BENJAMIN ABBEY ADDAWOO (CO-DEFENDANT/APPELLANT) vs. EMMANUEL OKESSON (PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT) ALHAJI YUSIF IBRAHIM, DARA SALAM GROUP LTD., MR. AMOAKOHENE, LORIS TRADING CO. LTD. AND MR. JAMES (DEFENDANTS) [2012]DLCA7883

BENJAMIN ABBEY ADDAWOO (CO-DEFENDANT/APPELLANT) vs. EMMANUEL OKESSON (PLAINTIFF/... [2012]DLCA7883

Date	2012-12-20
Suit No.	CIVIL APPEAL: SUIT NO: H1/172/2012
Citation No.	[2012]DLCA7883

KUSI-APPIAH J.A. (PRESIDING)

KORBIEH F J.A.

ADUAMA OSEI J.A.

MR. SAMUEL QUANSAH ANSAH FOR CO-DEFENDANT/APPELLANT

MR. S. K. AMOAH FOR PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT

[2012]DLCA7883
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >BENJAMIN ABBEY ADDAWOO<o:p></o:p>(CO-DEFENDANT/APPELLANT)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>EMMANUEL OKESSON<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p>ALHAJI YUSIF IBRAHIM, DARA SALAM GROUP LTD., MR. AMOAKOHENE,
LORIS TRADING CO. LTD. AND MR. JAMES<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANTS)<o:p></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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H1/172/2012&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;DATE: 20TH DECEMBER, 2012<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>MR.
SAMUEL QUANSAH ANSAH FOR CO-DEFENDANT/APPELLANT<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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MR.
S. K. AMOAH FOR PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT<o:p></o:p>

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KUSI-APPIAH
J.A. (PRESIDING), KORBIEH F J.A., ADUAMA OSEI J.A.<o:p></o:p>

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</div>KUSI-APPIAH,
J.A.:&nbsp; This is an appeal against the decision of the High
Court (Fast Track Division), Accra dated 21st April, 2011, in favour
of the plaintiff/respondent against the defendants and
co-defendant/appellant.&nbsp; I will refer to
the parties in the manner they appeared at the court below.<o:p></o:p>The case of the plaintiff as gathered from his
pleadings and evidence at the trial was that, on or about 20th day
of November, 2003, he obtained a 30 year lease from Akua Dede as lessor in
respect of the land in dispute, situate at Kokomlemle, Accra.&nbsp; The said lease executed in favour of the
plaintiff was tendered in evidence as Exhibit ‘A’.<o:p></o:p>According to the plaintiff, prior to the grant of
the land to him, the same had been repossessed from a previous lessee, Alfred
Kofi Gyarteng by Akua Dede.&nbsp; However, he
averred that the disputed land and others have been the subject of a pending
estate matter at the High Court, Accra.<o:p></o:p>It is the case of the plaintiff that the grant of
the land to him was brought to the notice of the court and all parties in the
said suit pursuant to the Order of the court, an amount of ¢30,000,000
(GH¢3,000.00) being 5 years rent advance was paid into court.<o:p></o:p>The plaintiff testified that after the
acquisition, he went into immediate occupation and possession of the land and
demolished structures thereon to make way for the construction of commercial
property.&nbsp; But the construction was
stalled because the co-defendant persistently used land guards in preventing
the said construction.<o:p></o:p>The plaintiff contended that without his consent
and/or permission, the defendants went into the disputed land and started
developing same on the pretext that the co-defendant had granted the same to
the 1st and 2nd defendants who in turn engaged the 3rd,
4th and 5th defendants.<o:p></o:p>On 13th December, 2010, the plaintiff
by his amended writ of summons, therefore brought an action against the
defendants for the following reliefs:-<o:p></o:p>“1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; A
declaration that by virtue of the indenture dated 20th November,
2003 made between Akua Dede as lessor and the plaintiff as lessee, the
plaintiff acquired a leasehold over the parcel of land situate at Kokomlemle,
Accra described in the schedule referred to in the statement of claim.<o:p></o:p>2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Recovery
of possession of the land referred to in the schedule and indenture aforesaid.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Damages for trespass.<o:p></o:p>