NUMO OBENEY K. O. SRAHA AND NUMO SOWAH OBENEY vs. ADJETEY AGBOSU AND 3 OTHERS [2013]DLCA6591

Date	2013-04-11
Suit No.	CIVIL APPEAL NO. HI/154/2012
Citation No.	[2013]DLCA6591

HONYENUGA J.A. (PRESIDING)

DZAMEFE J.A.

TORKORNOO (MRS.) J.A.

MR. EMMANUEL DANKWAH FOR THE DEFENDANTS/APPELLANTS

MRS. BRIGHT AKOTO FOR THE PLAINTIFFS/RESPONDENTS

[2013]DLCA6591
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >NUMO OBENEY
K. O. SRAHA AND NUMO SOWAH OBENEY<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFFS/RESPONDENTS)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>ADJETEY
AGBOSU AND 3 OTHERS<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANTS/APPELLANTS)<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>[COURT OF APPEAL, ACCRA]<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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APPEAL NO. HI/154/2012&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &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: 11TH APRIL 2013<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:
<o:p></o:p>MR. EMMANUEL DANKWAH FOR THE
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PLAINTIFFS/RESPONDENTS<o:p></o:p>

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(PRESIDING) DZAMEFE, J.A. AND TORKORNOO (MRS.), J.A.<o:p></o:p>

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</div>HONYENUGA, J.A. <o:p></o:p>This is an appeal by the
defendants/appellants hereinafter called the appellants against the Ruling of
the High Court, Land Division, Accra dated the 29th July 2011. The said ruling
had restrained both parties from having any dealings with any portion of the
land in dispute pending the final determination of the suit. <o:p></o:p>The facts which resulted
in this appeal are that, the plaintiffs/respondents hereinafter called the
respondents claiming to be the head of the Obeney We family of Teshie and Sraha
and the Wulomo of La and Teshie respectively are owners of the Sraha lands and
have been in possession since time immemorial. The respondents also claimed
that the appellants are their licencees who now claim as allodial owners and
obtained a provisional certificate from the Land Title Registry which
certificate had since been declared irregular. The appellants had relied on the
said irregular certificate and made grants of parcels of the said Sraha lands
to others claiming to be the owners of the said land. As a result the
respondents instituted the instant action against the appellants claiming:— <o:p></o:p>“i.
Declaration of Title to all that piece or parcel of land known as the Sraha
Lands covering an approximate area of 312.68 acres, the boundaries of which are
as follows:— <o:p></o:p>On
the North, bounded by the road from Ashale Botwe towards the University of
Ghana, Agricultural Research Station, commencing from a point marked OF1 in an
easterly direction with the said road as a boundary and measuring 980 feet to
the point marked OF2 and OF3, and the boundary, like the said University Farm
road, descending in a South Easterly direction and measuring between points OF3
and OF4, 180 feet and between OF4 and OF5, 800 feet and between points marked
OF5 and OF6, another 800 feet and between the points marked OF6 and OF7, a
distance of 1400 feet and the boundary descends sharply in a Southerly
direction and measuring between points OF7 and OF8, a distance of 1440 feet
with Nmaidzor Village, constituting the South-Eastern boundary and between
points OF8 and OF9, a distance of 2010 feet and the boundary taking a sharp
Westerly direction and measuring between points OF9 and OF10, a distance of 630
feet and bounded on that side by Otinshie and Dzornaaman Villages and the
boundary taking a sharp straight Northerly direction and between points OF11
and OF12, a distance of 980 feet, between OF12 and OF13, a distance of 1490
feet and bounded on that side by Onukpai Wohe, and between points OF13 and
OF14, a distance of 1520 feet and bounded on that side by Ogodzo village and
farms which boundary passes through a sand/stone pit and between OF14 and OF15,
a distance of 680 feet and between points OF15 and OF1 a distance of 990 feet
and bounded on that side by Freeman’s land. <o:p></o:p>ii.
Recovery of possession of the entire land. <o:p></o:p>iii.
Damages for Trespasses <o:p></o:p>iv.
Further or other relief as in the circumstance may be just or proper including
in particular, a perpetual injunction restraining the defendants whether by
themselves, their servants, agents, privies whomsoever or otherwise from
dealing or interfering with the plaintiffs ownership, possession and/or control
of the said tract of land know as SRAHA land or any part thereof. <o:p></o:p>v.
An order directed at the Land Title Registry to withdraw any Land Title
Certificate issued to any party under any purported grant other than by the
Obeney We family”. <o:p></o:p>The 1st – 3rd appellants
entered appearance while the 4th appellant also filed theirs separately. The
1st –3rd appellants filed a statement of defence and claimed that they are
owners in possession of land known as Adjetey Agbosu and Freeman family lands
situate partly between </main>