KOFI MANU vs. KWAME BOAFO & ANOR. [2018]DLCA5171

Date	2018-10-31
Suit No.	CIVIL APPEAL NO: H1/64/2018
Citation No.	[2018]DLCA5171

M. OWUSU (J.A.) – PRESIDING

KWOFIE (J.A.)

GAISIE (J.A.)

[2018]DLCA5171
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >KOFI MANU<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANT/APPELLANT)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>KWAME BOAFO &amp; ANOR.<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFFS/RESPONDENTS)<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</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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padding:0in;mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in">CIVIL APPEAL NO: H1/64/2018&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;DATE: 31ST OCTOBER, 2018<o:p></o:p>

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OWUSU (J.A.) – PRESIDING, KWOFIE (J.A.), GAISIE (J.A.)<o:p></o:p>

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</div>MARIAMA
OWUSU, J.A.:<o:p></o:p>On
16th December, 2016, the Circuit Court, Nkawie entered judgment for
plaintiffs on all their claims.<o:p></o:p>The
court held among other things that:<o:p></o:p>“On the totality of the evidence
adduced and on a preponderance, the plaintiffs’ version is to mind of this
court more probable than that of the defendant.&nbsp;
In that event, the court enters judgment in favour of the plaintiffs on
all their claims for the recovery of possession of House Number H12 situate and
being at Hiakosi Bontefuofuo.&nbsp; It is
further declared that title to the land in issue resides in Yaa Korkor, plaintiffs’
grandmother and from whose line the plaintiffs have sued.&nbsp; Consequently, the plaintiffs shall recover
possession of the said land more properly described in the endorsement of the
plaintiffs’ writ. The defendant’s counterclaim fails it its entirety.&nbsp; There shall be no award as to costs.”<o:p></o:p>Dissatisfied
with the decision of the trial court, the defendant appealed to the Court of
Appeal on the following grounds:<o:p></o:p>a.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The judgment is against the weight of
evidence on record.<o:p></o:p>b.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Further grounds to be urged upon
receipt of the record of appeal.<o:p></o:p>On
7th February, 2018 the defendant filed three additional grounds of
appeal.&nbsp; They are:<o:p></o:p>1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The plaintiffs not being their head of
family lack the requisite capacity to institute the present action<o:p></o:p>2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The learned trial Judge at the court
below unfortunately failed to avert his mind to the legal proposition that in
matters of declaration of title the plaintiffs have to prove their case, thus
same wins on the strength of his own case and not rely on the weakness of the
opponent.<o:p></o:p><!--[if !supportLists]-</main>