AKUA GYANKYE OF PAKYI NKRUMAH vs. KWADWO MENSAH FOR HIMSELF AND ON BEHALF OF HIS FAMILY MEMBERS OF PAKYI NKRUMAHTHE REPUBLIC [2018]DLCA4467

AKUA GYANKYE OF PAKYI NKRUMAH vs. KWADWO MENSAH FOR HIMSELF AND ON BEHALF OF HIS... [2018]DLCA4467

Date	2018-01-22
Suit No.	CIVIL APPEAL SUIT NO: H1/21/13
Citation No.	[2018]DLCA4467

ADUAMA OSEI JA (PRESIDING)

DZAMEFE JA

M. WELBOURNE JA

MICHAEL AKOSA FOR PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT.

NO REPRESENTATIVE FOR DEFENDANT/APPELLANT

[2018]DLCA4467
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >AKUA GYANKYE OF PAKYI NKRUMAH<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANT/APPELLANT)<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;&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; vs.<o:p></o:p>KWADWO MENSAH FOR HIMSELF AND ON BEHALF OF HIS FAMILY MEMBERS OF
PAKYI NKRUMAHTHE REPUBLIC<o:p></o:p>(PLANTIFF/RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p>[COURT
OF APPEAL, KUMASI]<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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CIVIL
APPEAL SUIT NO: H1/21/13&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: 22nd JANUARY,
2018<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>MICHAEL AKOSA FOR
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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NO
REPRESENTATIVE FOR DEFENDANT/APPELLANT<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM:
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>ADUAMA OSEI JA
(PRESIDING), DZAMEFE JA, M. WELBOURNE JA<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border-top:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;border:none;
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</div>&nbsp;DZAMEFE JA<o:p></o:p>This is an appeal against
the judgment of the Circuit Court Nkawie dated 22nd June 2011.<o:p></o:p>The plaintiff issued this
writ for the following claims: -<o:p></o:p>1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Declaration of title, ownership and
possession of all that piece of lands gave, bequeath and deviced to them in the
Last Will of OpaninKwame Tuah being bounded by the properties of:<o:p></o:p>a.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Yaw Kyem, YaaAmponsah, Yaw Bediako,
AmaduGrushie, Kofi Dum and AdwoaBaako.<o:p></o:p>b.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Kwadwo Nkrumah, AkuaMansah, Kofi
Gyamera, KwadwoOwusu, Koo Boye, Yaw Bediako, Op. KwasiOpoku, Yaw Amponsem.<o:p></o:p>2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; General damagesfor trespass.<o:p></o:p>3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Perpetual injunction.<o:p></o:p>The plaintiff/respondent
simply referred to as plaintiff is a farmer who stays in Kumasi.&nbsp; The defendant/appellant, also a farmer, lives
at Pakyi No.2.&nbsp; The land the subject matter
of this suit belongs to one Opanin Kwame Tuah, deceased, who died on 6th August
2006.&nbsp; The plaintiff averin his
pleadingsthat the land in dispute was gifted to them by their late father in
his last Will read on the 20thof November 2007 by the High Court to which probate
was issued.&nbsp; It is their case that the
defendant has trespassed onto the land despite several warnings hence this
suit.<o:p></o:p>The defendant in her
defence aver the land in dispute is her bonafide property gifted to her
absolutely by the late father AkwasiOpoku. It is her case that the land in
issue does not belong to the plaintiff’s late father and therefore not entitled
to his claims.<o:p></o:p>In reply to the defence,
the plaintiff avers that her late father has been on the disputed land
throughout his lifetime but the defendant never litigated with him.&nbsp; He also averred that the defendant, Gyimah
and all the children were served by the High Court for the last Will of Opanin
Kwame Tuah to be read but they failed to turn up.<o:p></o:p>Issues for trial<o:p></o:p>Issues for trial were:<o:p></o:p>1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Whether or not the land in dispute is
the bonafide property of the late Opanin Kwame Tuah<o:p></o:p>2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Whether or not the late Opanin Kwame
KwameTuah gifted the said landed property to the plaintiffs as per the late
Kwame Tuah’s Will.<o:p></o:p>3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Whether or not the plaintiffs are
entitled to their claim.<o:p></o:p>4.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Any other pleadings <o:p></o:p>5.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Costs<o:p></o:p>Judgment<o:p></o:p>The trial judge in his
judgment said from the evidence adduced before him it is clear thatplaintiff
relies on the Will while the defendant sought to challenge the gift made in the
Will even though she has not put it in a counter claim.<o:p></o:p>At the end of the trial
the court found that the lands in dispute have been gifted to the plaintiff and
his siblings by their late father Kwame Tuah in his last Will and testament and
for which probate was granted on 20thdayof November 2007.<o:p></o:p>