MS. AGNES AHADZI AND PIONEER MALL LTD. vs. BOYE SOWAH AND 2 OTHERS [2015]DLCA5607

Date	2015-06-04
Suit No.	SUIT NO: H1/114/2014
Citation No.	[2015]DLCA5607

MARFUL-SAU (J.A.) - (PRESIDING)

GYAESAYOR (J.A.)

SOWAH (J.A.)

TETTEH JOSIAH FOR PLAINTIFFS/RESPONDENTS

OSAFO BUABENG FOR 1ST DEFENDANT/APPELLANT

[2015]DLCA5607
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >MS. AGNES AHADZI AND PIONEER MALL LTD.<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFFS/RESPONDENTS)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>BOYE SOWAH AND 2 OTHERS<o:p></o:p>(1ST DEFENDANT/APPELLANT)<o:p></o:p>[COURT
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SUIT NO: H1/114/2014&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;4TH JUNE, 2015<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>TETTEH JOSIAH FOR PLAINTIFFS/RESPONDENTS <o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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</div>CORAM:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>MARFUL-SAU
(J.A.) - (PRESIDING), GYAESAYOR (J.A.), SOWAH (J.A.)<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border-top:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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</div>SOWAH J.A.<o:p></o:p>On 4th
July 2011, the High Court, Accra
delivered judgment against the three defendants, dismissing their counterclaims
and granting the plaintiffs all the reliefs they had sought in their writ of
summons. The plaintiffs were declared bona fide grantees of the
land in dispute and were awarded GH₵50,000.00 in general damages for
trespass. A perpetual injunction order was made against the defendants and costs
of GH₵3,000.00 were awarded in favour of the
plaintiffs against each of the defendants.<o:p></o:p>Dissatisfied
with the decision of the trial High Court, the 1st defendant [hereafter
referred to as the appellant] has appealed on the sole ground that “The
Judgment is against the weight of the evidence adduced at the trial”. He
is praying that the judgment against the 1st defendant be set aside and
judgment entered in his favour.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>The
background to this case is as follows:<o:p></o:p>The
plaintiffs initially issued their writ of summons on 5th July 2000 against
the 1st and 2nd defendants for the following reliefs:<o:p></o:p>1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; General damages for trespass unto the
plaintiffs land situate at Okpoi Gonno measuring
11.8 acres more particularly described in the statement of claim. Defendants
have refused to pay heed despite demands from the plaintiffs.<o:p></o:p>2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Perpetual injunction restraining
defendants from further acts of trespass.<o:p></o:p>3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Cost.<o:p></o:p>The plaintiff's averred in
their statement of claim that they had obtained their grants from the Bortei
Alabi family of Nungua sometime in </main>