NANA SARBENG DIAWUO vs. MR. OPOKU [2014]DLCA5471

Date	2014-03-28
Suit No.	CIVIL APPEAL NO.: H1/18/08
Citation No.	[2014]DLCA5471

E. K. AYEBI J.A. (PRESIDING)

IRENE C. DANQUAH J.A.

TANKO I. O. AMADU J.A.

[2014]DLCA5471
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >NANA SARBENG DIAWUO<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF/APPELLANT)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>MR.
OPOKU<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANT/RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p>[COURT OF APPEAL, KUMASI]<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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APPEAL NO.: H1/18/08&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;FRIDAY, 28TH MARCH, 2014<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>E. K. AYEBI J.A. (PRESIDING), IRENE C. DANQUAH
J.A., TANKO I. O. AMADU J.A. <o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border-top:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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</div>AYEBI J.A.<o:p></o:p>1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
This appeal is
against the dismissal of the plaintiff/appellant’s claim against the
defendant/respondent by a Sunyani High Court in its judgment dated 14th
April, 2005.<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-top:12.0pt;margin-right:0in;
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At the High
Court, the plaintiff/appellant (hereinafter called the plaintiff) claimed
against the defendant (hereinafter called the defendant) the following reliefs:<o:p></o:p>(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Declaration of
title, recovery and possession of all that piece and parcel of building plot,
lying, situate and being at Sunyani and numbered Plot No.31, Penkwasi, Sector
3, Block “C”.<o:p></o:p>(b)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
General damages
for trespass unto the building plot under reference.<o:p></o:p>(c)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
An order of
perpetual injunction, restraining the defendant, the agents, servants, assigns,
privies etc from dealing and interfering in any way whatsoever with the
building plot in dispute.<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-top:12.0pt;margin-right:0in;
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The plea of the
plaintiff in support of this claim is that one Opanin Badu, since deceased,
transferred his interest absolutely in the plot to him and in 1973 the
necessary documents were prepared in his name. Plaintiff further pleaded that
in 1976 he paid the ground rent for the period 1976 to 1991 on the land. He
again paid the ground rent from 1991 to 2001.<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-top:12.0pt;margin-right:0in;
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Later the
plaintiff alleged, he granted the request of a medical officer to build a kiosk
on the land and operate a drinking bar. He pleaded the medical officer engaged
the services of the defendant’s parents to ran the drinking bar. But now
defendant is laying adverse claim to the land, hence the reliefs he seeks
against him.<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-top:12.0pt;margin-right:0in;
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