NANA ACHINA NUAMAH V vs. RICHARD APPIAH-NKYI [2016]DLCA5492

Date	2016-06-07
Suit No.	CIVIL APPEAL NO. NO: H1/26/2016
Citation No.	[2016]DLCA5492

E. K. AYEBI (PRESIDING) JA

GERTRUDE TORKORNOO (MRS.) JA

ANGELINA M. DOMAKYAAREH (MRS.) JA

BRIGHT OBENG- MANU FOR DEFT/APPELLANT

JUDITH ADUSEI FOR PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT

[2016]DLCA5492
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >NANA ACHINA NUAMAH V<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANT/APPELLANT)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>RICHARD APPIAH-NKYI<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p>[COURT OF APPEAL, ACCRA]<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. NO: H1/26/2016&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;TUESDAY, 7TH JUNE 2016<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>BRIGHT
OBENG- MANU FOR DEFT/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>AYEBI, JA<o:p></o:p>1.&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;
This is an appeal against the judgment of
the Circuit Court, KMA dated 4th November 2014 by the defendant,
Nana Achina Nuamah V, Asuowinhene. At the trial court, by an amended writ of
summons, the plaintiff Richard Appiah-Nkyi claimed the following reliefs:<o:p></o:p>(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
A
declaration that plots Nos. 5, 6, 7, 8 Block “A” and 1, 6 Block “E” Twindurasi
were granted to plaintiff in 1999 by Opanin Akwasi Addai alias Opanin Moro and
Nana Etwi Kwaku and same endorsed or ratified by the defendant in 2002.<o:p></o:p>(b)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
An
order compelling the defendant to unconditionally issue allocation papers to
the plaintiff in respect of Plots Nos. 5, 6, 7, 8 Block “A” and 1, 6 Block “E”
Twindurasi.<o:p></o:p>(c)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Recovery
of possession.<o:p></o:p>(d)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Perpetual
injunction restraining the defendant, his agents, servants, privies or any
person claiming through him from dealing in and or interfering with the
plaintiff’s quite enjoyment of the plots.<o:p></o:p>2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Upon entering an appearance to the writ of
summons, defendant denied the claim of the plaintiff in his statement of
defence and counter-claimed as follows:<o:p></o:p>(i)