EBUSUAPANYIN KWEKU ASSAFUAH, ANTHONY APPIAH AND REV. JOHN ADJEI vs. THE REGIONAL SECRETARY LAND COMMISSION SECRETARIAT AND REV. ARHIN DAVIES [2014]DLSC2935

EBUSUAPANYIN KWEKU ASSAFUAH, ANTHONY APPIAH AND REV. JOHN ADJEI vs. THE REGIONAL... [2014]DLSC2935

Date	2014-03-12
Suit No.	CIVIL APPEAL NO. J4/17/2013
Citation No.	[2014]DLSC2935

ANSAH JSC (PRESIDING)

ADINYIRA (MRS) JSC

DOTSE JSC

ANIN-YEBOAH JSC

AKAMBA JSC

JOHN MERCER WITH HIM KAMIL MOHAMMED IDDRISU FOR THE 1ST

PLAINTIFF/APPELLANT/ APPELLANT.

D. G. CARSON FOR THE 2ND DEFENDANT /RESPONDENT/RESPONDENT.

[2014]DLSC2935
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >EBUSUAPANYIN KWEKU
ASSAFUAH, ANTHONY APPIAH AND REV. JOHN ADJEI<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>THE REGIONAL SECRETARY
LAND COMMISSION SECRETARIAT AND REV. ARHIN DAVIES<span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:
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CIVIL APPEAL NO. J4/17/2013&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &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: 12TH
MARCH, 2014<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>JOHN MERCER WITH HIM KAMIL
MOHAMMED IDDRISU FOR THE 1ST PLAINTIFF/APPELLANT/ APPELLANT.<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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&nbsp;D. G. CARSON FOR THE 2ND&nbsp;&nbsp; DEFENDANT /RESPONDENT/RESPONDENT.<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM: <o:p></o:p>ANSAH JSC (PRESIDING), ADINYIRA (MRS) JSC, DOTSE JSC, ANIN-YEBOAH JSC, AKAMBA JSC<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border-top:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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</div>JONES
DOTSE JSC: <o:p></o:p>This&nbsp; appeal is an epitome of a phenomenon that is
gradually creeping into the judicial and legal systems, and this is the
difficulty of losing parties in previous litigations accepting the outcome of
the decisions in those cases thereby respecting the age old principle that
litigation must come to an end with the final resolution of previous and&nbsp; similar disputes albeit at the final apex
court, in this instant the Supreme Court of Ghana.<o:p></o:p>The
Plaintiffs/Appellants/Appellants, hereafter referred to as the Plaintiffs
lodged an appeal against the judgment of the Court of Appeal dated 1st
December, 2011 which confirmed an earlier decision of the High Court, Sekondi
which was rendered on 15th June, 2010 in favour of the 2nd
Defendant/Respondent/Respondent hereafter referred to as the Defendant.<o:p></o:p>FACTS OF THE CASE<o:p></o:p>On
the 1st February 2007, the Plaintiffs herein instituted Suit No E1/16/07 &nbsp;in the High Court, Sekondi against the
Defendants in which they claimed for themselves and other developers, the
following reliefs:-<o:p></o:p>a.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; An Order of Perpetual Injunction
Restraining the 1st defendant from &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; deleting
the leases made on West Anaja Planning Scheme Sectors B, C, D and f.<o:p></o:p>b.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; An order compelling the 2nd
Defendant to show the source of the &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Plan
submitted to the 1st Defendant for plotting.<o:p></o:p>c.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; An order deleting the plotting of the
plan submitted to the 1st &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Defendant
by the 2nd Defendant for plotting.<o:p></o:p>d.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Substantial damages against the 2nd
Defendant for harassment and &nbsp; threat of
death.<o:p></o:p>In
order to understand the context of this suit&nbsp;
and the earlier suits before it, it is desirable to quote in extenso
some of the averments of the plaintiffs in their supporting statement of claim
in respect of this suit No. E1/16/07. We will therefore reproduce paragraphs 1,
2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 14 of the Plaintiffs statement of claim therein. These state
as follows:-<o:p></o:p>1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
“The 1st
Plaintiff is the head of the Ebiradze Family of Anaji whilst the 2nd
and 3rd Plaintiffs are the chairmen and Secretary of mount Zion
residents Association and have instituted this action for themselves and other
residents of the area within Sectors B, C, D and F of West Anaji Planning
Scheme.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Sometime ago,
the </main>