[2013]DLCA16148 Login to Read Full Case <span style="font-size: 18px !important;"><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:27.0pt; margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;color:#00B0F0">ADUMANA ROYAL STOOL<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:27.0pt; margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">(</span></i><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-bidi-font-family:Arial">PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT</span></i><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">)<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:27.0pt; margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;color:#00B0F0">vs.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:27.0pt; margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;color:#00B0F0">MUNKAILA & 7 OTHERS<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:27.0pt; margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">(DEFENDANTS/APPELLANTS)<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:27.0pt; margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif"> </span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:27.0pt; margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center; tab-stops:84.65pt center 234.0pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">[COURT OF APPEAL (CIVIL DIVISION), CAPE COAST]<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:27.0pt; margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center; tab-stops:84.65pt center 234.0pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif"> </span></p><div style="border-top: none; border-right: none; border-left: none; border-image: initial; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: windowtext; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 27pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0cm; mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">CIVIL APPEAL NO. H1/17/2013 DATE: 21<sup>ST</sup> NOVEMBER, 2013<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:27.0pt;margin-bottom: 0cm;margin-left:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"">COUNSEL<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><div style="border-top: none; border-right: none; border-left: none; border-image: initial; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: windowtext; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 27pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0cm; mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"">MR. CHARLES OWUSU ANSAH FOR PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0cm; mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"">MR. YAYA SEIDU FOR DEFENDANT/APPELLANT<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:27.0pt;margin-bottom: 0cm;margin-left:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"">CORAM</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:27.0pt;margin-bottom: 0cm;margin-left:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-bidi-font-family:Arial">HONYENUGA (J.A.), DENNIS D. ADJEI (J.A.), ACKAH-YENSU (J.A.)<o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="border-top-width: 1.5pt; border-top-color: windowtext; border-left: none; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-right: none; padding: 1pt 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 27pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;tab-stops: center 242.9pt left 303.0pt;border:none;mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt; mso-border-bottom-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:1.0pt 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman""> JUDGMENT <o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">DENNIS D. ADJEI (J.A.)</span></u></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:22.3pt;margin-bottom: 0cm;margin-left:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify"><span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif; font-size: 12pt;">This is an appeal against the ruling of the High Court Sefwi Wiawso delivered on 18</span><sup style="font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;">th</sup><span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif; font-size: 12pt;"> July, 2012.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:22.3pt;margin-bottom: 0cm;margin-left:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify"><span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span><br></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:22.3pt;margin-bottom: 0cm;margin-left:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">The Plaintiff per its writ of summons is claiming against the defendant jointly and severally for:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:22.3pt;margin-bottom: 0cm;margin-left:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:22.3pt;margin-bottom: 0cm;margin-left:36.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;text-indent: -18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><!--[if !supportLists]--><b><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">i.<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></i></b><!--[endif]--><b><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">A declaration that the Plaintiff is the owner of all that piece of land called Bibiani Township including its suburb Lineso in the Western Region of Republic of Ghana with common boundaries with Nkawie Stool, Adomakwaa Stool, Pataboso Stool, Anatanso Sorrow Extension Forest reserve which land covers the area called Lineso – Bibiani beyond, the subject matter and land in dispute.<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:22.3pt;margin-bottom: 0cm;margin-left:36.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify"><b><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif"> </span></i></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:22.3pt;margin-bottom: 0cm;margin-left:36.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;text-indent: -27.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><!--[if !supportLists]--><b><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">ii.<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></i></b><!--[endif]--><b><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">Recovery of possession of all pockets of land in the area in possession of Defendants its assigns, agent and all claiming through them.<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-add-space:auto"><b><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif"> </span></i></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:22.3pt;margin-bottom: 0cm;margin-left:36.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;text-indent: -27.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><!--[if !supportLists]--><b><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua&quo