DELA ADDO vs. KWADWO OWUSU AGYEMANG [2016]DLCA4628

Date	2016-10-27
Suit No.	NO: H1/219/2015
Citation No.	[2016]DLCA4628

KANYOKE J.A. (PRESIDING)

ACQUAYE J.A.

WELBOURNE (MRS) J.A

DANIEL SAGU OSEI FOR APPELLANT

VICTORIA ENCHILL FOR RESPONDENT

[2016]DLCA4628
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >DELA ADDO<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;(PLAINTIFF/APPELLANT)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>KWADWO OWUSU AGYEMANG<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;(DEFENDANT/RESPONDENT)<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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NO:
H1/219/2015&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;DATE: 27TH OCT, 2016<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>DANIEL SAGU OSEI FOR APPELLANT<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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</div>CORAM:
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KANYOKE
J.A.&nbsp; (PRESIDING), ACQUAYE J.A., WELBOURNE
(MRS) J.A.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &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>

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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;
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</div>WELBOURNE (MRS), J.A.<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;
mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-ansi-language:
EN-GB">This is an appeal against the judgment of the High court dated 9th May
2014.<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;
mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-ansi-language:
EN-GB">The brief facts are that on 7th February, 2003, the Plaintiff/Appellant
issued a Writ of Summons against the Defendant/Respondent in the High Court
Accra, claiming ownership or title to a piece or parcel of land described as
No.5 Block 7, Section 002, situate at Dzorwulu, Accra among other reliefs.
During the pendency of the action, i.e. on 5th July, 2004, the said
Emmanuel Addo died. Dela Addo who claimed to be the eldest child of the late
Emmanuel Addo applied to be substituted for the late Emmanuel Addo.<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;
mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-ansi-language:
EN-GB">It was the Plaintiff’s case that his father the original Plaintiff
acquired the land from George Francis Lomotey in 1966. Indeed in the
description of the land being claimed by the Plaintiff among the boundary areas
thereof, the Plaintiff categorically mentioned the Defendant on the side where
the disputed land shares boundary with the Defendant’s land, it was stated that
on the south by the property of Defendant herein measuring a distance of 85
feet more or less.<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;
mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-ansi-language:
EN-GB">The Defendant entered appearance and filed a Defence and counter-claimed
for the following reliefs:<o:p></o:p>a.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
An order of the court declaring as null and
void ab initio the Land title
Certificate No. GA 17799 in favour of the Plaintiff.<o:p></o:p>b.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Any further orders as the Honourable Court
would deem fit.<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;
mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-ansi-language:
EN-GB">&nbsp;After the trial, judgment was
entered in favour of the Defendant in the following terms:<o:p></o:p>