VINCENT KWADZO KANU AND 2 OTHERS vs. KOMLA AGUNE AND 3 OTHERS [2017]DLHC4089

Date	2017-11-15
Suit No.	CIVIL APPEAL: NO: H1/01/2017
Citation No.	[2017]DLHC4089

CECILIA H. SOWAH (JUSTICE OF APPEAL)

DENNIS ADJEI (JUSTICE OF APPEAL)

LAWRENCE L. MENSAH (JUSTICE OF APPEAL)

NELSON KPORHA FOR PLAINTIFFS/APPELLANTS

DOROTHY ESINAM TETTEY FOR DEFENDANTS/RESPONDENT

[2017]DLHC4089
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >VINCENT KWADZO KANU AND
2 OTHERS<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>KOMLA AGUNE AND 3 OTHERS<o:p></o:p>[HIGH COURT, HO]<o:p></o:p>CIVIL
APPEAL: NO:
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</div>CORAM:<o:p></o:p>CECILIA H. SOWAH (JUSTICE OF APPEAL) <o:p></o:p>DENNIS
ADJEI (JUSTICE OF APPEAL) <o:p></o:p>LAWRENCE L. MENSAH (JUSTICE
OF APPEAL)
<o:p></o:p>______________________________________________________________________________<o:p></o:p>JUDGMENT<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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</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 <o:p></o:p>Arbitration
awards published in favour of the plaintiffs' which the trial court was to give
effect to. The suit instituted by the plaintiffs at the Circuit Court Aflao on
16th October 2008 sought the following reliefs: <o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in;
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Declaration
of rightful title
of ownership, occupation and recovery of
possession to all that piece or parcel of land situate, lying and being
a