AFUA FREMA vs. AGYEMAN @ KEKE AND FRANCIS ADDAE [2015]DLCA6219

Date	2015-07-02
Suit No.	CIVIL APPEAL SUIT NO: H1/97/14
Citation No.	[2015]DLCA6219

KANYOKE J.A (PRESIDING)

GYAESAYOR JA

G. TORKORNOO (MRS.) JA

MR. DAVID VANDYCK FOR DEFENDANT/APPELLANT

MR. MIRACLE ATTACHEY FOR PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT

[2015]DLCA6219
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >AFUA FREMA<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>AGYEMAN @
KEKE AND FRANCIS ADDAE<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANT/APPELLANT)<o:p></o:p>[COURT OF APPEAL, ACCRA]<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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APPEAL SUIT NO: H1/97/14&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &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: 2ND
JULY, 2015<o:p></o:p>

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PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT <o:p></o:p>

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GYAESAYOR JA, G. TORKORNOO (MRS.) JA<o:p></o:p>

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</div>GYAESAYOR,
JA <o:p></o:p>The
plaintiff/respondent through her lawful attorney Yaw Opoku issued a writ in the
High Court, Accra on the 10th of July, 2009 claiming: <o:p></o:p>1. Declaration of title to all that
parcel of land lying and situate at Ofankor , Accra measuring 0.16 acres
bounded on the north by lessor's property measuring 100 feet more or less on
the east by a proposed road measuring 70 feet more or less on the south by
lessor's property measuring 70 feet more or less and on the west by lessors
property measuring 70 feet more or less. <o:p></o:p>2. General damages for trespass <o:p></o:p>3. An order of perpetual injunction to
restrain the two defendants themselves their agents and or third parties or
privies from interfering with plaintiff's quiet enjoyment of her property. <o:p></o:p>This
writ was issued against the two defendants. In the accompanying statement of
claim, the plaintiff/respondent who shall simply be described as plaintiff in
this appeal has averred that she did not know the 1st defendant but knew the
2nd defendant who had been her husband in a marriage which had collapsed at the
time the writ was issued. <o:p></o:p>According
to the plaintiff, she acquired the piece of land in the year 2003 for valuable
consideration but gave the documents to the 2nd defendant who was then her
husband to keep. Subsequent to the purchase of the land she brought substantial
amount of money to her lawful attorney who is her biological brother to put up
a four (4) bedroom structure for her. She managed to construct the foundation
to footing level but found in 2009 that someone had gone to deposit blocks on
the land. Her enquiries revealed that it was the 1st defendant who claimed to
have bought the land from the 2nd defendant who had deposited the blocks there.
She therefore issued the writ claiming that the 2nd defendant lacked capacity
to sell the land and also sought an injunction to stop the two defendants from
interfering with her rights of ownership of the land. <o:p></o:p>The
1st defendant entered appearance to the writ and filed a statement of defence.
In his defence, the 1st defendant admitted and claimed ownership of the land
having bought it from 2nd defendant at the cost of 6,000 US dollars. He denied
it was plaintiff who put up the foundation and that on the contrary it was his
grantor the 2nd defendant who did. He admitted that he put the blocks on the
land as alleged by the plaintiff. <o:p></o:p>In
her reply, plaintiff maintained that she is the owner of the land and urged
upon the court to strike out the defence since it was no defence at all. The
issues set down for trial are clear on the face of the application for
direction filed on 11th November, 2010. <o:p></o:p>i.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Whether or not plaintiff was the one who
actually bought the land <o:p></o:p>ii.