OPANYIN OFEI KWAKU AND EDMUND OHENE KWAMI vs. OPANYIN OHENE YAW @ KWAADE [2016]DLCA5338

Date	2016-06-08
Suit No.	CIVIL APPEAL NO. H1/02/2016
Citation No.	[2016]DLCA5338

DENNIS DOMINIC ADJEI J.A. (PRESIDING)

CECILIA H. SOWAH J.A.

L. L. MENSAH J.A.

AMOAKO ADJEI FOR PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT.

ANDREW DANIEL FOR 1ST DEFENDANT/APPELLANT.

[2016]DLCA5338
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >OPANYIN OFEI KWAKU AND
EDMUND OHENE KWAMI<o:p></o:p>(1ST DEFENDANT/APPELLANT)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>OPANYIN OHENE YAW @
KWAADE<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT)<o:p></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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CIVIL
APPEAL NO. H1/02/2016&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; 8TH
JUNE 2016<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>AMOAKO ADJEI 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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</div>CORAM:
<o:p></o:p>DENNIS DOMINIC ADJEI J.A. (PRESIDING),
CECILIA H. SOWAH J.A., L. L. MENSAH J.A.<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border-top:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;
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</div>L.
L. MENSAH, J.A.<o:p></o:p>This is an appeal launched by the 1st
Defendant/Appellant (hereinafter referred to as Defendant) against the judgement
of the High Court, Koforidua dated the 22nd day of November 2011, in
favour of the Plaintiff/Respondent (hereinafter referred to as the Plaintiff).<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>The facts on which rests this appeal are
simple and same can be summed up as follows:<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>The Plaintiff instituted an action in
the Registry of the High Court, Koforidua on the 3rd of August 2008
and claims the following reliefs from the 1st and 2nd
Defendants.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;
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Declaration
to all that piece or parcel of land situate and lying at Adamrobe near Aburi
and bounded by the property of Atta Borquaye, Nana Tettey, the Annan Camp, the
property of Odjobi Aduamoah family, and the Amoani Koto family.<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;
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An
order of cancellation of any statutory declaration made in favour of the 2nd
Defendant concerning the land in dispute or any part thereof.<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;
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Recovery
of possession.<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;
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General
damages for trespass.<o:p></o:p>