ROBERT KOFI AMAMOO vs. NANA ARABA ESSIBU. [2013]DLCA3179

Date	2013-03-22
Suit No.	CIVIL APPEAL NO. H1/09/2013
Citation No.	[2013]DLCA3179

JUSTICE AYEBI JA [PRESIDING]

JUSTICE IRENE C DANQUAH JA

JUSTICE ALHAJI TANKO AMADU JA

KWAME BOAFO WITH GLORIA MENSAH BONSU (MRS.) FOR DEFENDANT /APPELLANT.

JENNIFER DJAMBEA ASARE FOR PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT.

[2013]DLCA3179
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >ROBERT KOFI AMAMOO<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>NANA ARABA ESSIBU.<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;
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CIVIL APPEAL NO. H1/09/2013&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &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: 22ND
MARCH, 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>KWAME BOAFO WITH GLORIA
MENSAH BONSU (MRS.) FOR DEFENDANT /APPELLANT.<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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JENNIFER
DJAMBEA ASARE FOR PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT.<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM:
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JUSTICE
AYEBI JA [PRESIDING] ,JUSTICE IRENE C DANQUAH
JA, JUSTICE ALHAJI&nbsp; TANKO AMADU JA<o:p></o:p>

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

</div>1. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; This
is an appeal from the judgment of the High Court, Kumasi dated the 18th January, 2010.<o:p></o:p>2. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The
facts of this case are that; by a Writ of Summons issued from the High Court,
Kumasi on 28th February, 2003, the Plaintiff/Respondent (hereinafter
referred to as the Respondent) commenced an action against the Defendant/Appellant
(hereinafter referred to as the Appellant) for the following reliefs.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 1.
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Declaration of title for (sic) a
2.27 Acre of land on PLT 14 BLK &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; “A” on Boadi Stool Land,&nbsp;&nbsp; Kumasi is the property of Nana Araba Essibu.
<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 2.
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Perpetual Injunction restraining
the Defendant from occupying &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; any part of the said land without
Plaintiff’s approval”.<o:p></o:p>3. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The
Appellant filed his statement of Defence to the Respondent’s plaint and
contended that the Respondent was not entitled to her claims.<o:p></o:p>4. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; It
is pertinent to distinctly set out the respective cases of each of the parties
as disclosed by their pleadings and the evidence adduced by them during the
trial. The case of the Respondent as
disclosed by her pleadings is that she acquired a 2.27 acre land at Boadi a
suburb of Kumasi in 1997 for an educational complex. She averred that she was a
party to a Deed of Assignment which had the Appellant as the other party and
that by reason of that, the land aforesaid was transferred to her.<o:p></o:p>5. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The
Respondent further asserted in her pleadings that the Appellant was resident on
the said land and that title to same which was hitherto vested in the Appellant
was transferred to her by virtue of the said Deed of Assignment. According to
the Respondent the said Deed of Assignment was dated 2nd May, 1997
and was witnessed by four credible witnesses.<o:p></o:p>6. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; From
the Respondent’s pleadings, there is a proviso in the said Deed of Assignment
which stipulated that the Assignor’s old existing house on the land was also
leased to the Assignee and that he would vacate the land and the building
thereon. The Respondent averred that it was agreed between her and the
Appellant that she would build an identical house on one – six (⅙)
portion of the said plot of land for the Appellant.<o:p></o:p>7. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; It
was the case of the Respondent that by the agreement aforesaid, upon completion
of the building for the Appellant, he would move from the old building into the
new one. She however added that when she was ready to discharge her oblig</main>