ALEX ETOH KWAKU vs. BRIDGETTE OFOSU ASABEA [2013]DLCA8060

Date	2013-12-20
Suit No.	CIVIL APPEAL NO: H1/209/11
Citation No.	[2013]DLCA8060

ABBAN (MRS.) JA (PRESIDING)

ACQUAYE JA

DZAMEFE JA

MR. KORSAH BROWN FOR PLAINTIFF/APPELLANT

MR. OSEI KWAKU FOR DEFENDANT/RESPONDENT

[2013]DLCA8060
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >ALEX ETOH
KWAKU<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF/APPELLANT)<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;
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color:#00B0F0">vs.<o:p></o:p>BRIDGETTE OFOSU ASABEA<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANT/RESPONDENT)<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;
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mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi"><o:p></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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CIVIL
APPEAL NO: H1/209/11&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &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: 20TH DECEMBER, 2013<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;
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</div>COUNSEL.<o:p></o:p>MR.
KORSAH BROWN FOR PLAINTIFF/APPELLANT<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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MR.
OSEI KWAKU 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;
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ABBAN
(MRS.) JA (PRESIDING), ACQUAYE JA, DZAMEFE JA<o:p></o:p>

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</div>DZAMEFE,
JA<o:p></o:p>This
is an appeal from the judgment of the High Court, Accra dated 20th
July, 2009.&nbsp; The plaintiff/appellant,
referred to as the appellant dissatisfied with the judgment in favour of the
defendant/respondent filed this appeal.<o:p></o:p>FACTS<o:p></o:p>The
facts of the case as given by the appellant, a Refrigeration Mechanic employed
at Novotel Hotel Accra are that, by a Deed of Conveyance between him and one
Nii Adjei Kplen II, Chief of Adentan, he acquired all that piece and parcel of
land situate and lying at Adentan, Accra.&nbsp;
The land is described in the schedule and conveyed to him in
consideration of the sum of ¢1,000.00.&nbsp;
The Deed of Conveyance is duly registered as Land Registry No.
3961/1987.<o:p></o:p>Soon
after the purchase of the land he went into immediate possession by erecting
corner pillars thereon to secure the land and had been in undisturbed and
uninterrupted possession ever since.&nbsp; He exercised
acts of ownership over the land by planting economic trees like mango, avocado,
calabash, orange, palm nut, cashew and coconut trees on the land without any
let, hindrance nor challenge from anyone, let alone the defendant.<o:p></o:p>It
is his case that from 1st August, 2005, the defendant has trespassed
on a portion of the land and actually constructed two wooden kiosks
thereon.&nbsp; No amount of promptings nor
warnings from appellant would compel the respondent to abate her acts of
trespass.&nbsp; That the respondent is bent on
continuing and or persisting with her illegal and unlawful activities on the
land unless and until she is specifically restrained by the court from doing
so.&nbsp; Wherefore he claim by this writ of
summons for the following claims;-<o:p></o:p>a.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Declaration of title to all
that piece or parcel of land situate lying and being at Adentan and more
particularly descried in the scheduled contained in the statement of claim.<o:p></o:p>b.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Recovery of possession.<o:p></o:p>c.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Damages for trespass.<o:p></o:p>