellants. This is intended to ease appreciation of the evidence as it relates
back from the record of appeal. <o:p></o:p>The
plaintiffs/respondents (herein after simply referred as respondents) initiated
their action in the High Court, Accra, by a writ of summons dated 10th March
1989 claiming originally against the 1st and 2nd defendants/appellants (herein
after simply referred as the appellants) jointly and severally for a
declaration of title to a piece or parcel of ancestral land comprising an area
of 918.24 acres at Tesa near Accra. The respondents gave the description of the
land they claimed as bounded on the north by the property of Nii Osae Otinshi
Family, to the south by the property of Agbolosa people, on the west by the
property of Mate-Churu people and on the east by Adjiringanor people. They also
claimed four million cedis damages for trespass and wrongful alienation; an
order recalling and revoking Lease registered as No 1571/1979 executed on
10/6/75 in favour of the 2nd defendants; Perpetual Injunction. <o:p></o:p>The
respondent sought leave of the court to amend relief (a) on the writ of summons
to read as follows: <o:p></o:p>a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Declaration of title to all that piece
or parcel of ancestral land comprising an area of 918.24 acres more or less at
Tesa near Accra and bounded on the North by property of Nii Osae, Otinshie
family, on the South by the property of Agblesa people, on the West by the
property of Martey Tsuru people and the East by Adjringanor people and on the
North-West by property of La Klanaa Quarter known and called Otele/Bawaleshie.”
<o:p></o:p>The
5th appellant was later joined whereupon he filed his defence and subsequently
counterclaimed as follows: <o:p></o:p>a) The 5th defendant on the basis of
his defence asks for a declaration of title in favour of Tsie We/Kle musum
quarter of Teshie. <o:p></o:p>b) The 5th defendant asks an order
nullifying the lease granted to the 2nd defendant registered as No.157/1979 and
certificate of Plaintiffs. <o:p></o:p>c) Order for recovery of possession. <o:p></o:p>d) Perpetual injunction. <o:p></o:p>The
5th appellant filed his notice of appeal on 29th December 2009 wh</main>