RICHARD ANANG LARYEA vs. MR. COOKE AND REGIONAL BUILDING & CONTRACTING CO. LTD. [2015]DLCA8323

Date	2015-05-21
Suit No.	CIVIL APPEAL NO. H1/57/2015
Citation No.	[2015]DLCA8323

SAMUEL MARFUL-SAU J.A. (PRESIDING)

K. N. ADUAMA OSEI J.A.

L. L. MENSAH J.A.

AUBREY TAMAKLOE FOR PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT

STEVE GREY FOR DEFENDANTS/APPELLANTS.

[2015]DLCA8323
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >RICHARD ANANG LARYEA<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>MR. COOKE AND REGIONAL BUILDING
&amp; CONTRACTING CO. LTD.<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANTS/APPELLANTS)<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</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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CIVIL APPEAL NO. H1/57/2015&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;DATE:
21ST
MAY, 2015<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>AUBREY TAMAKLOE FOR PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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STEVE GREY FOR
DEFENDANTS/APPELLANTS.<o:p></o:p>

</div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;
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mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">CORAM:<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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SAMUEL MARFUL-SAU
J.A. (PRESIDING), K. N. ADUAMA OSEI J.A., L. L. MENSAH 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;
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;
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</div><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>This
is an appeal launched by the Defendants/Appellants (hereinafter referred to as
the Defendants) against the ruling of the High Court (Land Division), Accra on
the 2nd day of April 2014 in favour of the Plaintiff/Respondent
(hereinafter referred to as the Plaintiff).<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The facts which engendered this
appeal can be stated briefly as follows:&nbsp;
On the 19th day of February 2014, the Plaintiff instituted an
action against the Defendants in the Registry of the court below claiming the
following reliefs:<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm;
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Declaration
of title to the land “described in Paragraph 2 of the Statement of Claim.”<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm;
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text-align:justify;text-indent:0cm;line-height:200%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">(2)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Recovery
of possession from Defendants.<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm;
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Perpetual
injunction to restrain the Defendants, assigns, agents and workmen from
interfering with the Plaintiff’s use and enjoyment of the land.<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm;
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Damages
for trespass and property damage.<o:p></o:p>