SAANBAYE BASILDE KANGBEREE vs. ALHAJI SEIDU MOHAMED [2012]DLSC2636

Date	2012-07-04
Suit No.	CIVIL APPEAL NO. J4/44/2012
Citation No.	[2012]DLSC2636

DR. DATE-BAH JSC (PRESIDING)

ANSAH JSC

DOTSE JSC

BAFFOE-BONNIE JSC

AKOTO-BAMFO(MRS) JSC

ADJEI LARTEY FOR THE APPELLANT.

THADEUS SORY WITH CLARA KASSER – TEE FOR THE RESPONDENT.

[2012]DLSC2636
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >SAANBAYE
BASILDE KANGBEREE<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>ALHAJI SEIDU MOHAMED<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;[SUPREME COURT, 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. J4/44/2012&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;DATE: 4TH JULY, 2012<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>ADJEI
LARTEY FOR THE APPELLANT.<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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THADEUS
SORY WITH CLARA KASSER – TEE FOR THE 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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DR. DATE-BAH JSC (PRESIDING), ANSAH JSC, DOTSE JSC,
BAFFOE-BONNIE JSC, AKOTO-BAMFO(MRS) JSC<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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JUDGEMENT<o:p></o:p>

</div><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>DOTSE: JSC<o:p></o:p>This is an appeal by the
Defendant/Respondent/Appellant, hereafter referred to as the Defendant, against
the Judgment of the Court of Appeal delivered on 9th December, 2010
in favour of the plaintiff/Appellant/Respondent, hereafter referred to as the
Plaintiff.<o:p></o:p>ACTION
IN THE HIGH COURT<o:p></o:p>By his amended writ of summons, the plaintiff, who
commenced the action through His Lawful Attorney THERESA T. KANGBEREE claimed
the following reliefs against the the Defendant:<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;
mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
i.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
A declaration of title in
favour of plaintiff against defendant for all that piece and parcel of land in
extent 0.15 hectare (0.38 of an acre) more or less being parcel No.187 Block
24, Section 201 situate at South Ofankor in the Greater Accra Region of The
Republic of Ghana and more also described at paragraph 2 of plaintiff’s
statement of claim.<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;
mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
ii.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
An order for recovery of
possession of the land the subject matter of this suit from defendant.<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;
mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;">&nbsp;&nbsp;
iii.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
A declaration that the
defendant has trespassed into plaintiff’s land described herein.<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;
mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;">&nbsp;&nbsp;
iv.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
General damages in favour
of plaintiff for the trespass committed by defendant on plaintiff’s la</main>