AGYA BOAKYE ATONSAH PREMPEH vs. ERIC OFEI KWARPONG & OR. [2018]DLCA4436

Date	2018-02-01
Suit No.	CIVIL SUIT NO: H1/70/2017
Citation No.	[2018]DLCA4436

M. OWUSU (J.A.) – PRESIDING

LOVELACE-JOHNSON (J.A.)

KWOFIE (J.A.)

EKOW DADSON FOR PLAINTIFF/APPELLANT

W. ASIGBATSE FOR DEFENDANTS/RESPONDENTS

[2018]DLCA4436
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >AGYA BOAKYE ATONSAH
PREMPEH<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF/APPELLANT)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>ERIC OFEI KWARPONG &amp;
OR.<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANTS/RESPONDENTS)<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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CIVIL SUIT NO:&nbsp; H1/70/2017&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;DATE: 1ST FEBRUARY, 2018<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>EKOW DADSON FOR
PLAINTIFF/APPELLANT<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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W.
ASIGBATSE FOR DEFENDANTS/RESPONDENTS&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM:
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M.
OWUSU (J.A.) – PRESIDING, LOVELACE-JOHNSON (J.A.), KWOFIE (J.A.)<o:p></o:p>

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JUDGMENT<o:p></o:p>

</div>MARIAMA
OWUSU, J.A.:<o:p></o:p>On
9/2/2016, the High Court, Land Division, Accra, dismissed Plaintiff’s claims as
not proved and gave judgment for the Defendant on his counterclaim.<o:p></o:p>Dissatisfied
with the decision of the High Court, the Plaintiff mounted this appeal on as
many as seventeen grounds.<o:p></o:p>The
relief sought from the Court of Appeal is that, the judgment in contention
should be set aside and judgment should be given in favor of the Plaintiff/Appellant.<o:p></o:p>Before
dealing with arguments advanced in support and against this appeal, I will give
a brief background of the case.<o:p></o:p>The
Plaintiff/Appellant (hereinafter referred to as Plaintiff) by his writ of
summons claims the following reliefs;<o:p></o:p>A.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; “Declaration of title to the land
particularly described as:<o:p></o:p>All that piece or parcel of land
situate and being at Adjirigano on the Accra-Tema Motorway and bounded on the
North by Proposed Road measuring 98 feet more or less, on the North-East by
Proposed Road measuring 50 feet more or less, on the South-East by Proposed
Road measuring 30 feet more or less, &nbsp;on
the East by Proposed Road measuring 70 feet, 135 feet and 70 feet respectively
more or less on the South by Public Lane measuring 101 feet more or less on the
North by Play Ground measuring 345 feet more or less and covering an
approximate area of 1.03 Acres.<o:p></o:p>B.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Declaration
that the encroachment by Defendant is an act of trespass;<o:p></o:p>C.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
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