ABED NORTEY vs. AFRICAN INSTITUTE OF JOURNALISM & COMMUNICATION, STEPHEN NARTEY AND DANIEL NARTEY [2014]DLSC4403

ABED NORTEY vs. AFRICAN INSTITUTE OF JOURNALISM & COMMUNICATION, STEPHEN NARTEY... [2014]DLSC4403

Date	2014-02-26
Suit No.	CIVIL APPEAL NO: J4/47/2013
Citation No.	[2014]DLSC4403

WOOD (MRS.) CJ (PRESIDING)

ANSAH JSC

YEBOAH JSC

BONNIE JSC

AKAMBA JSC

YAW OPOKU ADJAYE WITH HIM TETTEH JOSIAH FOR THE PLAINTIFF/ RESPONDENT/ APPELLANT.

ROCKSON NELSON DAFEAMEKPOR FOR THE 2ND AND 3RD DEFENDANTS /APPELLANTS/ RESPONDENTS.

[2014]DLSC4403
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >ABED NORTEY<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;(PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT/APPELLANT)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>AFRICAN INSTITUTE OF
JOURNALISM &amp; COMMUNICATION, STEPHEN NARTEY AND DANIEL NARTEY<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;(DEFENDANTS/APPELLANTS/RESPONDENTS)<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>[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:&nbsp; J4/47/2013&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;DATE: 26TH FEBRUARY, 2014<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>YAW OPOKU ADJAYE WITH HIM
TETTEH JOSIAH FOR THE PLAINTIFF/ RESPONDENT/ APPELLANT.<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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ROCKSON
NELSON DAFEAMEKPOR FOR THE 2ND AND 3RD DEFENDANTS
/APPELLANTS/ RESPONDENTS.<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM:
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WOOD
(MRS.) CJ (PRESIDING), ANSAH JSC, YEBOAH JSC, BONNIE JSC, AKAMBA JSC<o:p></o:p>

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JUDGMENT<o:p></o:p>

</div>AKAMBA
JSC;<o:p></o:p>On 14th June 2012, the Court of Appeal by a
unanimous decision overturned the judgment of the High Court Accra which had
granted the reliefs sought by the plaintiff/respondent/appellant who shall
hereinafter be referred to simply as the plaintiff. Aggrieved by this outcome,
the plaintiff has filed the present appeal to this court.<o:p></o:p>BRIEF
FACTS<o:p></o:p>The plaintiff commenced
the action by writ initially against the 1st
defendant/appellant/respondent (hereinafter simply referred as 1st
respondent). The 2nd and 3rd respondents were later
joined to the suit. The crux of the plaintiff’s claim was for a declaration of
title to lands described as Oshiokpo lands covering an approximate area of
777.696 acres as land belonging to the Osuwem Family of Prampram which family
plaintiff represents. The respondents denied the plaintiffs claims and by their
amended statement of defence and counterclaim sought a declaration of title to
the land known as Nii Nartey Borboryo family lands at Oshiokpo at Dahwenya
measuring approximately 1,561.932 acres or 632.114 hectares more or less.<o:p></o:p>The dispute at the trial high
court was litigated between the plaintiff and the 2nd and 3rd
respondents with the 1st respondent as a nominal defendant. Also at
the trial, the 1st respondent institute did not give evidence but
merely relied on the 2nd and 3rd respondents being the
grantors of the disputed land to the institute. The trial court at the close of
hearing entered judgment for the plaintiff on his claims as afore mentioned<o:p></o:p>On appeal by the 2nd
and 3rd respondents, the Court of Appeal reversed the decision of
the High Court which it set aside and upheld the counterclaim by the
respondents in its entirety. As a result, judgment was entered for the 2nd
and 3rd respondents. <o:p></o:p>GROUNDS
OF APPEAL<o:p></o:p>In this court, the plaintiff
has filed the following grounds of appeal against the decision of the court of
appeal, namely:<o:p></o:p>(i)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
The learned justices of the Court of Appeal
erred in law by failing to consider adequately or at all the case of the
plaintiff/respondent/appellant.<o:p></o:p>(ii)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
The learned justices of the Court of Appeal
erred in law in holding that the plaintiff had relied on exhibit B and B1 as
the root of his family’s title to land.<o:p></o:p>(iii)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
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