TAWIAH SENYO AMEYIBOR vs. GRACE BOATENG [2013]DLCA8140

Date	2013-04-11
Suit No.	SUIT NO.H1/552/2009
Citation No.	[2013]DLCA8140

ASARE KORANG J.A. (PRESIDING)

DUOSE J.A.

ADJEI J.A.

WILLIAM AGBETSE FOR PLAINTIFF/APPELLANT

J.E. ZEBOE FOR DEFENDANT/RESPONDENT

[2013]DLCA8140
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >TAWIAH SENYO
AMEYIBOR<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF/APPELLANT)<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;
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mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;mso-no-proof:yes"><o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
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SUIT
NO.H1/552/2009&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
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11TH APRIL, 2013<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
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</div>COUNSEL.<o:p></o:p>WILLIAM
AGBETSE 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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J.E.
ZEBOE 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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ASARE
KORANG J.A. (PRESIDING), DUOSE J.A., ADJEI J.A.<o:p></o:p>

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</div>DENNIS
ADJEI,J.A.:<o:p></o:p>This
appeal is against the judgment of the High Court, Accra delivered on 2nd
June, 2011.&nbsp; The plaintiff/appellant
hereafter called plaintiff being dissatisfied with the judgment appealed
against same to this court to reverse the judgment.&nbsp; The defendant/respondent would also be
referred to in this appeal as the defendant.<o:p></o:p>The
brief facts of the case which culminated in this appeal were that the plaintiff
took out a writ of summons against the defendant claiming for a declaration of
title at North Taifa, recovery of possession, damages for trespass.&nbsp; The plaintiff took the defendant’s grantor to
the police station in respect of the disputed land.&nbsp; At the police station, they were asked to
submit their respective site plans to the Lands Commission and the results
proved that they were on the same land and the land was registered in the name
of the defendant’s grantors. The plaintiff, however, insisted that his land was
different from that of the defendant. The plaintiff dissatisfied with the
decision by the police took out a writ claiming inter alia, declaration of
title and a declaration that his land is different from that of the plaintiff.<o:p></o:p>The
High Court Judge on 2nd June, 2011 dismissed the plaintiff’s claims
as unproved and further held that the land the plaintiff is claiming is the
same land the defendant acquired from her grantor.&nbsp; The grounds of appeal filed by the plaintiff
are as follows:<o:p></o:p>“a.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The Learned High Court Judge erred by not
holding that, the plaintiff land is different&nbsp;
and independent of defendant’s land in the&nbsp; face of the court ordered composite plan
Exhibit ‘CE 1’ by the Regional Surveyor.<o:p></o:p>b.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The learned Judge&nbsp; further&nbsp;
erred in not holding&nbsp; that
plaintiff’s land is different&nbsp; and&nbsp; independent of defendant’s&nbsp; land when&nbsp;
Exhibit ‘d’ which is a&nbsp;
search&nbsp; from the Lands Commission
tendered in evidence&nbsp; disclosed only
plaintiff’s transaction and not&nbsp;
Defendant’s&nbsp; transaction as
plotted&nbsp; in the Lands commission records
with&nbsp; regard to&nbsp; the dispute land.<o:p></o:p>c.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The learned Judge erred by not
following the decision in Tackey vs Lamptey [2001-2002]SCGLR 1879(CA) in not
holding&nbsp; that the land in dispute belongs
to plaintiff in the face of the composite plan, Exhibit ‘CE 1’ which
authority&nbsp; was&nbsp; brought to her notice in plaintiff’s address
filed&nbsp; in the suit.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&</main>