OFFEI OHENE ASA vs. OBAAHEMAA BAFFOUR OPONWAAH II [2015]DLCA8317

Date	2015-03-11
Suit No.	SUIT NO. H1/10/14
Citation No.	[2015]DLCA8317

DENNIS D. ADJEI (J.A.) – PRESIDING

LOVELACE-JOHNSON (J.A.)

CECILIA SOWAH (J.A.)

SNR. ASANTE ANSONG FOR THE DEFENDANT/APPELLANT

STEPHEN ASANTE BEKOE ESQ. FOR THE PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT

[2015]DLCA8317
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >OFFEI OHENE ASA<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT)<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>OBAAHEMAA BAFFOUR OPONWAAH II<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANT/APPELLANT)<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>[COURT OF APPEAL,
KOFORIDUA]<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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SUIT NO. H1/10/14&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: 11TH MARCH, 2015<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>SNR. ASANTE ANSONG FOR THE DEFENDANT/APPELLANT<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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STEPHEN ASANTE BEKOE
ESQ. FOR THE PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT<o:p></o:p>

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DENNIS D. ADJEI (J.A.) –
PRESIDING, LOVELACE-JOHNSON (J.A.), CECILIA SOWAH (J.A.)<o:p></o:p>

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</div>DENNIS ADJEI:<o:p></o:p>The
High Court Koforidua on 21st December, 2011 gave judgment in favour
of the Plaintiff/Respondent (who would be referred to in this appeal as the
Plaintiff) against the Defendant/Appellant (hereafter called the Defendant)
for:<o:p></o:p>“a.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; A
declaration of title to a piece of&nbsp;&nbsp;
land&nbsp; at Akwamu Abuakwa acquired&nbsp; from&nbsp;
the&nbsp; late Nana Kwaku Akowuah II,
Kontihene of Akamu Traditional Area on 12th and 16th
March and May&nbsp; which the Defendant
entered&nbsp; upon and destroyed his fruit
crops, water pipe and concrete structure.<o:p></o:p>b.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; General
damages (GH¢3,000.00)
for the destruction of the Plaintiff’s said items.<o:p></o:p>c.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Perpetual injunction against the Defendant and all person
claiming through or by her from interference with the land”.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>The facts of the case were that the Plaintiff
acquired the plot,the subject matter of the appeal from the late Nana Kwaku Akowuah
the then Krontihene of Akwamu Abuakwa and his elders. The Defendant’s position
was that at the time the Krontihene, Nana Kwaku Akowuah alienated the plot to
the&nbsp; Plaintiff, he had then been
destooled as a Chief and therefore lacked capacity to alienate it.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>The Defendant dissatisfied with the judgment of the
trial High Court appealed against same to this Court. The grounds of appeal
filed by the Defendant are as follows:<o:p></o:p>“a.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; that the judgment is against the weight of evidence on
record.<o:p></o:p>b.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; that the learned trial Judge erred in law by relying in
exhibit A, the so called&nbsp; receipt as
sufficient to pass interest/title in the disputed land to the
Plaintiff/Respondent.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;&nbsp; c.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The judgment is extremely perverse.<o:p></o:p>d.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; That the learned trial Judge’s interpretation of the
concept of stay of execution in Chieftaincy cases which he applied to the
instant case is very wrong.<o:p></o:p>e.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</main>