ABUASUAPANIN KOFI ACKOM vs. NANA KWADWO OWUSU [2015]DLCA4409

Date	2015-12-22
Suit No.	SUIT NO: H1/2/2016
Citation No.	[2015]DLCA4409

AYEBI J.A. (PRESIDING)

TORKORNOO (MRS) J. A.

DOMAKYAAREH (MRS) J.A.

KWAME A. BOAFO FOR DEFENDANT/APPLICANT/APPELLANT

[2015]DLCA4409
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >ABUASUAPANIN KOFI ACKOM<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;(PLAINTIFF/
RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>NANA KWADWO OWUSU<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;(DEFENDANT/
APPLICANT
/ APPELLANT)<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>[COURT OF APPEAL, 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:&nbsp; H1/2/2016&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &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: 22ND DECEMBER, 2015<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>KWAME A. BOAFO FOR
DEFENDANT/APPLICANT/APPELLANT<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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KWAKU
YEBOAH APPIAH FOR PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT/RESPONDENT<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM:
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AYEBI
J.A. (PRESIDING), TORKORNOO (MRS) J. A., DOMAKYAAREH (MRS) J.A.<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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JUDGMENT<o:p></o:p>

</div>TORKORNOO (MRS) , J. A:<o:p></o:p>The central contention in this suit is
that the Plaintiff Respondent, who sues as the head of family of Asona family
of Krapa No 2 lays claim to the land in dispute as his family land. The
defendant Appellant who is the chief of Krapa No 1 lays claim to the disputed
land as stool land forming part of Krapa No 1 lands. The Respondent sued the Appellant
for the following reliefs in June 2014: <o:p></o:p>CLAIMS<o:p></o:p>a.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
A
declaration of title to all that parcel of land situate and lying at Twerebo on
Krapa No. 2 Stool Lands and sharing boundaries with Krapa No. 1, Opanin Minka’s
family, Maame Abena Afrah of Krapa No. 1, Maame Adwoa Ataa (Bretuo family of
Krapa No. 2) and the Kankanan stream is their family land.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>b.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Perpetual
injunction restraining the defendant, his assigns, privies, workmen, successors
in title him from interfering with the Plaintiff’s family enjoyment of the
portion of land the subject matter of the instant action.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>c.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;