IRENE ASSAH vs. OWURA APPIAH OSEI IRENE ASSAH AND GEORGINA GYAMFI [2016]DLCA4912

Date	2016-05-10
Suit No.	CIVIL APPEAL NO: H1/33/2016
Citation No.	[2016]DLCA4912

E. K. AYEBI J.A. (PRESIDING)

G. TORKORNOO (MRS) J.A.

A. M. DOMAKYAAREH (MRS.) J.A.

JUDY EDUSEI FOR PLAINTIFF/APPELLANT.

STEPHEN OPPONG WITH ENOCH AMOAH FOR DEFENDANT/RESPONDENT.

[2016]DLCA4912
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >IRENE ASSAH <o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF/APPELLANT)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>OWURA APPIAH OSEI<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANT/RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p>IRENE ASSAH AND GEORGINA GYAMFI<o:p></o:p>(1ST AND 2ND DEFENDANT/APPELANT)<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>[COURT OF APPEAL, KUMASI]<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: H1/33/2016&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &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: 10TH
MAY, 2016<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>JUDY
EDUSEI FOR PLAINTIFF/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
OPPONG WITH ENOCH AMOAH FOR DEFENDANT/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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E.
K. AYEBI J.A. (PRESIDING), G. TORKORNOO
(MRS) J.A., A. M. DOMAKYAAREH
(MRS.) J.A.<o:p></o:p>

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JUDGMENT<o:p></o:p>

</div>A. M. DOMAKYAAREH(MRS), J. A&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Land is
indispensable to human existence.&nbsp;
Although its ownership is not a necessary prerequisite to human
existence, yet many would like some ownership of same more particularly to
build their place of abode.<o:p></o:p>And so it is that people of the latter category would
fight tooth and nail, legally speaking to protect ownership of land that they
have “acquired”.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>This is a consolidated suit in which the plaintiff sued
the defendant and the defendant in turn, sued the plaintiff and the 2nd
defendant.In the instant appeal before this court, the plaintiff /appellant
herein pursued her perceived rights beyond the High Court to the Court of
Appeal.&nbsp; On 2nd July 2009 she filed
a Writ of Summons, at the High Court, Kumasi against the defendant/respondent
herein claiming:<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
A declaration of title to the residential
building plot numbered as H/No Plot 55 Block “A” Santasi, Kumasi.<o:p></o:p>(b)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Damages for trespass and <o:p></o:p>(c)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
An order of perpetual injunction
restraining the defendant from in any manner interfering with plaintiff’s
enjoyment.<o:p></o:p>