EBUSUAPANYIN KWEKU BOSOM -ELMINA vs. NANA KWEKU MENSAH ALIAS JOSEPH ANKOMAH, KWAMINA ASAKUA AND EGYA KWAKU [2016]DLCA8558

EBUSUAPANYIN KWEKU BOSOM -ELMINA vs. NANA KWEKU MENSAH ALIAS JOSEPH ANKOMAH, KW... [2016]DLCA8558

Date	2016-11-28
Suit No.	SUIT NO. H1/39/14
Citation No.	[2016]DLCA8558

HONYENUGA J.A. (PRESIDING)

GYAN J.A.

SUURBAAREH J.A.

MR. KOFI LAMPTEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF/APPELLANT

MR. DANIEL ARTHUR FOR THE DEFENDANTS/RESPONDENTS

[2016]DLCA8558
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >EBUSUAPANYIN KWEKU BOSOM -ELMINA<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF/APPELLANT)<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
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color:#00B0F0;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">vs.<o:p></o:p>NANA KWEKU MENSAH ALIAS JOSEPH ANKOMAH, KWAMINA ASAKUA AND EGYA
KWAKU<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANTS/RESPONDENTS)<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</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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SUIT NO. H1/39/14&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &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: <span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;mso-fareast-font-family:
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2016<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>MR.
KOFI LAMPTEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF/APPELLANT<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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MR. DANIEL ARTHUR FOR THE
DEFENDANTS/RESPONDENTS&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&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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HONYENUGA J.A. (PRESIDING), GYAN J.A.,
SUURBAAREH J.A.<o:p></o:p>

</div>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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JUDGMENT<o:p></o:p>

</div>SAEED
K. GYAN, JA<o:p></o:p>This is an appeal
against the Ruling of the High Court, Cape Coast, dated 18th
February, 2010. By the said Ruling the Plaintiff’s action was summarily and peremptorily
dismissed by the learned trial Judge, Owusu-Arhin, J. on the ground that there
was no clear delineation of the Plaintiff’s land in the indorsement of his writ
of summons and statement of claim.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>The trial High
Court Judge, Justice (Mrs.) Owusu-Arhin, delivered herself &nbsp;shortly thus:<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; “
The Court has noticed that neither the
writ of summons nor the <o:p></o:p>accompanying statement of claim state
the measurement of the land being claimed by the Plaintiff, in other words,
there is no clear delineation of the land. This implies that the Plaintiff has
come to Court uncertain about the extent of the land he is claiming title for,
and it is a fundamental error, which is incurable by way of amendment. The
Plaintiff’s writ of summons is thereby void ab initio and of no foundation in
base. The writ is accordingly dismissed as incurably bad”.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>Being aggrieved by
and dissatisfied with the aforesaid decision the Plaintiff on 23rd
April, 2010 filed an appeal against the same seeking an order setting aside the
order of the Court on the following original grounds of appeal, namely:<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; “(a)&nbsp;
The trial Court erred in law by considering only one of the reliefs <o:p></o:p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; sought to dismiss the whole action<o:p></o:p>(b)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
The trial Court’s failure to permit the admission of the Court’s&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>appointed Surveyor plan drawn disenable
the Court realize that there&nbsp; were clear
cut boundaries/boundary dispute to be resolved by the Court <o:p></o:p>(c)&</main>