IBRAHIM ISSAH vs. BILLY ANANFUL YAW SASU PER HIS LAWFUL ATTORNEY ALEXANDER EYESON [2012]DLCA8619

IBRAHIM ISSAH vs. BILLY ANANFUL YAW SASU PER HIS LAWFUL ATTORNEY ALEXANDER EYESO... [2012]DLCA8619

Date	2012-05-03
Suit No.	CIVIL APPEAL SUIT NO: H1/91/2010
Citation No.	[2012]DLCA8619

AKAMBA J.A. (PRESIDING)

MARIAMA OWUSU J.A.

GYAESAYOR J.A.

MR. G. Y. AMOAH FOR THE DEFENDANT/CO-DEFENDANTS/APPELLANTS

MR. CHRISTOPHER ARCHER FOR PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT

[2012]DLCA8619
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >IBRAHIM ISSAH<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
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color:#00B0F0">vs.<o:p></o:p>BILLY ANANFUL<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANT/APPELLANT)<o:p></o:p>YAW SASU PER
HIS LAWFUL ATTORNEY ALEXANDER EYESON<o:p></o:p>(CO-DEFENDANT/APPELLANT)<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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padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm">CIVIL APPEAL SUIT NO: H1/91/2010&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &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: 3RD MAY,
2012<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>MR.
G. Y. AMOAH FOR THE DEFENDANT/CO-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.
CHRISTOPHER ARCHER FOR 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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AKAMBA
J.A. (PRESIDING), MARIAMA OWUSU J.A., GYAESAYOR J.A.<o:p></o:p>

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</div>MARIAMA OWUSU, J.A.:<o:p></o:p>On 30-11-2007,
the Circuit Court, Accra gave judgment for the Plaintiff against the defendant
and co-defendant.&nbsp; The court held among
other things as follows:<o:p></o:p>“Once
the co-defendant has counterclaim for a declaration of title to the land in
dispute, he was duty bound to lead evidence to establish his title to the said
land and to failure to call his grantors to testify in the circumstances of
this case, is very fatal to his case.&nbsp;
Thus, the claim of the co-defendant stands without any proof.&nbsp; On the contrary, the plaintiff and his
witness have satisfied me by their evidence to the court that the land subject
matter of dispute is the property of the Ayawaso Stool and that it was validly
granted the plaintiff herein.&nbsp;
Accordingly, I declare that the land in dispute which is vividly
discounted in the endorsement on the plaintiff’s Writ of Summons is the
property of the plaintiff herein.<o:p></o:p>The
co-defendant’s counterclaim is therefore dismissed.<o:p></o:p>There
is evidence on record to the effect that when the defendant and co-defendant
started building on the land, the plaintiff warned them to stop but they paid
no heed.<o:p></o:p>Indeed
this action of the defendant and co-defendant amounts to trespass and
defendants are therefore liable in damages to the plaintiff.&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>I
access general damages for trespass ¢10,000,000.00 in favour of the plaintiff
against the defendant and co-defendant.<o:p></o:p>I
will grant the plaintiff claim for recovery of possession of the land in
dispute and consequently, perpetually restrain the co-defendant, defendant,
their agents, assigns, workmen, servants and all others claiming through them
from in any manner interring with the plaintiff’s possession and quiet
enjoyment of the land in dispute.<o:p></o:p>