NANA BLAY KWOFIE vs. MADAM ROSE BLISSET, KOJO AWUAH AND EBUSUAPANYIN JOSEPH KWAW [2016]DLCA8547

NANA BLAY KWOFIE vs. MADAM ROSE BLISSET, KOJO AWUAH AND EBUSUAPANYIN JOSEPH KWA... [2016]DLCA8547

Date	2016-02-23
Suit No.	CIVIL APPEAL NO. HI/45/15
Citation No.	[2016]DLCA8547

HONYENUGA J.A. (PRESIDING)

GYAN J.A.

SUURBAAREH J.A.

MR. LAWRENCE ASANTE AHENKORAH FOR THE DEFENDANTS/ APPELLANTS

MR. PHILIP NKRUMAH FOR THE PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT

[2016]DLCA8547
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >NANA BLAY
KWOFIE<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>MADAM ROSE
BLISSET, KOJO AWUAH AND EBUSUAPANYIN JOSEPH KWAW<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANTS/
APPELLANTS)<o:p></o:p>[COURT
OF APPEAL,
CAPE COAST]<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.&nbsp; HI/45/15&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &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:
23RD FEBRUARY, 2016<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>MR.
LAWRENCE ASANTE AHENKORAH FOR THE DEFENDANTS/ APPELLANTS<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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MR.
PHILIP NKRUMAH FOR THE PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT<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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HONYENUGA
J.A. (PRESIDING), GYAN J.A., SUURBAAREH 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>HONYENUGA,
J.A.<o:p></o:p>This
is an appeal against the Ruling of the High Court, Tarkwa dated the 12th
day of January, 2015.&nbsp; The trial High
Court had granted an interlocutory injunction restraining the
defendants/appellants from in anyway interfering with or dealing with the land
in dispute until the final determination of the case.&nbsp; The defendants/appellants would be referred
to as the appellants and the plaintiff/respondent as the respondents.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>By
their writ of summons which was accompanied by a statement of claim, the respondents
claimed against the appellants as follows:<o:p></o:p>“(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; A declaration that the Tufuhene of Oyoko
family of Himan represented by it (sic) accredited elders have gifted all that
parcel of land lying at Prestea and bounded on the Norther by the Ariston North
Concession Number CV 734, on the South by the Himan Divisional Stool Land, on
the East by the Intermediate Concession Number CV 215 M &amp; T and in the West
by New Ekotokroo Concession Number CV 509.<o:p></o:p>(b)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Perpetual injunction restraining the
defendants either by themselves, their agents, servants, workmen, privies from
interfering with the plaintiff’s ownership, possession or occupation of the
said land.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;(c)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; General
damages for trespass”.<o:p></o:p>The
respondent filed an ex-parte motion for interim injunction to restrain the
appellants and others from interfering with the disputed land.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>The
application was granted to last for ten days.&nbsp;
Thereafter, the appellants entered conditional appearance.&nbsp; The defendants filed a statement of defence
and counterclaim as follows:<o:p></o:p>“i.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Declaration of title in the name of
the family to the land, subject matter of dispute.<o:p></o:p>ii.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Declaration that the true intention
of the family as indicated in a letter dated 18th March, 2008 was to
appoint the plaintiff caretaker over the land, subject matter of dispute.<o:p></o:p>iii.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Declaration that the plaintiff is
estopped by conduct from doing or acting contrary to the parties’ true
intention captured in the letter dated 18th March, 2008.<o:p></o:p>iv.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; An order for the delivery up of the
site plan in the plaintiff’s possession for cancellation by the court;<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;&nbsp; v.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Recovery
of possession;<o:p></o:p>vi.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&n</main>