NUMO OBENEY K. O. SRAHA, NUMO SOWAH OBENEY ALIAS OSABU WULOMO vs. ADJETEY AGBOSU, RUBEN QUAYE AND ALFRED ADJEI ABLOR AND LAND TITLE REGISTRY, ACCRA [2013]DLCA8123

NUMO OBENEY K. O. SRAHA, NUMO SOWAH OBENEY ALIAS OSABU WULOMO vs. ADJETEY AGBOSU... [2013]DLCA8123

Date	2013-04-11
Suit No.	CIVIL APPEAL NO. HI/154/2012
Citation No.	[2013]DLCA8123

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]DLCA8123
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >NUMO OBENEY K.
O. SRAHA, NUMO SOWAH OBENEY ALIAS OSABU WULOMO<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFFS/RESPONDENTS)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>ADJETEY AGBOSU, RUBEN QUAYE AND ALFRED ADJEI ABLOR AND LAND
TITLE REGISTRY, ACCRA<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANTS/APPELLANTS)<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.&nbsp; 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;DATE:
11TH APRIL, 2013<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL.<o:p></o:p>MR.
EMMANUEL DANKWAH FOR THE 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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MRS.
BRIGHT AKOTO FOR THE PLAINTIFFS/RESPONDENTS<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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HONYENUGA
J.A. (PRESIDING), DZAMEFE J.A., TORKORNOO (MRS.) J.A.<o:p></o:p>

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JUDGMENT<o:p></o:p>

</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.&nbsp; 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><o:p>&nbsp;</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.&nbsp; 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.&nbsp;
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.&nbsp; As a result the
respondents instituted the instant action against the appellants claiming:-<o:p></o:p>“i.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 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>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ii.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Recovery
of possession of the entire land.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; iii.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Damages
for Trespasses<o:p></o:p>iv.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 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>