NANA A. DARKO II vs. NANA ABAM AKWASI DARKO [2015]DLCA5490

Date	2015-02-19
Suit No.	SUIT NO: H1/142/2014
Citation No.	[2015]DLCA5490

OWUSU M. (PRESIDING)

KORBIEH J.A.

DZAMEFE J.A.

MR. EMMANUEL HAMMOND FOR PLAINTIFF/APPELLANT

[2015]DLCA5490
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >NANA A. DARKO II<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF/APPELLANT)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>NANA ABAM AKWASI DARKO<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANT/RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p>[COURT
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SUIT NO: H1/142/2014&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;FEBRUARY
19, 2015<o:p></o:p>

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</div>CORAM: <o:p></o:p>OWUSU
M. (PRESIDING), KORBIEH J.A., DZAMEFE J.A.<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border-top:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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</div>MARIAMA
OWUSU, J.A:<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>On
5-12-2013, the High Court (Land Division) Accra, restrained the parties in this
suit following an application for an Order of Interlocutory Injunction pending
the final hearing and determination of the suit. In its ruling, the court held
that:<o:p></o:p>“I
have carefully looked at the present application which is a motion for
interlocutory injunction.<o:p></o:p>I
have equally looked at the affidavit in opposition. I came to the decision that
both parties need to be restrained in the case. Accordingly both parties are
hereby restrained from any further assignment or development of the disputed
land pending the determination of this case. For the avoidance of doubt, this
order shall equally apply to the assigns, workmen, privies, etc of both
parties.”<o:p></o:p>Dissatisfied
with the decision of the trial court, the plaintiff/appellant herein referred
to as the appellant appealed to the Court of Appeal on the following ground:<o:p></o:p>“The
learned trial Judge erred in law and exercised his discretion in restraining
both parties wrongly.” <o:p></o:p>Before
dealing with the arguments advanced in support of this appeal, I will give a
brief background of the case.<o:p></o:p>The
appellant issued a writ of summons claiming against the defendant the following
reliefs:<o:p></o:p>“a.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; A declaration that defendant has
trespassed on to the land bounded on the North commencing on Pillar No. D4 on
the bearing of 060.24 and distance of 883.09 from Survey Pillar on SG GAH
784/09/15AA which bearing and all other bearings are referred to meridian 1
West thence on the bearing of 112.50 and distance of 267.7 to Pillar No. D1
(Nana Akwasi Darko II Stool Land) and East commencing on the bearing of 223.42
and distance of 173.0 to Pillar No. 2 (Joe Farms) South commencing on the
bearing of 259.54 and the distance of 153.5 to Pillar No. D3 (Nana Akwasi Darko
II Stool Land) West commencing on the bearing of 005.21 and the distance of
257.0 to Pillar No. D4 (EKPO Village) end of commencement, covering total area
of 0.93 acre (0.38 hect.) which forms part of land declared to belong to
plaintiff’s family in the consolidated suits CLS 731/95 and 736/95 dated 23rd
January 2009 by Acquaye, J. sitting as an additional High Court Judge and
confirmed by Her Ladyship Barbara Ward-Acquah in the ruling dated 5th
November, 2012 and described in the judgment plan of the consolidated suits and
described as CE1 containing approximate area of 835.41 acres.<o:p></o:p>b.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Damages
for trespass.<o:p></o:p>c.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Recovery
of possession<o:p></o:p>