KOFI ANIM, YAW ADU, AGYARE AND JULIUS LANTEY NANKA BRUCE (DEFENDANTS/APPELLANTS) vs. BERNICE AKIWUMI (PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT) [2012]DLCA7876

KOFI ANIM, YAW ADU, AGYARE AND JULIUS LANTEY NANKA BRUCE (DEFENDANTS/APPELLANTS)... [2012]DLCA7876

Date	2012-12-13
Suit No.	CIVIL APPEAL: SUIT NO: H1/171/2012
Citation No.	[2012]DLCA7876

M. OWUSU J.A. (PRESIDING)

P. GYAESAYOR J.A.

S. DZAMEFE J.A.

MR. BRIGHT OKYERE AGYEKUM FOR THE PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT

MR. ALEX ATU-NTOW FOR THE DEFENDANTS/APPELLANTS

[2012]DLCA7876
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >KOFI ANIM, YAW ADU, AGYARE AND JULIUS LANTEY NANKA BRUCE<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANTS/APPELLANTS)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>BERNICE AKIWUMI<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p>[COURT
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padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm">CIVIL APPEAL: SUIT NO: H1/171/2012&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;DATE: 13TH
DECEMBER, 2012<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>MR.
BRIGHT OKYERE AGYEKUM FOR THE 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.
ALEX ATU-NTOW FOR THE DEFENDANTS/APPELLANTS<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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M.
OWUSU J.A. (PRESIDING), P. GYAESAYOR J.A., S. DZAMEFE J.A.<o:p></o:p>

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</div>MARIAMA
OWUSU, J.A.:<o:p></o:p>On
10-1-2012, the High Court, Accra, gave judgment for the plaintiff/respondent in
this case as follows:<o:p></o:p>“1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The plaintiff is declared owner of all
that piece and parcel of land known as Plot No. C 28/3 Farrar Avenue, Adabraka.<o:p></o:p>2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The defendants having denied the title
of the plaintiff are to be ejected forthwith but the court will temper justice
with mercy and give them a reasonable period of six [6] months from the date
judgment is read to deliver vacant possession of the land to the plaintiff.
They should leave on or before 9th July 2012.<o:p></o:p>3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The defendants, their agents, workmen,
apprentices etc are hereby restrained from entering the land or carrying out
their trade on the land after 9th July 2012.<o:p></o:p>4.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Cost of GH¢2,000.00 each is hereby
awarded against 1st and 2nd defendants.<o:p></o:p>Cost of GH¢5,000.00 is
awarded against the 4th defendant Julius Lantey Nanka Bruce.”<o:p></o:p>Dissatisfied
with the decision of the High Court, the defendants/appellants appealed to this
court on the following grounds:<o:p></o:p>a.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
The whole judgment of the
court is against the weight of evidence.<o:p></o:p>b.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
The judgment is wrong in
law.<o:p></o:p>c.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
The learned Judge erred when
she failed to consider the case of the defendants.<o:p></o:p>