KOFI ADU BOAHENE vs. EMMANUEL TEI KWADWO NARH [2018]DLCA5165

Date	2018-04-19
Suit No.	CIVIL APPEAL NO: H1/63/17
Citation No.	[2018]DLCA5165

MARIAMA OWUSU (MRS.) JA (PRESIDING)

E. K. AYEBI JA

CECILIA HANZY SOWAH JA

MR. FRANK KOTEY NIKOI FOR PLAINTIFF/APPELLANT

MR. ACQUAYE FRANCIS ALEXANDER FOR DEFT/RESPONDENT

[2018]DLCA5165
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >KOFI ADU BOAHENE <o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF/APPELLANT)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>EMMANUEL TEI KWADWO NARH <o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANT/RESPONDENT)<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 APPEAL NO: H1/63/17&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: 19TH APRIL,
2018<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>MR. FRANK KOTEY NIKOI 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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MR.
ACQUAYE FRANCIS ALEXANDER FOR DEFT/RESPONDENT<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM:
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MARIAMA
OWUSU (MRS.) JA (PRESIDING), E. K. AYEBI JA, CECILIA HANZY SOWAH JA<o:p></o:p>

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

</div>AYEBI,
JA<o:p></o:p>1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
This
appeal is against the judgment of the Circuit Court, Amasaman dated 7th
October 2016.&nbsp; The appellant is the
plaintiff at the trial court.&nbsp; In his
amended writ of summons, he claimed against the defendant/respondent:<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;
margin-bottom:10.0pt;margin-left:99.0pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-align:justify;
text-indent:-27.0pt;line-height:115%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2">(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Declaration of title to the land
described in paragraph 3 of the statement of claim.<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;
margin-bottom:10.0pt;margin-left:99.0pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-align:justify;
text-indent:-27.0pt;line-height:115%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2">(b)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Perpetual injunction restraining
defendant whether by himself or his agents, assigns, privies or anyone claiming
through him from ever laying claim to the land and from further entering the
land.<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;
margin-bottom:10.0pt;margin-left:99.0pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-align:justify;
text-indent:-27.0pt;line-height:115%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2">(c)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Damages for trespass and cost.<o:p></o:p>2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
In
paragraph 3 of the statement of claim, the land is described as “ALL THAT PIECE OR PARCEL OF LAND situate,
lying and being at MEDIE near in Ga West Municipal of the Greater Accra Region
aforesaid and containing an approximate Area of 0.18 acre or 0.07 Hectare more
or less on the North East by Lessor’s land measuring 98.4 feet more or less, on
the South West by Accra-Nsawam road measuring 98.4 feet more or less, on the
South East by Lessor’s land measuring 83.3 feet more or less, on the North West
by Lessor’s land measuring 74.0 feet more or less”.<o:p></o:p>3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp</main>