J.K. KPOGO vs. F.K. FIADZORGBE [2015]DLSC3249

Date	2015-05-06
Suit No.	CIVIL APPEAL NO. J4/9/2012
Citation No.	[2015]DLSC3249

DOTSE JSC (PRESIDING)

YEBOAH JSC

BONNIE JSC

BAMFO (MRS) JSC

AKAMBA JSC

OSAFO BAUBENG ESQ.(WITH HIM FRANCIS GARIBA APAM) FOR THE DEFENDANT/APPELLANT/APPELLANT.

DICK ANYADI ESQ.(WITH HIM EDWARD BRAKU BOADU FOR THE PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT/RESPONDENT.

[2015]DLSC3249
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >J.K. KPOGO<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; F.K.
FIADZORGBE&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>&nbsp;[SUPREME COURT,
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. J4/9/2012&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&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: 6TH
MAY, 2015<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>OSAFO
BAUBENG ESQ.(WITH HIM FRANCIS GARIBA APAM) FOR THE
DEFENDANT/APPELLANT/APPELLANT.<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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DICK
ANYADI ESQ.(WITH HIM EDWARD BRAKU BOADU FOR THE
PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT/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;
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DOTSE JSC (PRESIDING), YEBOAH JSC, BONNIE JSC,
BAMFO (MRS) JSC, AND AKAMBA JSC<o:p></o:p>

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JUDGEMENT<o:p></o:p>

</div>AKAMBA,
JSC: <o:p></o:p>This appeal was filed on
23rd July 2001 against the decision of the Court of Appeal
pronounced on 19th July 2001 affirming the entire judgment and
orders of the court below.<o:p></o:p>The defendant
/appellant/appellant (hereafter simply appellant) who is aggrieved by the
decision has appealed to this court seeking an overturn of the decision.<o:p></o:p>BRIEF FACTS<o:p></o:p>The
plaintiff/respondent/respondent (hereafter simply the respondent) issued a writ
of summons at the Tema High Court claiming against the appellant a number of
reliefs.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;The respondent’s initial reliefs as per his
writ were as follows: <o:p></o:p>(i)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
&nbsp;Declaration
of title to Plot No W/3/394, Ashiaman New Town <o:p></o:p>(ii)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
&nbsp;Injunction
to restrain the (defendant) appellant herein from ‘unauthorized construction’
on portions of the said plot.<o:p></o:p>However on 17th
May 1994, the respondent filed a notice of amendment seeking to add the
following further reliefs:<o:p></o:p>(iii)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Damages for amount of Ȼ1.5 million (old cedis) for 3 fruit
yielding coconuts deliberately felled by the defendant on the said land at Ȼ500,000 (old cedis) per tree.<o:p></o:p>(iv)