KWAKU KYAWU vs. AKOSUA MANSAH, KWAME ASIEDU AND MR.OWUSU [2016]DLCA5242

Date	2016-07-27
Suit No.	SUIT NO: H1/06/2016
Citation No.	[2016]DLCA5242

ADJEI J.A. (PRESIDING)

SOWAH J.A.

MENSAH J.A.

RAPHAEL B. K. ABOAGYE FOR PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT

GABRIEL ODAME ADUFU FOR DEFENDANTS/APPELLANTS

[2016]DLCA5242
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tab-stops:4.5pt center 3.25in left 365.25pt">KWAKU KYAWU<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpLast" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:
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tab-stops:4.5pt center 3.25in left 365.25pt">(PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>AKOSUA MANSAH, KWAME
ASIEDU AND MR.OWUSU<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANTS/APPELLANTS)<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>[COURT OF APPEAL, KOFORIDUA]<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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SUIT NO: H1/06/2016&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; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;DATE: 27TH JULY, 2016<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>RAPHAEL B. K. ABOAGYE 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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GABRIEL
ODAME ADUFU FOR DEFENDANTS/APPELLANTS<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM:
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ADJEI
J.A. (PRESIDING), SOWAH J.A., MENSAH J.A. <o:p></o:p>

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</div>SOWAH,
(J.A.):<o:p></o:p>This
appeal is from the judgment of the High Court, Koforidua dated 22nd
July 2015, in which judgment was entered for the plaintiff whilst the
counter-claim of the defendants were dismissed<o:p></o:p>Brief
Facts<o:p></o:p>The defendants who are the appellants herein were sued
as a sister and nephews of the late Kwaku Nnipa. The plaintiff’s case was that he
had entered into a written agreement with the late Nnipa in January1981
whereupon Nnipa had “LEASED” his
farm to him for a period of ten years for the sum of ¢1,400.00 with a further
stipulation that the farm was to be divided into two equal parts with one part
becoming the property of the plaintiff forever and the other half to revert to
Nnipa. He said the defendants/appellants had rebuffed his attempts to have the
farm shared and had trespassed onto portions of it. His writ of summons sought
the following reliefs:<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-top:12.0pt;margin-right:0in;
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line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;mso-fareast-font-family:
&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;">a.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; A declaration that upon a
true and proper interpretation of the 1981 agreement, the plaintiff is entitled
to own one half of the farm described in paragraphs 5 forever.<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-top:12.0pt;margin-right:0in;
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&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;">b.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; An order directing the
parties to share the farm i.e. divide the farm into two halves, with one
becoming the property of the plaintiff and the other half, the property of
Kwaku Nnipa’s successors.<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-top:12.0pt;margin-right:0in;
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&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;">c.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; An order of perpetual
injunction to restrain the defendants from interfering with plain</main>