YAA ABRAFI vs. ALLEN OWUSU AND TEACHER NYAME [2013]DLHC8263

Date	2013-02-20
Suit No.	SUIT NO C11/23/12
Citation No.	[2013]DLHC8263

HIS LORDSHIP MR. JACOB B. BOON

OBENG MANU FOR DEFENDANT/APPELLANTS

JOHN BREFO FOR PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT

[2013]DLHC8263
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >YAA ABRAFI<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>ALLEN OWUSU AND TEACHER NYAME<o:p></o:p>[HIGH COURT, KUMASI]<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 C11/23/12&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &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 FEBRUARY, 2013<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>OBENG
MANU FOR DEFENDANT/APPELLANTS<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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JOHN
BREFO 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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HIS LORDSHIP MR. JACOB B. BOON<o:p></o:p>

</div><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;
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</div>This is an appeal against the judgment of Konongo District Court
presided over by His Worship (Nana) R.A.K. Kpodo. It is dated 6th
December, 2011. The judgment was entered for the plaintiff/respondent, to be
called simply the plaintiff. The defendant/appellants, to be referred to
hereafter as defendants, are dissatisfied with the judgment and have filed the
instant appeal. <o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>The grounds of appeal contain the omnibus clause that the judgment is
against the weight of evidence. Further grounds were filed as follows:<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm;
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That
the trial judge erred in putting the burden of proof on defendant/appellants<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm;
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That
the trial judge erred in law in holding that the plaintiff had proved his title
over the disputed land having come to a firm conclusion that, the defendants
were in possession.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>In the lower court the plaintiff claimed against the defendants jointly
and severally for:<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>(a)<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">&nbsp; Declaration of title, ownership and possession of
farmland being situate and lying at a place commonly known and called
“LORRY-KWAHO” on Peminase Stool Land and shares boundaries with the properties
of late Opanin Kwaku Donkor, Allen Owusu (defendant herein) and main Bomfa road
to Achiase which 1st defendant has trespassed unto and gave same to
2nd defendant to cultivate cocoa on Abunu system without the
knowledge of the plaintiff.<o:p></o:p>(b)