JOSEPH EMMANUEL ANTWI vs. AKUA ATAA AND STEPHEN NTIAMOAH MENSAH [2018]DLCA4997

Date	2018-07-23
Suit No.	CIVIL APPEAL SUIT NO. H1/03/2018
Citation No.	[2018]DLCA4997

ADUAMA OSEI JA (PRESIDING)

DZAMEFE JA

M. WELBOURNE JA

JOHN KWAME KODUA FOR PLAINTIFF/APPELLANT.

JOHN BREFO FOR DEFENDANTS/RESPONDENTS

[2018]DLCA4997
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >JOSEPH EMMANUEL ANTWI<o:p></o:p>(PLANTIFF/APPELLANT)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>AKUA ATAA AND STEPHEN
NTIAMOAH MENSAH<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANTS/RESPONDENTS)<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. H1/03/2018&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &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: 23RD JULY, 2018<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>JOHN KWAME KODUA 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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JOHN
BREFO FOR DEFENDANTS/RESPONDENTS<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM:
<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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ADUAMA
OSEI JA (PRESIDING), DZAMEFE JA, M. WELBOURNE JA<o:p></o:p>

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

</div>DZAMEFE,
JA<o:p></o:p>The plaintiff
Joseph Emmanuel Antwi (deceased) averred sometime in 1994 at the funeral of one
late Abena Manu, and at a family gathering of their matrilineal family at
Adangwomase, his uncle Nana Enoch Ntiamoah Mensah, alias, Nana Yaw Bete, made a
public declaration of inter vivos gifts of all his self-acquired properties to
him absolutely.&nbsp; The plaintiff listed the
properties so gifted him as follows: -<o:p></o:p>a.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; H/No.
O.I. Extension Block 4 Plot 1, Kumasi.<o:p></o:p>b.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Cocoa
farm at Nsutam/Asuwamu/Biem bounded on all sides by the farms of Nana Antwi,
Nana Sarkodie, OpaninAdubofo, Nana Sampeney, Asuwamu river and Biem river.<o:p></o:p>c.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Cocoa
farm at Nyameadom (Nsutam) bounded on all sides by the farms of OpaninKwakye,
AgyaWereko, OpaninKwakuNsiah, Agya Atta and Nana AbenaAmpong.<o:p></o:p>d.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Cocoa
farm at Siwaso (Nsutam) and bounded on all sides by the farms of AgyaAtta,
OpaninKyere, AgyaSarfo, Opanin Kwame Amoah and Nana Ampenfi.<o:p></o:p>e.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Cocoa
farm at Abrosanase(Sereso) and bounded on all sides by the farms of
KwakuAborah, Mr. Gyamfi, KwadwoObeng, James Kwamuah and a farm land to be
shared between AkuaAttaa and myself.<o:p></o:p>f.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Cocoa farm at Sefwi Sui and bounded on all
sides by the farms of Nana Attoh, Nana Gyebi, OpaninAbokyi and Asukro stream.<o:p></o:p>g.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; All
the personality of the sa</main>