ADWOA ACHIAA AND KWAME OSEI vs. ADANSE PIPIM MANU (PER HIS LAWFUL ATTORNEY AGYA ATTA KWASI) [2015]DLCA8275

ADWOA ACHIAA AND KWAME OSEI vs. ADANSE PIPIM MANU (PER HIS LAWFUL ATTORNEY AGYA... [2015]DLCA8275

Date	2015-11-19
Suit No.	CIVIL APPEAL NO: H1/47/2015
Citation No.	[2015]DLCA8275

E. K. AYEBI (PRESIDING) JA

GERTRUDE TORKORNOO (MRS.) JA

ANGELINA M. DOMAKYAAREH (MRS.) JA

SIR KNIGHT FRANCIS K. BOUR FOR DEFS/APPELLANTS

MATHIEW APPIAH FOR PLFF/RESP

[2015]DLCA8275
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >ADWOA ACHIAA AND KWAME OSEI<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANTS/
APPELLANTS)<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
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color:#00B0F0;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">vs.<o:p></o:p>ADANSE PIPIM MANU (PER HIS LAWFUL ATTORNEY AGYA ATTA KWASI)<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF/ RESPONDENT)<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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CIVIL APPEAL NO: H1/47/2015&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;DATE: 19TH NOV, 2015<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>SIR KNIGHT FRANCIS K. BOUR FOR DEFS/APPELLANTS<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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MATHIEW APPIAH FOR
PLFF/RESP <o:p></o:p>

</div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;
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E. K. AYEBI
(PRESIDING) JA, GERTRUDE TORKORNOO (MRS.) JA, ANGELINA M. DOMAKYAAREH (MRS.) JA<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;
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;
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</div>AYEBI, JA<o:p></o:p>1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
This is an appeal against
the judgment of a Kumasi Circuit Court dated 6th May, 2013.&nbsp; In the suit at the trial court, the
plaintiff/respondent claimed against the defendants/appellants jointly and
severally the following reliefs:<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Bookman Old Style&quot;,serif;
mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Bookman Old Style&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Bookman Old Style&quot;">1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
A
declaration that House No. 16, Block B, Tanoso is a family property of Ekouna of
Apatrapa.<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Bookman Old Style&quot;,serif;
mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Bookman Old Style&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Bookman Old Style&quot;">2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Recovery
of possession of the chamber and hall in H/No. Plot 16, Block B, Tanoso-Kumasi,
occupied by the defendants.<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Bookman Old Style&quot;,serif;
mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Bookman Old Style&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Bookman Old Style&quot;">3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Perpetual
injunction restraining the defendants, their successors and assigns from
interfering with the said chamber and hall in the said house.<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Bookman Old Style&quot;,serif;
mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Bookman Old Style&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Bookman Old Style&quot;">4.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Costs.<o:p></o:p>The
defendants/appellants on their part in their statement of defence
counter-claimed for:<o:p></o:p>a.