NANA ANTI OWUSU (PLAINTIFFS/RESPONDENT) vs. ALHAJI ABDUL AZIZ (DEFENDANT/APPELLANT) [2016]DLCA7725

NANA ANTI OWUSU (PLAINTIFFS/RESPONDENT) vs. ALHAJI ABDUL AZIZ (DEFENDANT/APPELLA... [2016]DLCA7725

Date	2016-04-28
Suit No.	CIVIL SUIT: NO: H1/226/2015
Citation No.	[2016]DLCA7725

M. OWUSU (J.A.) – PRESIDING

HONYENUGA (J.A.)

OSEI (J.A.)

SUSUANA NYAMPONG FOR RESPONDENT

KWAME FOSU GYEABOUR FOR APPELLANT

[2016]DLCA7725
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >NANA ANTI OWUSU<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFFS/RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;
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mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;color:#00B0F0">vs.<o:p></o:p>ALHAJI ABDUL AZIZ<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANT/APPELLANT)<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
SUIT: NO:&nbsp; H1/226/2015&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; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; DATE:
28TH APRIL, 2016<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>SUSUANA
NYAMPONG FOR RESPONDENT <o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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KWAME
FOSU GYEABOUR FOR APPELLANT&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM:<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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M.
OWUSU (J.A.) – PRESIDING, HONYENUGA (J.A.), OSEI (J.A.)<o:p></o:p>

</div><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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</div>MARIAMA OWUSU, J.A.:<o:p></o:p>On
28th February, 2014, the High Court, Land Division, Accra, gave
judgment for the plaintiff.&nbsp; The
defendant’s counterclaim was dismissed as not proved.&nbsp; The trial Judge held among other things as
follows:<o:p></o:p>“The court concludes that the plaintiff was able to prove
his reliefs against the defendant on the balance of probabilities.&nbsp; The court hereby enters judgment in respect
of all his reliefs, except on the relief of general damages, which is refused,
in order not to worsen the already bad situation of the defendant.<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-top:12.0pt;margin-right:0cm;
margin-bottom:10.0pt;margin-left:76.5pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-align:justify;
text-indent:-40.5pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:72.0pt">1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
The
plaintiff is hereby declared (sic) the title owner of the subject plots, better
described in the leases and the land certificates Exhibits A, A1 and B and B1.<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-top:12.0pt;margin-right:0cm;
margin-bottom:10.0pt;margin-left:76.5pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-align:justify;
text-indent:-40.5pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:72.0pt">2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
The
plaintiff is granted leave to recover the subject lands from the defendant.<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-top:12.0pt;margin-right:0cm;
margin-bottom:10.0pt;margin-left:76.5pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-align:justify;
text-indent:-40.5pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:72.0pt">3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
The
defendant, his agents, assigns, workmen and all claiming through him are hereby
perpetually restrained from entering the subject land, or developing it or
dealing with it in any manner or form.<o:p></o:p>Cost of Gh¢5,000.00 is
allowed against the defendant.”<o:p></o:p>Dissatisfied
with the decision of the High Court, the defendant appealed to the Court of
Appeal on the following grounds:<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-top:12.0pt;margin-right:0cm;
margin-bottom:10.0pt;margin-left:49.5pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-align:justify;
text-indent:-31.5pt;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo2;tab-stops:72.0pt">a.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
The
trial Judge erred in law and in fact by failing to consid</main>