OPANYIN KOFI BOATENG (HEAD OF FAMILY) AND 2 OTHERS vs. OPANYIN KWASI NKANSAH AND MAD. AKU ASARFOA [2016]DLCA5328

OPANYIN KOFI BOATENG (HEAD OF FAMILY) AND 2 OTHERS vs. OPANYIN KWASI NKANSAH AND... [2016]DLCA5328

Date	2016-06-08
Suit No.	SUIT NO: H1/14/2014
Citation No.	[2016]DLCA5328

ADJEI J.A. (PRESIDING)

SOWAH J.A.

MENSAH J.A

FRANCIS POLLEY FOR PLAINTIFF/APPELLANT

K. AMOAKO AGYEI WITH SULEMAN MUSAH FOR DEFENDANTS/RESPONDENTS

[2016]DLCA5328
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color:#00B0F0">OPANYIN KOFI BOATENG (HEAD OF FAMILY) AND 2 OTHERS<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFFS)<o:p></o:p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;
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</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>FRANCIS POLLEY 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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</div>CORAM:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>ADJEI J.A.
(PRESIDING), SOWAH J.A., MENSAH J.A<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border-top:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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</div>SOWAH,
(J.A.)<o:p></o:p>This is an appeal from the
judgment of the High Court, Koforidua dated19th July 2013. <o:p></o:p>The
appellants herein who were the plaintiff's at the trial court sued the
defendants' seeking a declaration that the property in dispute described as
H/No. SD/A 81 situate at Sorodae Koforidua was an integral part of H/No. SD/A
82. They sought recovery of possession of two bedrooms in the house numbered
SD/A 81 and perpetual injunction. Their case was that the property in dispute
was built about 1925 by their predecessor Nana Kofi Kwarteng who permitted one
Agya Asante, an uncle of the defendants' to live in two rooms in the house now
known as H/No. SD/A 81. They asserted that the two rooms given to Agya Asante
fell outside the house when the original entrance to the house was sealed after
the construction of a new street. They alleged that the two rooms and adjoining
land was renumbered without the knowledge of the plaintiff's.<o:p></o:p>The
defendants' denied these assertions. Their case was that the property in
dispute H/No. SD/A 81 was formerly H/No J 22 and was built by their grand uncle
Opanin Kwaku Odame in the early 1900’s. They contended that upon Opanin Odames
death several of his descendants lived in the house, including the 1st
defendant who had lived in it for over 73 years and the 2nd defendant who was
born in that house in 1925. They counterclaimed for declaration of title to the
disputed house and an order of perpetual injunction. <o:p></o:p>The judgment to be found at
pages 73- 81 of the record held that the plaintiff's had failed to prove their
case and dismissed their action. Judgment was entered for the defendants' on
their counterclaim.<o:p></o:p>Dissatisfied with the judgment,
the plaintiff/appellants filed a notice of appeal on 22nd August
2013 seeking to set aside the judgment of the trial court. The grounds of
appeal are as follows: <o:p></o:p>i.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
That
the judgment is against the weight of evidence.<o:p></o:p>ii.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Additional
grounds of appeal will be filed upon receipt of the record of proceedings.<o:p></o:p>