MARY LARLEY NUNOO vs. MANASSE ATAGLO [2017]DLCA5323

Date	2017-11-02
Suit No.	SUIT NO. H1/55/2017
Citation No.	[2017]DLCA5323

GYAESAYOR JA (PRESIDING)

ADUAMA OSEI JA

KWOFIE JA

COUNSEL FOR DEFENDANT/APPELLANT – S. K. AMOAH

COUNSEL FOR PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT – FELIX NANA OSEI

[2017]DLCA5323
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >MARY LARLEY NUNOO <o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>MANASSE ATAGLO <o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANT/APPELLANT)<o:p></o:p>[COURT OF APPEAL (CIVIL DIVISION), ACCRA]<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. H1/55/2017&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; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;DATE: 2ND NOVEMBER, 2017<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>COUNSEL FOR
DEFENDANT/APPELLANT – S. K. AMOAH<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 PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT – FELIX NANA OSEI<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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GYAESAYOR
JA (PRESIDING), ADUAMA OSEI JA, KWOFIE JA<o:p></o:p>

</div>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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JUDGMENT<o:p></o:p>

</div>ADUAMA OSEI JA:<o:p></o:p>This
is our judgment in an appeal against a decision of the High Court, Accra, dated
the 15th of May, 2014, in which the High Court upheld the
Plaintiff/Respondent’s claim for declaration of title to land and, among other
further reliefs, cancelled the Defendant/Appellant’s Land Title Certificate,
granted the Plaintiff/Respondent recovery of the disputed land, &nbsp;and restrained the Defendant/Appellant and his
assigns and successors from interfering with the Plaintiff/Respondent’s quiet
enjoyment of the same. <o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>The Defendant/Appellant, who
will hereafter be referred to as “the
Defendant”, is praying this Court to
set aside the said decision of the trial Court, re-instate his Land Title
Certificate and enter judgment in his favour against the Plaintiff/Respondent,
who will hereafter be referred to as “the
Plaintiff”.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>The grounds on which the
Defendant is seeking the above reliefs are that the judgment is against the
weight of the evidence on record, and, further, that the trial Court erred in:<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>i)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
failing
to hold that the Plaintiff’s claim was barred by virtue of the Limitation Act,
1972 (NRCD 54);<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>ii)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
ordering
the cancel</main>