KOIWAH INVESTMENT CO. LTD., GERSHON ADJIN, DR. ADU GYAMFI AND INTERNATIONAL CENTRAL GOSPEL CHURCH vs. JUSTICE GILBERT MENSAH QUAYE [2017]DLCA5118

KOIWAH INVESTMENT CO. LTD., GERSHON ADJIN, DR. ADU GYAMFI AND INTERNATIONAL CENT... [2017]DLCA5118

Date	2017-11-02
Suit No.	SUIT NO. H1/73/17
Citation No.	[2017]DLCA5118

GYAESAYOR J.A. (PRESIDING)

DZAMEFE J.A.

WELBOURNE (MRS) J.A.

COUNSEL FOR PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT - WILLIAM A. ADDO

COUNSEL FOR DEFENDANTS/APPELLANTS - BABA AVIO

[2017]DLCA5118
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >KOIWAH INVESTMENT CO. LTD., GERSHON
ADJIN, DR. ADU GYAMFI AND INTERNATIONAL CENTRAL GOSPEL CHURCH<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANTS/APPELLANTS)<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;;
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GILBERT MENSAH QUAYE<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>[COURT OF APPEAL, ACCRA]<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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padding:0in;mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in">SUIT NO. H1/73/17&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;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;DATE: 2ND NOVEMBER,
2017<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>COUNSEL
FOR PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT - WILLIAM A. ADDO<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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COUNSEL FOR DEFENDANTS/APPELLANTS - BABA AVIO<span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;
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</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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</div><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;
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mso-ansi-language:EN-US">WELBOURNE (MRS), J.A.<span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;
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mso-ansi-language:EN-US"><o:p></o:p>This
is an appeal by Defendants/Appellants against the judgment of the High Court
delivered on the 5th November, 2015.<o:p></o:p>The background facts <o:p></o:p>The Plaintiff, substituted by Daniel
Mensah Quaye claimed against the Defendants/Respondents Declaration of Title to
all that piece or parcel of Land at Batsona, Nungua bounded on all side by
Nungua Stool land and measuring on the North 2640 feet, on the South 264 feet
on the West 2640 feet, on the East 2640 feet and covering an area of 160 acres,
recovery of possession, damages for trespass and perpetual injunction.<o:p></o:p>The Plaintiff averred that Daniel Quaye
Tawiah popularly known as Quaye Nungua was the owner of the said land. That the
said Daniel Quaye Tawiah of Nungua became the owner thereof by virtue of
settlement and farming long before the Nungua Stool, by Deed of Gift dated the
14th November, 1958 and registered at the Deeds Registry as
No.2078/1960 granted the land to h</main>