GEORGINA AMOAKO (PLAINTIFF / RESPONDENT) vs. SUSANA KUMI [2015]DLCA8021

Date	2015-12-10
Suit No.	H1/120/2015
Citation No.	[2015]DLCA8021

OFOE J.A. (PRESIDING)

KORBIEH J.A.

WELBOURNE (MRS) J.A.

MARTIN AKPAKLI FOR DEFENDANT/APPELLANT

JANE A. O. ADDO FOR PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT

[2015]DLCA8021
																																						<div class="restriction-wrapper">
														<div class="container-lg">
															<div class="row">
																<div class="col-md-12 restricted-content">
																	<div class="restricted-content-img-wrapper">
																		<div class="lock-icon bounce-7">
																			<img class=""
																				src="https://www.dennislawgh.com/dl-assets/dl-images/lock-content.png"
																				alt="Subscription based content">
																		</div>
																	</div>
																	 
																		<a href="https://www.dennislawgh.com/login"
																		class="btn btn-primary btn-lg"
																		style="font-family: 'open sans'; text-transform: capitalize; border-radius: 8px"> 
																		Login to Read Full Case </a>
																	 
																	
																</div>
															</div>
														</div>
													</div>
													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >GEORGINA AMOAKO<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF
/ RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;
color:#00B0F0">vs.<o:p></o:p>SUSANA KUMI<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;
padding:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm">

H1/120/2015&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &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: 10TH DECEMBER, 2015<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>MARTIN AKPAKLI FOR DEFENDANT/APPELLANT<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
padding:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm">

JANE A. O. ADDO FOR
PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM:<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
padding:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm">

OFOE
J.A.&nbsp; (PRESIDING), KORBIEH J.A., WELBOURNE
(MRS) J.A.<o:p></o:p>

</div>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
padding:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm">

<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;
text-align:center;border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm">JUDGMENT<o:p></o:p>

</div>WELBOURNE (MRS), J.A.<o:p></o:p>The
Plaintiff is a nurse who resides in Accra whilst the Defendant, Susana Kumi
also resides in Fadama.<o:p></o:p>The
Plaintiff claimed to be the owner of Plot No. 496/B situate at Nii Teiko Akotia
Oworsika, Town, Accra. She bought the land in 1989 from this Oworsika family
who are the allodial owners of the land through the Darkuman Chief. According
to the Plaintiff, she put up a single room structure on the land in dispute in
1993.<o:p></o:p>In
1995, the Defendant trespassed onto the land, destroyed her building. The
Defendant then deposited sand and stone on the land. <o:p></o:p>She
reported the matter to the Tesano Police Station where they were advised to go
to court.<o:p></o:p>That
she indeed bought the said land from the Oworsika family was confirmed in by
Okyeameh of the Asere Stool. The Oworsika family falls under the Asere Stool.
Also confirmed by this witness is the fact that the plaintiff took possession
of this plot by erecting a single room and a hall. It was this that the
defendant encroached upon the land.<o:p></o:p>The
Defendant on the other hand stated that she and her husband acquired the property
from one Douglas Boye, son of the Abeka chief&nbsp;
in 1988 for Five Hundred Thousand old cedis (¢500,000.00). She planted
hedges and erected a foundation. In 1993, she saw the Plaintiff on the land and
reported to the Tesano Police. <o:p></o:p>For
the purchase she was given a site plan by Douglas and this was all she had as
documentary evidence of her ownership of the land.<o:p></o:p>The
Defendant called Douglas Boye as DW1. He confirmed that he was the son of the
late Chief of Abeka. His father gave him 2 plots to farm. He later sold the
plots to the Defendant. According to him the Defendant gave him part payment of
Two Hundred and Fifty Thousand old cedis (¢250.000.00) in 1988. She planted
coconut trees. She dug a trench for foundation, but Teiko the Surveyor for the
Darkoman Chief destroyed all the foundation. In his own words at page 45 he
told the court “The Government ordered that no one should sell the land, but I
had to plead with my father to sell the plot”.<o:p></o:p>The
Issues for the trial were stated thus:&nbsp; <o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Whether or not the Plaintiff
had a valid grant of appeal vendor.<o:p></o:p>2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Whether or not Defendant had
valid grant for the appeal vendor.<o:p></o:p>3.