FRED ADORMSON & 2 ORS vs. EMMANUEL KOFI TETTEH [2013]DLCA7025

Date	2013-02-28
Suit No.	COURT OF APPEAL NO.: H1/173/2012
Citation No.	[2013]DLCA7025

KORBIEH JA (PRESIDING)

DORDZIE JA

SOWAH JA

MR. ANTHONY DESEWU FOR PLAINTIFFS/APPELLANTS

MISS DZIFA ADADEVOH FOR DEFENDANT/RESPONDENT

[2013]DLCA7025
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >FRED ADORMSON &amp; 2 ORS<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTFFS/APPELLANTS)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>EMMANUEL KOFI TETTEH<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANT/ RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p>[COURT OF APPEAL, ACCRA]<o:p></o:p>COURT
OF APPEAL NO.: H1/173/2012&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; DATE: 28TH FEBRUARY, 2013<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border-top:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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PLAINTIFFS/APPELLANTS<o:p></o:p>

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DEFENDANT/RESPONDENT<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&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>KORBIEH
JA (PRESIDING), DORDZIE JA, SOWAH JA<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border-top:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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</div><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>AGNES M. A. DORDZIE <o:p></o:p>FACTS<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;The appellants herein are a brother and
children of one Nene Okle Amponsah VII alias Alexander Adormson. Until his
death on the 28th of October 2001, Nene Okle Amponsah was the sole proprietor
of Nalex Farms. The appellants whom I will hereafter refer to as plaintiffs are
personal representatives of Nene Okle Amponsah upon his death intestate.<o:p></o:p>It is contended by the
plaintiffs that the land in dispute was a gift to the late Nene Okle. He
acquired it from his family for the purpose of fish farming; he therefore
registered the land in the name of Nalex Farms. He put up a fence around the
land with wooden poles and barb wire and constructed two fish ponds where he
reared fish from 1982 till his death in 2001. This project made Nene Okle the
proud winner of the best fish farmer award in his district during the national
famer’s day celebration in 1986. <o:p></o:p>The respondent, whom I
will refer to as defendant hereafter, is said to have trespassed on the land in
2005, destroyed the fish ponds and was busily developing the land when the
plaintiffs instituted this action against him in the High Court Accra.<o:p></o:p>The reliefs the plaintiffs
sought at the High Court are as follows: <o:p></o:p>1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Declaration
of title and recovery of possession <o:p></o:p>2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; An
order for the ratification of the Land Register by removing the plaintiff’s
freehold estate from it.<o:p></o:p>3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Perpetual
injunction, restraining the defendant by himself, his servants, agents, workmen
and privies from interfering with the land the subject matter of the action or
dealing with any part thereof in whatsoever manner. <o:p></o:p>4.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; An
amount of Ghc45,000 being the cost of the destroyed wire mesh and wooden post
fence, two fish ponds and stock of fish and fingerlings. <o:p></o:p>