SUSAN BANDOH vs. DR (MRS) MAXWELL APEAGYEI GYAMFI, ALEX GYIMAH [2015]DLCA15086

Date	2015-01-29
Suit No.	SUIT NO.: H1/94/2014
Citation No.	[2015]DLCA15086

S. E. KANYOKE (JA) (PRESIDING)

K. N. ADUAMA OSEI (JA)

MARGARET WELBOURNE (JA)

MS. DIANA ASONABA DAPAAH FOR THE DEFENDANTS/APPELLANTS

MR. BRIGHT OKYERE-AGYEKUM FOR PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT

[2015]DLCA15086
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >SUSAN BANDOH<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>DR (MRS) MAXWELL APEAGYEI GYAMFI, ALEX GYIMAH<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANTS/APPELLANTS)<o:p></o:p>[COURT OF APPEAL, ACCRA]<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;<div style="border-top: none; border-right: none; border-left: none; border-image: initial; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: windowtext; padding: 0in 0in 1pt;">

SUIT NO.: H1/94/2014&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;DATE: 29TH JANUARY 2015<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM<o:p></o:p>S.
E. KANYOKE (JA) (PRESIDING), K. N. ADUAMA OSEI (JA), MARGARET WELBOURNE (JA)<o:p></o:p><div style="border-top-width: 1.5pt; border-top-color: windowtext; border-left: none; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-right: none; padding: 1pt 0in;">

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</div>MARGARET WELBOURNE (JA)<o:p></o:p>This appeal is against the judgment of the
High Court, fast Track Division dated 2nd December 2008. <o:p></o:p>The
Facts<o:p></o:p>The plaintiff/respondent
(hereinafter referred to as the Respondent) was a business woman whose
mother was Dr. Evelyn Vanderpuye. It was the Respondent’s case that her mother who
died on 2nd November, 1990, acquired the land from the Nungua Stool
in the late '70s. She obtained a lease agreement from the Nungua Stool in 1979
and registered same in 1992.&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>After the mother’s death, she noticed that
someone kept removing the pillars that her mother had put in place on
acquisition of the land.<o:p></o:p>The respondent constructed a two-room
structure on the land and put in two caretakers to live in the said
structure.&nbsp; She got to know Dr. Maxwell
Appeagyei, the 1st Defendant/appellant when he started development
on the land.&nbsp; 1st Defendant
brought in blocks, sand, chippings and constructed a wooden structure on the
land. They locked up a reservoir which respondent had constructed.&nbsp; After the suit, the appellant continued to
develop despite several warnings.<o:p></o:p>The respondent denied that the land
belonged to the Ashong Mlitse Family – and also denied that her grantor had
been destooled ten (10) years before she was granted the land.<o:p></o:p>During cross-examination, respondent reiterated
that when the Chief, Nii Odai Ayiku gave her mother the document he was still a
chief.<o:p></o:p>She stated that she did not obtain a permit
to put up the boys quarters.<o:p></o:p>The
Defendants/appellants (hereinafter referred to as the appellants)
on the other hand claimed that they had been in effective physical possession
of a greater part of the parcel of land inclusive of the land in dispute since
1997.&nbsp; Their case is that the land in
dispute is situate at Adjiringano and that it&nbsp;
belongs to the Ashong Mlitse&nbsp; Family
of Teshie who have been adjudged by the Court of Appeal as the allodial owners.
They contended that the purpose of acquiring the land was for the construction
of a Nursery School. A lease was subsequently executed in their favour. The appellants
denied the presence of corner pillars belonging to the respondent on the land
and stated that they (the appellants) went into possession of the land and
placed corner pillars, sand, stones and blocks on the land and built a wooden
shed.<o:p></o:p>They also cleared the land in readiness for
construction whilst waiting for their building permit and land certificate.<o:p></o:p>After the trial, the court found for the respondent
and granted recovery of possession, perpetually restrained the appellants from,
in any manner, interfering with the respondent’s occupation and possession of
the disputed land.&nbsp; The judgment also
granted GH₵3,000
as general damages for trespass and costs of GH₵1,500.<o:p></o:p>