DR. P. S. ADOM-ATTAKORA vs. OPANIN KOFI GYEBI AND MADAM ABENA FORIWAA [2017]DLCA4637

Date	2017-12-21
Suit No.	SUIT NO.H1/30/2015
Citation No.	[2017]DLCA4637

AYEBI J.A. (PRESIDING)

TORKORNOO (MRS) J. A.

DOMAKYAAREH (MRS) J. A.

COUNSEL FOR DEFENDANTS /APPELLANTS- AKUA OPPONG MENSAH

COUNSEL FOR PLAINTIFF /RESPONDENT - ABBAS KALEEM AMANKWAH

[2017]DLCA4637
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >DR. P. S.
ADOM-ATTAKORA<o:p></o:p>(PLAINITFF/ RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>OPANIN KOFI
GYEBI AND MADAM ABENA FORIWAA<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANTS/ APPELLANTS)<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>[COURT OF APPEAL, KUMASI]<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.H1/30/2015&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;
DATE: 21ST DECEMBER, 2017<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>COUNSEL
FOR DEFENDANTS /APPELLANTS- AKUA OPPONG MENSAH&nbsp;
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COUNSEL
FOR PLAINTIFF /RESPONDENT&nbsp;&nbsp; -&nbsp;&nbsp; ABBAS KALEEM AMANKWAH<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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AYEBI
J.A. (PRESIDING), TORKORNOO (MRS) J. A., DOMAKYAAREH (MRS) J. A.<o:p></o:p>

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</div>TORKORNOO, JA<o:p></o:p>This is an appeal from the decision of
the high court, Mampong Ashanti. In his twice amended Statement of Claim, the Plaintiff/
Respondent alleged that he had acquired plot no 7, sector 3 Extension 3 Block
B, Kofiase New Site from the Asenee family (properly spelt Asinie family from
their own records) through the plot allocation committee of &nbsp;Kofiase Traditional Council on the 19th
July 2003. <o:p></o:p>He had been given documents on the
acquisition. His case against the 1st Defendant/Appellant was that
he was the brother of the Kofiase chief and he had unlawfully sold the plot 7 to
the 2nd Defendant/Appellant who was seriously developing it. He later
added Opanin Kofi Anane and Denteh Daniel to the suit as co-Defendants. Since
it is not clear whether they are co-Defendants to 1st or 2nd
Defendants/Appellants, I will refer to them as 3rd and 4th
Defendants. They are not Appellants in this suit.<o:p></o:p>He sued the 1st and 2nd
Defendants/Appellants for the following claims:<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;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Title
to and recovery of Plot No. 7 sector 3 Extension 3 Block B, Kofiase New Site
which the Defendants have unlawfully trespassed unto.<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;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
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;">c.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Injunction
restraining the Defendants, their servants, workmen, assigns or agents from
dealing with the said land till the final determination of this court.<o:p></o:p>In their Amended Statement of defence
and counterclaim, the original Defendants (hereinafter referred to as Appellants)
denied knowledge of any acquisition of the claimed plo</main>