ADDAE AIKINS vs. DANIEL DAKWA [2014]DLSC2940

Date	2014-05-28
Suit No.	CIVIL APPEAL NO. J4/24/2014
Citation No.	[2014]DLSC2940

ATUGUBA J.S.C. (PRESIDING)

ANSAH J.S.C.

ADINYIRA (MRS) J.S.C.

BAFFOE BONNIE J.S.C.

AKOTO-BAMFO (MRS) J.S.C

PETER ZWENNES ESQ. FOR THE PLAINTIFF/ APPELLANT/APPELLANT.

PEASAH- BOADU ESQ. FOR THE DEFENDANT/ RESPONDENT/ RESPONDENT

[2014]DLSC2940
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >ADDAE
AIKINS<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>DANIEL DAKWA<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;&nbsp; [SUPREME COURT, ACCRA]<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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CIVIL
APPEAL NO. J4/24/2014&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &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: 28TH MAY, 2014<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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PETER ZWENNES ESQ. FOR
THE PLAINTIFF/ APPELLANT/APPELLANT. PEASAH-
BOADU ESQ. FOR THE DEFENDANT/ RESPONDENT/ 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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ATUGUBA
J.S.C. (PRESIDING), ANSAH J.S.C., ADINYIRA (MRS) J.S.C., BAFFOE BONNIE J.S.C., AKOTO-BAMFO
(MRS) J.S.C<o:p></o:p>

</div>JUDGMENT<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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</div><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>ATUGUBA, JSC<o:p></o:p>In this case the plaintiff/appellant/appellant
hereinafter referred to as the plaintiff sued the defendant/respondent/respondent
hereinafter referred to as the defendant, in the Land Division of the High
Court, Accra for <o:p></o:p>(a)&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Declaration of title to land<o:p></o:p>(b)&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Recovery of possession of land lying at
Dzorwulu, Accra as described in the schedule.<o:p></o:p>(c)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Damages<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>In the schedule, the land
is described as<o:p></o:p>“All
that piece or parcel of land situate at Dzorwulu, Accra and bounded on the
North West by proposed road measuring 87 feet more or less, on the South East
by vendors land measuring 85 feet more or less, on the North East by stool land
measuring 60 feet more or less, on the South West by a measuring 20 feet more
or less and covering an approximate area of 0.09 acre and is more particularly delineated
on the site plan attached hereto and therein shown edged pink together with all
appurtenances” <o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>The plaintiff who was
resident in Canada claimed to have acquired the land from Ernest Augustt, whose
grantor Rebecca Ashiokai Nortey was granted the same by the Osu Stool in December
1961.&nbsp; The land was subsequently reduced
in size by the Dzorwulu-Achimota road construction from 0.23 acres to 0.09
acres.<o:p></o:p>The defendant, for his part,
claimed that he acquired his land, 0.17 acres, in or about 1984 from Mannan
Mills who obtained the same also from the Osu Stool in July 1961.<o:p></o:p>As to these respective
claims the trial judge distinctly found as quoted by the Court of Appeal per
Ayebi JA at p.362 of the Record of Appeal as follows:<o:p></o:p>“I
find from the evidence on the issue that the plaintiff and the defendant’s
piece of land evolved from two different grants separately made originally by
the Osu Stool to two different grantees and further that the particular piece
of land on which the defendant has put up the two storey building of 16 shops was
the land he purchased from the original grantee of the Stool, Mary Maanan
Mills.&nbsp; The plaintiff’s claim for title,
in so far as it relates to that piece of land in possession of the defendant
accordingly fails and I so hold”.<o:p></o:p></main>