NANA ANTI OWUSU vs. ALHAJI ABDUL AZIZ [2016]DLCA7984

Date	2016-04-28
Suit No.	CIVIL SUIT: NO: H1/226/2015
Citation No.	[2016]DLCA7984

M.OWUSU (J.A.) – Presiding

HONYENUGA (J.A.)

A. OSEI (J.A.)

SUSUANANYAMPONG FOR RESPONDENT

KWAME FOSUGYEABOUR FOR APPELLANT

[2016]DLCA7984
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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>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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padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm">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;DATE: 28TH APRIL, 2016<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>SUSUANANYAMPONG 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 FOSUGYEABOUR FOR APPELLANT<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>M.OWUSU
(J.A.) – Presiding, HONYENUGA (J.A.), A. OSEI (J.A.)<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border-top: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;
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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;
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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;
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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;
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