NANA OBENG AKROFI vs. NANA ASANTE AMPADU AND NANA AMEYAW DEBRAH [2013]DLCA8115

Date	2013-07-26
Suit No.	SUIT NO.: H1/199/06
Citation No.	[2013]DLCA8115

OWUSU M. J.A. (PRESIDING)

ADUAMA OSEI J.A.

LOVELACE-JOHNSON J.A.

MR. K. AMOAKO ADJEI AND MR. A. Y. NYARKO ADU FOR DEFENDANTS/ APPELLANTS

MR. OBENG MANU FOR PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT

[2013]DLCA8115
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >NANA OBENG AKROFI<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANTS/APPELLANTS)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>NANA ASANTE
AMPADU AND NANA AMEYAW DEBRAH<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFFS/RESPONDENTS)<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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SUIT
NO.: H1/199/06&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &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:
26TH JULY, 2013<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL.<o:p></o:p>MR.
K. AMOAKO ADJEI AND MR. A. Y. NYARKO ADU FOR DEFENDANTS/ APPELLANTS<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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MR.
OBENG MANU FOR PLAINTIFF/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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OWUSU
M. J.A. (PRESIDING), ADUAMA OSEI J.A., LOVELACE-JOHNSON J.A.<o:p></o:p>

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</div>MARIAMA OWUSU, J.A:<o:p></o:p>On
10-12-2002, the High Court, Nkawkaw dismissed the defendant’s counterclaim as
not proved.&nbsp; It then gave judgment for
the plaintiff as follows:<o:p></o:p>“I enter judgment for
plaintiff.&nbsp; I grant the plaintiff all the
reliefs he sought for.&nbsp; It is declared
that title of the land in dispute is on the plaintiff and he is owner of the
property in dispute.<o:p></o:p>The plaintiff is therefore
to recover all that piece or parcel of land known as Plot No. 86 with building
thereon known as Nkawkaw Ahenfie.<o:p></o:p>It is ordered that the body
of Nana Bonsu Nyame (deceased) buried on the property be exhumed and buried at
the proper place.<o:p></o:p>As regards damages for
trespass, I take into consideration the fact that the defendants have deprived
plaintiff of his property, trespassed onto the land have even buried a body on
the premises without the consent and authority of the plaintiff.&nbsp; The plaintiff is entitled to damages and I
award damages of ¢10,000,000.00 to the plaintiff against the defendants.<o:p></o:p>The defendants are
perpetually restrained from entering on the land together with their assigns,
servants, etc.<o:p></o:p>In awarding costs, I take
into consideration the number of adjournments with delay and I award cost of
¢800,000,000.00 to the plaintiff against the defendants.&nbsp; The exhumation of the body should be
forthwith.”<o:p></o:p>Aggrieved
and dissatisfied with the decision of the High Court, the defendants appealed
to the Court of Appeal on the following grounds:<o:p></o:p>a.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The judgment was against the
weight of evidence.<o:p></o:p>