TORCHBEARERS WORLDWIDE MINISTRIES vs. NANA OSEI AKWASI [2013]DLCA3103

Date	2013-01-24
Suit No.	CIVIL APPEAL NO. H1/24/2011
Citation No.	[2013]DLCA3103

JUSTICE E K AYEBI JA [PRESIDING]

JUSTICE IRENE C DANQUAH JA

JUSTICE ALHAJI TANKO AMADU JA

STEPHEN OPPONG FOR PLAINTIFF/APPELLANT

MATHEW APPIAH FOR DEFENDANT/RESPONDENT.

[2013]DLCA3103
																																						<div class="restriction-wrapper">
														<div class="container-lg">
															<div class="row">
																<div class="col-md-12 restricted-content">
																	<div class="restricted-content-img-wrapper">
																		<div class="lock-icon bounce-7">
																			<img class=""
																				src="https://www.dennislawgh.com/dl-assets/dl-images/lock-content.png"
																				alt="Subscription based content">
																		</div>
																	</div>
																	 
																		<a href="https://www.dennislawgh.com/login"
																		class="btn btn-primary btn-lg"
																		style="font-family: 'open sans'; text-transform: capitalize; border-radius: 8px"> 
																		Login to Read Full Case </a>
																	 
																	
																</div>
															</div>
														</div>
													</div>
													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >TORCHBEARERS WORLDWIDE
MINISTRIES<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>NANA OSEI AKWASI<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;[COURT OF APPEAL, KUMASI]<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
padding:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in">

CIVIL
APPEAL NO. H1/24/2011&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: 24TH
JANUARY, 2013<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:&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; <o:p></o:p>STEPHEN OPPONG FOR PLAINTIFF/APPELLANT<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
padding:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in">

MATHEW
APPIAH FOR DEFENDANT/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;
padding:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in">

JUSTICE
E K AYEBI
JA [PRESIDING] ,JUSTICE IRENE C DANQUAH JA, JUSTICE ALHAJI&nbsp; TANKO AMADU JA<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;
padding:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in">

JUDGEMENT<o:p></o:p>

</div>IRENE
C DANQUAH JA<o:p></o:p>The Plaintiff/appellant
(hereinafter referred to as the Plaintiff) a non-governmental organization sued
the Defendant who is the Kyidomhene of Essuowin in the Circuit Court, Kumasi
claiming:<o:p></o:p>a.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; For
a declaration of title to and recovery of possession to plots numbers 1A and 8A
Block B Santasi, Kumasi.<o:p></o:p>b.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; An
order for perpetual injunction restraining the Defendant, his servants agents,
workmen, labourers etc from entering upon the said land in dispute or in anyway
interfering with the Plaintiffs lawful ownership and possession of the land.<o:p></o:p>c.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Damages.”<o:p></o:p>The case of the Plaintiff
is that it acquired two plots of land which is the subject matter in dispute
from the late Chief of Essuowin, Nana Akyina Kesse IV in 1997 at the cost of ¢12million.&nbsp; According to the Plaintiff Nana Akyina Kesse
IV issue the Plaintiff an allocation note and site plan in respect of the two
plots.&nbsp; The Plaintiff alleged that after
the acquisition of the plots, it went into occupation of same and started to
build a school on one of the plots number 8A.&nbsp;
Upon the death of Nana Akyina Kesse IV, the Defendant who claims to be
the Kyidomhene and regent of Essuowin stool resisted the Plaintiffs claim and
attempted to take the two plots from the Plaintiff.&nbsp; The matter finally ended at the Asantehene’s
Secretariat where the matter was resolved by one Akyina and Others.&nbsp; After the resolution, the Plaintiff started
to wall the plots but the Defendant caused the arrest of the agents and workmen
of the Plaintiff by the Police who later released them.&nbsp; Subsequently the Defendant caused the Manhyia
Police to arrest them whereby the Bantamanhene arbitrarily distributed the plots
into two for the parties. Hence the action. <o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>The Defendant on
the other hand resisted the claims of the Plaintiff and insisted that the plots
had never been alienated by the Stool to the Plaintiff.&nbsp; According to the Defendant at the time that
Nana Akyina Kesse IV was alleged to have executed the Plaintiff’s allocation
note, he was bedridden and could not have executed same. The Defendant averred that
the Plaintiff at a point in time asserted that the allocation note was thumb printed
by the Odikro of Santasi, Nana Osei Akoto, which assertion the Odikro
vehemently denied.&nbsp; When a specimen thumb
print of Nana Osei Akoto and that on the Allocation Note relied on by the
Plaintiff was taken to the Police forensic laboratory, the thumbprint on the
Allocation Note was found to have been forged.&nbsp;
Upon the installation of Nana Akyina Kwagyan Nnuame V as the new Essuowinhere,
the Plaintiff led by one Nana Poku presented customary drink to him in accordance
with custom but when he found out that the Plaintiff was unlawfully occupying the
disputed plots he asked the Plaintiff to vacate.&nbsp; The Plaintiff pleaded to the new Chief to be
given the two plots and subsequently petitioned the Asantehene’s Land
Secretariat. The &nbsp;&nbsp;Secretariat having discovered that the
Plaintiff</main>