YEMOKAI LARYEA vs. ERNESTINA SERWAH SIAW [2017]DLCA4881

Date	2017-06-01
Suit No.	CIVIL SUIT NO: H1/67/2016
Citation No.	[2017]DLCA4881

M. OWUSU (J.A.) – PRESIDING

WELBOURNE (J.A.)

SOWAH (J.A.)

KWESI AUSTIN FOR PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT

FELIX NANA OSEI FOR DEFENDANT/APPELLANT

[2017]DLCA4881
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >YEMOKAI LARYEA<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>ERNESTINA SERWAH SIAW<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANT
/APPELLANT)<o:p></o:p>[COURT
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</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>KWESI AUSTIN
FOR PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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</div>CORAM:<o:p></o:p>M. OWUSU (J.A.) – PRESIDING, WELBOURNE
(J.A.), SOWAH (J.A.)<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border-top:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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</div>MARIAMA
OWUSU, J.A.:<o:p></o:p>On
9th May, 2014, the High Court, Accra gave judgment for the plaintiff
declaring title in property No. B15/17, Otanten, Accra in her favour.&nbsp; The court then dismissed the defendant’s
counterclaim as not proved and accordingly granted an injunction against the
defendant, her agents, privies and assigns from dealing in any manner with the
said property.&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>Dissatisfied
with the decision of the Court, the defendant filed an appeal before the Court
of Appeal on the following grounds:<o:p></o:p>1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The judgment is not supported by the
weight of evidence adduced on record.<o:p></o:p>2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Other grounds may be filed upon
receipt of the record.<o:p></o:p>The
relief sought from the Court of Appeal is to set aside the judgment of the
trial court and enter judgment for the defendant.<o:p></o:p>At
this stage, let me put it on record that the defendant did not file any
additional ground of appeal.<o:p></o:p>Before
dealing with the arguments advanced in support and against this appeal, I will
give a brief background of the case.<o:p></o:p>The
parties are uterine sisters.&nbsp; Their
mother is Elizabeth Larteley Larkai (deceased).&nbsp;
The plaintiff per her writ of summons claims the following reliefs:<o:p></o:p>a.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Declaration of title to all that
property known as House No. 15/17, Otaten, Accra.<o:p></o:p>b.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Perpetual injunction restraining the
defendant, her agents, workers, servants, privies, assigns and all persons
claiming through, from or under her from entering, occupying or dealing in any
way whatsoever with the plaintiff’s property.<o:p></o:p>c.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Damages for trespass.<o:p></o:p>