THE REPUBLIC vs. NANA FOSU ADUTWUM, KOFI YEBOAH; EX PARTE: DR. KWAME ANTWI [2018]DLCA15087

Date	2018-12-12
Suit No.	SUIT NO. H1/01/2017
Citation No.	[2018]DLCA15087

ADUAMA OSEI J.A. (PRESIDING)

DZAMEFE J. A.

WELBOURNE (MRS) J. A.

ERIC ANSAH ANKAMAH FOR PLAINTIFFS/RESPONDENTS

AFRICANUS OWUSU ANSAH FOR 2ND DEFENDANT/APPELLANT

[2018]DLCA15087
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >THE REPUBLIC<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>NANA FOSU ADUTWUM, KOFI YEBOAH<o:p></o:p>(RESPONDENT/RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p>EX PARTE: DR. KWAME ANTWI<o:p></o:p>(APPLICANT/APPLICANT)<o:p></o:p>[COURT OF APPEAL, ACCRA]<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;<div style="border-top: none; border-right: none; border-left: none; border-image: initial; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: windowtext; padding: 0in 0in 1pt;">

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NO. H1/01/2017&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;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;DATE: 17TH DECEMBER 2018<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM<o:p></o:p>ADUAMA OSEI J.A.
(PRESIDING), DZAMEFE&nbsp; J. A., WELBOURNE
(MRS) J. A.<o:p></o:p><div style="border-top-width: 1.5pt; border-top-color: windowtext; border-left: none; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-right: none; padding: 1pt 0in;">

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</div>WELBOURNE,
JA<o:p></o:p>This
is an appeal against the Ruling of the High Court, Sunyani by the 1st
Defendant/Appellant dated 31st May, 2017. The Judgment is at pages
62 – 66 of the Record of Appeal. The Notice of Appeal can be seen at pages
67 – 69 of the Record.<o:p></o:p>The
Ruling can be found from pages 62 - 66 of the ROA, The Copy
of application citing the Respondents for contempt of Court can be found from pages
1 - 23 of the ROA.<o:p></o:p>In
this appeal, the Respondents/Respondents are hereinafter referred to as the
Respondents and the Applicant/Appellant is hereinafter referred to as the
Appellant. The Record of Appeal is hereinafter referred to as ROA.<o:p></o:p>Brief Facts:
<o:p></o:p>The facts of this case as
narrated by the Plaintiffs in their Statement of Claim are that they are
resident in Kumasi while the Defendant is the Odikro of Akyeremade all in the
Ashanti Region.<o:p></o:p>The Plaintiffs’ case is that
some time in 2003 they acquired parcels of land from the Akyeremade Stool and
the particulars of the lands acquired are as follows:<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;A. Dr. Kwame Antwi,&nbsp; Plots 3&amp;4 Block ‘A’, Plot 10 Blk. ‘F’ &nbsp;(Hotel), Plot 57 Blk. ‘F’, Plot 7 Blk. ‘F’<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;B. Ama Dankwa, Plot 10 Blk. ‘F’<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;C. Baah Nuako, Plot 39 Blk. ‘F’<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;D. Kwadwo Atobra, Plot 48 Blk. ‘F’<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;E. Akosua Pokua, Plot 58 Blk. ‘F’<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;F. Afua Pokua, Plots 59 &amp; 60 Blk. ‘F’ <o:p></o:p>According
to the Plaintiffs there were Allocation Papers and Site Plans to evidence the
said acquisition of the parcels of land. However, when the Plaintiffs attempted
to develop the said parcels of land in November-December, 2013 by erecting and
constructing fence walls around them, the Defendant sent thugs, hoodlums and
machomen to destroy the said fence that had been constructed around their lawfully
acquired land. The Plaintiffs’ case is further that, on or about the 10th
of May, 2014 materials acquired by them for the development of the said land
which were on the land were destroyed by the Defendant together with persons
acting on his directives, control and behest, as a result of their actions the
following particulars of damages were suffered by the Plaintiffs:<o:p></o:p>