JANET FRIMPOMAA AND OSEI KOFI vs. ASANTE AKIM NORTH DISTRICT ASSEMBLY AND 6 OTHERS [2014]DLHC8504

JANET FRIMPOMAA AND OSEI KOFI vs. ASANTE AKIM NORTH DISTRICT ASSEMBLY AND 6 OTH... [2014]DLHC8504

Date	2014-10-27
Suit No.	SUIT NO. CI/70/2008
Citation No.	[2014]DLHC8504

HIS LORDSHIP JUSTICE JACOB B. BOON

SOLOMON OPPONG TWUMASI FOR THE PLAINTIFFS

KWAME ADOM APPIAH FOR THE DEFENDANTS

[2014]DLHC8504
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >JANET
FRIMPOMAA AND OSEI KOFI<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFFS)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>ASANTE AKIM
NORTH DISTRICT ASSEMBLY AND 6 OTHERS<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANTS)<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. CI/70/2008&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &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: 27TH
OCTOBER, 2014<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>SOLOMON
OPPONG TWUMASI FOR THE PLAINTIFFS<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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KWAME
ADOM APPIAH FOR THE DEFENDANTS<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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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:
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LORDSHIP JUSTICE 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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</div>On 29th July, 2014, the court delivered judgment in this suit
and deferred its reasons to be given today. I now assign reasons for the
position I took on 29th July, 2014. In doing so, it is relevant to
recap the reliefs claimed by the plaintiffs, who are described as the grand
children of one Adwoa Boakyewaa, also known as Susana Boakyewaa. Susana
Boakyewaa who died in 1988 is presented by the plaintiffs as one of the
founders of the Presbyterian Church in Asante Akim Domeabra. The plaintiffs
claimed two reliefs per their writ of summons issued from the Registry of this
court on 13th September, 2007. They are:<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm;
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¢110,000,000.00
or GH¢11,000.00 special damages being the amount expended in constructing a
four bedroom house, kitchen, toilet and bathroom, two verandahs on a portion of
H/No PM2, Asante-AkimIDomeabra which said building was wrongfully demolished by
the 3rd to 7th defendants acting for themselves and on
behalf of the 1st and 2nd defendants.<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm;
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GH¢50,000.00
general damages for trespass and demolition of plaintiffs property without just
cause.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>Without doubt, the 1st defendant is the local government body
responsible for the area of authority of Asante-Akim North District with its
capital then located at Konongo. The 2nd defendant is a religious
body registered under the laws of Ghana, whilst 3rd defendant is an
officer of the 1st defendant. The 4th to 7th
Defendants are referred to in the statement of claim as elders or presbyters of
the 2nd defendant church. However, the 5th defendant, who
gave evidence for himself and the rest of the defe</main>