EMMANUEL KOFI MUSTAPHA vs. SAMUEL GYEKYEI & 3 ORS. [2016]DLCA4709

Date	2016-01-21
Suit No.	SUIT NO.H1/87/2015
Citation No.	[2016]DLCA4709

GYAESAYOR (J.A.) (PRESIDING)

ADUAMA OSEI J.A.

DZAMEFE J.A.

NANA AFERBA AHALIJAH FOR PLAINTIFF/APPELLANT

EMMANUEL B. ATOKOH FOR DEFENDANTS/RESPONDENTS

[2016]DLCA4709
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >EMMANUEL KOFI MUSTAPHA <o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF/APPELLANT)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>SAMUEL GYEKYEI &amp; 3
ORS.
<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANTS/RESPONDENTS)<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>[COURT
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SUIT NO.H1/87/2015&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;DATE: 21ST JANUARY, 2016<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>NANA AFERBA AHALIJAH FOR
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EMMANUEL
B. ATOKOH FOR DEFENDANTS/RESPONDENTS<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM:
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GYAESAYOR
(J.A.) (PRESIDING), ADUAMA OSEI J.A., DZAMEFE J.A.<o:p></o:p>

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</div>DZAMEFE,
J.A<o:p></o:p>The
plaintiff appellant hereinafter simply referred to as the plaintiff issued this
writ against the respondent also referred to as the Defendant in the Circuit
Court Accra for the following reliefs:<o:p></o:p>a.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
An order that defendants dealing with
plaintiffs deceased father’s land amounts to trespass.<o:p></o:p>b.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Order of ejectment and recovery of
possession of the said land from defendants.<o:p></o:p>c.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Perpetual injunction restraining the
defendants’’ their agents, assigns from interfering with the land the subject
matter of this suit.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>The plaintiff in his statement of claim
averred he is the eldest son of the late Joseph Kobina Mustapha
(deceased).&nbsp; On the death of his father,
his mother Elizabeth Wilson (deceased) tried in vain to obtain Letters of
Administration to administer the estate of the deceased husband. Out of fear
that the husband’s family will take all properties from her handed the document
on the deceased husband’s land at Bubiashie to 1st defendant, a very
good friend of the deceased husband for safe keeping.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>Plaintiff’s
mother later requested for the said document but 1st defendant after
several excuses failed to hand it over to her till her death. 1st
defendant refused to hand over same to the plaintiff after persistent demands
but rather gave out portions of the land to 2nd, 3rd and
4th defendants for commercial purposes. Plaintiff averred further
that the 1st defendant in his attempt to deprive them of their father’s land
alleged their father owed him some money in his life time and will therefore
take the portion of land he gave out to the defendants. Wherefore the plaintiff
issued this writ for the reliefs stated.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>