OPANIN KWADWO NYAMEKYE vs. MADAM AFUA FOFIE [2018]DLCA5329

Date	2018-01-23
Suit No.	SUIT NO. H1/77/2014
Citation No.	[2018]DLCA5329

ADUAMA OSEI JA (PRESIDING)

DZAMEFE JA

WELBOURNE (MRS) JA

YAW SAKYI FOR PLAINTIFF/APPELLANT

NO REPRESENTATIVE FOR THE DEFENDANT/RESPONDENT

[2018]DLCA5329
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >OPANIN KWADWO NYAMEKYE<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF/APPELLANT)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>MADAM AFUA FOFIE<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANT/RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p>[COURT
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</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>YAW SAKYI 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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NO
REPRESENTATIVE FOR THE DEFENDANT/RESPONDENT<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM: <o:p></o:p>ADUAMA
OSEI JA (PRESIDING), DZAMEFE JA, WELBOURNE (MRS) 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;line-height:115%;
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</div>ADUAMA OSEI JA:<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>This
is the judgment of this Court in an appeal filed by the Plaintiff/Appellant
against a judgment of the Circuit Court, Juaben – Ashanti, delivered on the 9th
of July, 2013. In this judgment, the Plaintiff/Appellant is referred to as “the Appellant”, and the
Defendant/Respondent is referred to as “the
Respondent”. <o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>The
writ of summons that initiated the present suit was issued in the Circuit
Court, Juaben – Ashanti, on the 21st of June, 2010 at the instance
of the Appellant. By the indorsement on the writ of summons, the Appellant, as
head of the Akosua Adoma Family of Ntonso in the Kwabre District of the Ashanti
Region, claimed reliefs against the Respondent as follows:<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>“1. A Declaration of Possessory Title to all that
farm land lying at the outskirts of Ntonso Township commonly known as
‘Yeresere’ and having boundaries with the farm lands of:<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>a.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Kwame
Frimpong, b. Paul Donkor, c. Akwasi Oduro and d. Baah Yaw.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>“2. An order of the Court for an injunction
restraining the Defendant by herself, anybody claiming any interest in said
land through the Defendant by herself, workmen, or whosoever from in any way
interfering with the Plaintiff’s possessory title.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>“3. An order for recovery of possession”.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>In
the statement of claim that accompanied the writ of summons, the Appellant
pleaded that he was the customary head of the Adoma Family of Ntonso and
claimed to have brought the action for himself and all other members of the
said family.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>The
land in respect of which he brought the action was described as sharing
boundaries with the predecessors of Kwame Frimpong, Paul Donkor, Akwasi Oduro
and Baah Yaw, and it was alleged to have been first cultivated as a virgin
forest by his great grand father Kwadwo Tuffour of Ntonso. It was cultivated as
a cocoa farm, and a cottage named “Yeresere”
was built on it.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>The
Appellant alleged in the statement of claim that the farm and cottage became
the property of his family, the Adoma Family, by virtue of a gift inter vivos
made by Kwadwo Tuffour to his grand mother, Akosua Adoma, who was the wife of
the said Kwadwo Tuffour. <o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>