VINCENT KWADZO KANU AND 2 OTHERS vs. KOMLA AGUNE AND 3 OTHERS [2017]DLCA4778

Date	2017-11-15
Suit No.	CIVIL APPEAL: NO: H1/01/2017
Citation No.	[2017]DLCA4778

ADJEI J.A. (PRESIDING)

SOWAH J.A.

MENSAH J.A.

NELSON KPORHA FOR PLAINTIFFS/APPELLANTS

DOROTHY ESINAM TETTEY FOR DEFENDANTS/RESPONDENT

[2017]DLCA4778
																																						<div class="restriction-wrapper">
														<div class="container-lg">
															<div class="row">
																<div class="col-md-12 restricted-content">
																	<div class="restricted-content-img-wrapper">
																		<div class="lock-icon bounce-7">
																			<img class=""
																				src="https://www.dennislawgh.com/dl-assets/dl-images/lock-content.png"
																				alt="Subscription based content">
																		</div>
																	</div>
																	 
																		<a href="https://www.dennislawgh.com/login"
																		class="btn btn-primary btn-lg"
																		style="font-family: 'open sans'; text-transform: capitalize; border-radius: 8px"> 
																		Login to Read Full Case </a>
																	 
																	
																</div>
															</div>
														</div>
													</div>
													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >VINCENT KWADZO KANU AND 2 OTHERS<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFFS/APPELLANTS)<o:p></o:p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;
mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;mso-fareast-theme-font:major-fareast;
mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi;
color:#00B0F0;letter-spacing:.75pt;mso-bidi-font-style:italic">vs.<o:p></o:p>KOMLA AGUNE AND 3 OTHERS<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANTS/RESPONDENTS)<o:p></o:p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:
115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;
mso-fareast-theme-font:major-fareast;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;
mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi;letter-spacing:.75pt;mso-bidi-font-style:italic">[COURT
OF APPEAL, HO]<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
padding:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in">

CIVIL APPEAL: NO: H1/01/2017&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 15TH
NOVEMBER, 2017<o:p></o:p>

</div><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;
mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;mso-fareast-theme-font:major-fareast;
mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi;
letter-spacing:.75pt;mso-bidi-font-style:italic">COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>NELSON KPORHA FOR PLAINTIFFS/APPELLANTS <o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
padding:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in">

</div><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;
mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;mso-fareast-theme-font:major-fareast;
mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi;
letter-spacing:.75pt;mso-bidi-font-style:italic">CORAM:<o:p></o:p>ADJEI
J.A. (PRESIDING), SOWAH J.A., MENSAH J.A. <o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border-top:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;border-right:none;
padding:1.0pt 0in 1.0pt 0in">

<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:
.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-align:center;border:none;mso-border-top-alt:
solid windowtext 1.5pt;mso-border-bottom-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:
0in;mso-padding-alt:1.0pt 0in 1.0pt 0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;
mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;mso-fareast-theme-font:major-fareast;
mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-bidi;
letter-spacing:.75pt;mso-bidi-font-style:italic">JUDGMENT<o:p></o:p>

</div>SOWAH, J.A.:<o:p></o:p>The
plaintiffs'/appellants' [who hereinafter will be referred to as ‘plaintiffs'’]
are appealing part of the judgment of the trial Circuit Court which declared
the land in dispute to be jointly owned by the parties. The plaintiffs are
praying that that part of the judgment be set aside as it is contrary to the
decision contained in the Arbitration awards published in favour of the
plaintiffs' which the trial court was to give effect to.<o:p></o:p>The
suit instituted by the plaintiffs at the Circuit Court Aflao on 16th
October 2008 sought the following reliefs:<o:p></o:p>a.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Declaration of rightful title of
ownership, occupation and recovery of possession to all that piece or parcel of
land situate, lying and being at Gbawormekope-Aflao and bounded as follows:<o:p></o:p>On
one side by the property of Gakpe Family, on another side by the property of
Batorme land, on the third side by the property of Huime land and on the forth
side by Teshie and Avedzi land.<o:p></o:p>b.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; General damages and Special Unlawful
Trespass, threat and persistent harassment.<o:p></o:p>c.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; An order of court to confirm, enforce
and or give effect to the arbitration award published by the native arbitration
court of Torgbui Agbegidi Sohoin of Avedzi and the senior native arbitration
court of Torgbui Amenya Fiti V of Aflao Traditional Area touching and
appertaining to the same subject matter on 26/12/2006 and 19/9/2008
respectively by voluntary submission thereto in</main>