AFUA ABEBRESE vs. ISAAC SABENN [2012]DLSC3052

Date	2012-01-27
Suit No.	Case No: HI/44/11
Citation No.	[2012]DLSC3052

JUSTICE MARIAMA OWUSU JA [PRESIDING]

JUSTICE FRANCIS G KORBIEH JA

JUSTICE IRENE C DANQUAH JA

NANA ADWOA KOOMSON WITH KWADWO DEI KWARTENG ESQ. FOR DEFENDANT/APPELLANT.

ASANTE KROBEA FOR PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT

[2012]DLSC3052
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >AFUA ABEBRESE<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>ISAAC SABENN<o:p></o:p>[COURT
OF APPEAL, KUMASI]<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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Case
No: HI/44/11&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:
27TH JANUARY, 2012<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>JUSTICE MARIAMA OWUSU JA
[PRESIDING], JUSTICE FRANCIS G KORBIEH JA, JUSTICE IRENE C DANQUAH JA<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border-top:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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</div>IRENE
C DANQUAH JA<o:p></o:p>This is an appeal against
the decision of the High Court Kumasi dated 3rd November 2008 in
respect of a piece or parcel of land at Brofoyedru on Kumasi Akwamu Stool
land.&nbsp; The Plaintiff, head of the family
at Atwima Brofoyedru on behalf of himself and the said family issued the
instant writ against the Defendants jointly and severally for:<o:p></o:p>1.&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; A
declaration of title to all that piece or parcel of land situate, being and
lying at a place commonly known and called “Nkatieso” at Brofoyedru on Kumasi
Akwamu Stool land bounded by the properties of Kokoben Stool, Adumasa Stool and
Akwamu Baamu Stool.&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Perpetual injunction to restrain the
Defendants, their agents, servants and workmen from interfering in anyway with
the possession and ownership of the land in dispute.”<o:p></o:p>The Defendants filed a
statement of defence and sought by their counter claim for;<o:p></o:p>a.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;A declaration of title to all that piece or
parcel of land commonly known and called Bonsukoda or (Kumasi) Akwamu Stool
land at Brofoyedru bounded by Sankoto Stream, Bamu Stool land, Amma Badu’s land
Nkabom Stool and Ntome trees.<o:p></o:p>b.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Damages
for trespass.<o:p></o:p>c.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Perpetual
injunction restraining the Plaintiff by himself, agents, assigns, servants and
customary successors from anyway interfering with the said land.”<o:p></o:p>Subsequently, by leave of
the court granted on 27-2-2008, the Plaintiff amended the Statement of Claim as
well as the endorsement on the writ to include two additional reliefs to read
as follows:<o:p></o:p>i.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
&nbsp;A declaration
of title to the effect that all that piece or parcel, being and lying at a
place commonly known and called “Nkabomhene (featured by Ntome), Kokoben Stool
land, Nkonoso Old Town (now Allan city) Opanin Asafo Agyei and Adumasa Odikro.<o:p></o:p>ii.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
An order for recovery of possession of the
disputed land in favour of the plaintiff.<o:p></o:p>iii.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Damages for trespass.<o:p></o:p>