NDAGO ATIA vs. ADAKURUGU ABUGRI [2016]DLCA5484

Date	2016-02-29
Suit No.	CIVIL APPEAL CASE NO. H1/5/2015
Citation No.	[2016]DLCA5484

DENNIS ADJEI (JA) PRESIDING

AVRIL LOVELACE-JOHNSON MS. (JA)

BARBARA ACKAH YENSU MS. (JA)

JOHN NDEBUGRI ESQ FOR THE PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT

MR.KPEMKA ESQ FOR THE DEFENDANT/ APPELLANT

[2016]DLCA5484
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >NDAGO ATIA<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENTS)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>ADAKURUGU ABUGRI<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANT/APPELLANT)<o:p></o:p>[COURT OF
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CIVIL APPEAL CASE NO. H1/5/2015&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; DATE: 29/2/2016&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>JOHN
NDEBUGRI ESQ FOR THE 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>AVRIL
LOVELACE-JOHNSON (JA.)<o:p></o:p>On 28th day of February 2014, the High
Court sitting at Bolgatanga gave judgment for the Plaintiff, now the
Respondents in this Appeal <o:p></o:p>The Plaintiff per his writ of summons sought the
following reliefs from the Court:<o:p></o:p>1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Declaration of
title to all that piece or parcel of land situate lying and being at a place
commonly called Gbantirago/Bilatega and which land is bounded to the North by
the farm lands of Kadri and Abigbilla to the South by the farm lands of
Ziginaba and Asoyanaba to the east by Lezie’s farm land and to the west by Abagre
Ayindana’s farm land and measuring in the aggregate about 100 square meters.<o:p></o:p>2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Recovery of
possession of the land described in relief 1.<o:p></o:p>3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
An order of
perpetual injunction restraining the defendant whether the Defendant acts by
himself or by his agents, workmen, successors in title or assigns from
trespassing upon the said land or otherwise interfering with the Plaintiff’s
interest therein.<o:p></o:p>4.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
General
damages for trespass.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>The Defendant, now the Appellant, had denied his
claim and further counterclaimed for<o:p></o:p>1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Declaration of
title to all that piece and parcel of land lying and situated to the North-west
of Garu precisely at Yirantenga and bound to the North by Kadiri and Ababiga to
the South by the farm-lands of Ziginaba and Asoyanaba to the East by Lezie Naago
family land and to the West by Abagre Apondana Farm-land and measuring about
100 square meters.<o:p></o:p>2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Recovery of
possessio</main>