NANA AMOASIMA NKRABEA II vs. EDDIE ACQUAYE AND LANDS COMMISSION [2017]DLCA5495

Date	2017-05-29
Suit No.	CIVIL APPEAL NO. H1/39/16
Citation No.	[2017]DLCA5495

HONYENUGA J.A. (PRESIDING)

GYAN J.A.

SUURBAAREH J.A.

MR. KOFI LAMPTEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT

MR. AMPONSAH DADZIE FOR THE DEFENDANT/APPELLANT

[2017]DLCA5495
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >NANA AMOASIMA NKRABEA II<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>EDDIE ACQUAYE AND LANDS COMMISSION<o:p></o:p>(1st
DEFENDANT/APPELLANT)<o:p></o:p>[COURT OF APPEAL, CAPE
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CIVIL
APPEAL NO. H1/39/16&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;29TH
MAY, 2017<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>MR. KOFI LAMPTEY FOR THE 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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MR. AMPONSAH DADZIE FOR THE
DEFENDANT/APPELLANT<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM:-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>HONYENUGA J.A. (PRESIDING), GYAN J.A., SUURBAAREH J.A.<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border-top:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:
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</div>HONYENUGA, J.A.<o:p></o:p>This appeal was filed by the 1st
defendant/appellant (hereinafter referred to as the appellant) against the
Ruling of the High Court, Agona Swedru, dated the 19th day of
August, 2015. The said court had dismissed the application filed by the
appellant as against the plaintiff/respondent (hereinafter called the
respondent) and awarded costs of GH¢2,000.00 in favour of the respondent.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>The facts of this appeal were that the respondent
claiming to be the Queen Mother of Gomoa Fetteh, the Twafohemaa of Gomoah
Akyempim Traditional area and a Principal elder of the Royal Abor Ewusie Twidan
family of Gomoah Fetteh instituted the instant action against the appellant who
styles himself as the overlord of Gomoa Fetteh Stool lands and had been
alienating the stool land without the consent and concurrent of the principal
members. There is also pending a petition before the Judicial Committee of the
Gomoa Akyempim Traditional Council as to who is the chief of Gomoa Fetteh. While
the chieftaincy petition is pending, the respondent alleged that the appellant
had been alienating the stool land and therefore caused the instant action to
be filed claiming against the appellant and the Lands Commission as follows:-<o:p></o:p>“(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; An
order of injunction restraining the 1st defendant, his agents,
assigns, personal representatives etc. from leasing, alienating in any form,
any lands belonging to the Gomoa Fetteh stool or stool lands of Gomoa Fetteh
which the 1st defendant is using the Name NANA ABOR YAMOAH II as the
lessor until the status of as to who is the stool occupant of Gomoa Fetteh is
determined by the Judicial Committee of Gomoa Akyempim Traditional Council in
an ongoing suit pending before the said Judicial Committee under the inherent
equitable jurisdiction of the High Court under the 1992 Constitution of the
Republic of Ghana.<o:p></o:p>(b)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; An
injunction order restraining the 2nd defendant from registering any
land belonging to the Gomoa Fetteh Stool or with which the 1st
defendant as the lessor using the name of NANA ABOR YAMOAH II until the final
determination of the suits titled:<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; EBUSUAPANYIN OKYERE MPANTU&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; NANA AMOASIMAH NKRABEA I&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; PLAINTIFFS<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ETC.
ETC. … … … …<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; VERSUS<o:p></o:p>1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
EBUSUAPANYIN KOJO YAMOAH<o:p></o:p>2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
EDDIE ACQUAYE STYLING <o:p></o:p>HIMSELF AS NANA ABOR YAMOAH&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; DEFENDANTS<o:p></o:p>II OF GOMOA FETTEH<o:p></o:p>ETC. ETC. … … …<o:p></o:p>Pending
before the Judicial Committee of </main>