KWEINOR TEI KWABLA FORZEE vs. NENE KWAKU DARPOH, THE LANDS COMMISSION AND NUMO AWULEY KWAO [2016]DLSC2878

KWEINOR TEI KWABLA FORZEE vs. NENE KWAKU DARPOH, THE LANDS COMMISSION AND NUMO A... [2016]DLSC2878

Date	2016-02-17
Suit No.	CIVIL APPEAL NO. J4/38/2015
Citation No.	[2016]DLSC2878

ANIN YEBOAH JSC (PRESIDING)

BAFFOE-BONNIE JSC

BENIN JSC

AKAMBA JSC

APPAU JSC

RAYMOND BAGNABU ESQ. WITH HIM BELINDA PWAMANG FOR THE 1ST DEFENDANT /APPELLANT /APPELLANT.

HEWARD MILLS ESQ. FOR THE 3RD DEFENDANTRESPONDENT/RESPONDENT.

MICHAEL DONKOR ESQ. FOR THE PLAINTIFF/APELLANT/RESPONDENT

[2016]DLSC2878
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >KWEINOR TEI
KWABLA FORZEE<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>NENE KWAKU
DARPOH, THE LANDS COMMISSION AND NUMO AWULEY KWAO<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;[SUPREME COURT, 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. J4/38/2015&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;DATE: 17TH FEBUARY, 2016<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>RAYMOND
BAGNABU ESQ. WITH HIM BELINDA PWAMANG FOR THE 1ST DEFENDANT
/APPELLANT /APPELLANT.<o:p></o:p>HEWARD
MILLS ESQ. FOR THE 3RD DEFENDANTRESPONDENT/RESPONDENT.<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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MICHAEL
DONKOR ESQ. FOR THE PLAINTIFF/APELLANT/RESPONDENT<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM: <o:p></o:p>ANIN
YEBOAH, JSC (PRESIDING) BAFFOE-BONNIE, JSC BENIN, JSC AKAMBA, JSC AND APPAU,
JSC <o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border-top:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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</div>YAW
APPAU, JSC: <o:p></o:p>My Lords, the appeal before us is a progeny
of a three-pronged action initiated by the Plaintiff Kweinor Tei Kwabla who
described himself under paragraph 1 of his Statement of Claim as the head of
the Forzie Family of Terkpenya, Old Ningo on whose behalf he sued. The
endorsement on his writ of summons filed on 14/02/2007 was as follows:<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;
line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;mso-fareast-font-family:
&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;">1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Plaintiff
claims against 1st and 3rd Defendants:<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;
mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;">(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;
A declaration of title to
the vast tract and parcel of land being, lying and situated at TERKPENYA in the
Greater Accra Region containing an approximate area of 9404.28 acres more or
less and which piece and parcel of land is more particularly described in
paragraph 5 of the accompanying statement of claim.<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;
mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;">(b)&nbsp;&nbsp;
An order for perpetual
injunction to restrain 1st and 3rd Defendants, their
agents, assigns, privies, workmen, labourers or any persons lawfully claiming
through 1st and 3rd Defendants from having anything to do
with the said land, more particularly entering thereto with the purpose of
developing or alienating same or doing any act or acts detrimental to the right
and interest of Plaintiff in the said land.<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;
mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;">(c)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
General damages for
trespass.<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;
line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;mso-fareast-font-family:
&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;">2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Plaintiff
claims against 1st and 2nd Defendants:<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;
mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;">(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;
A declaration that the
plotting of a Vesting Assent (made on the 24th day of February 2005
in the records of the Lands Commission (2nd Defendant) as No. V 4018
and registered as No. Ar. 3036/2005 made in favour of NENE KWAKU DARPOH and
OTHERS is wrongful, null and void and of no legal effect whatsoever.<o:p></o:p>