OPANYIN YAW ESSAMPONG vs. EBUSUAPANYIN KWAME ATTA AND NANA ACQUAH IV [2018]DLCA5339

Date	2018-07-25
Suit No.	CIVIL APPEAL NO.H1/37/18
Citation No.	[2018]DLCA5339

IRENE CHARITY LARBI MRS. J.A (PRESIDING)

L. L. MENSAH (J.A)

ANGELINA M. DOMAKYAAREH MRS. (J.A)

DANIEL ARTHUR (FOR PLAINTIFF/APPELLANT).

SAMUEL AGBOTTAH WITH HIM EMMANUELLA ASMAH (FOR DEFENDANTS/RESPONDENTS).

[2018]DLCA5339
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >OPANYIN YAW ESSAMPONG<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF/APPELLANT)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>EBUSUAPANYIN KWAME ATTA AND NANA
ACQUAH IV<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANTS/RESPONDENTS)<o:p></o:p>[COURT OF APPEAL, CAPE COAST]<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.H1/37/18&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; &nbsp; &nbsp;DATE: 25TH JULY , 2018<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL: <o:p></o:p>DANIEL
ARTHUR (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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</div>CORAM: <o:p></o:p>IRENE
CHARITY LARBI MRS. J.A (PRESIDING), L. L. MENSAH (J.A), ANGELINA M. DOMAKYAAREH
MRS. (J.A)<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border-top:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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</div>Irene
Charity Larbi (Mrs.) J.A.<o:p></o:p>(1)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
This is an appeal in a land dispute decided
by the High Court, Cape Coast in a judgment delivered on 30th July,
2014. <o:p></o:p>(2)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
The Plaintiff/Appellant sued as regent of
the Royal Brom-Entsi Aboradze Stool Family of Edumadze Mankessim. The reliefs
sought in the writ of summons are the following:-<o:p></o:p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:
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mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-latin">1)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
&nbsp;A declaration that, the allodial title to all
that piece or parcel of land lying and being situate at Edumadzie in the
Mfantsiman District Area, Central Region, of Ghana, which is bounded on the
North, by the property of the Takyina Family of Twafo street of Mankessim and
on the South by the property of the Amoana Family of Abonko, and on the East by
the property of the Oduma Family of Biddan and on the West by the property of
the Aboradzi Family of Amaafo street of Mankessim, rest with the Plaintiff’s Original
Royal Brom-Entsi Aboradzie Family of Edumadzie …………who hails from the lineage
of the late Nana Brom-Entsi (deceased) of Edumadzie.<o:p></o:p>2)
A declaration that neither the 1st nor 2nd Defendants
have any lawful right to alienate or make any grant whatsoever of any portion
of the disputed land described supra, without reference to the Plaintiff’s
Brom-Entsi Aboradzie Family of Edumadzie.<o:p></o:p>3)
A declaration that any purported grant or alienation, hitherto made by any or all
the Defendants, of any portion of the disputed land to anybody is illegal and
same be so declared null and void.<o:p></o:p>4)
General damages for trespass.<o:p></o:p>5)
An order for the recovery of the disputed property and/or in the alternative,
an order that the 1st Defendant and members of his family and
anybody claiming title to any portion of the disputed property must attorn
tenancy to the Plaintiff.<o:p></o:p>6)
An order for account of mesne profit and/or an order for account of proceeds
accruing from the grant of any portion of the disputed land made by the
Defendants to anybody.<o:p></o:p>7)
Perpetual Injunction restraining the Defendants their agents, servants, assigns
and anybody claiming through them from alienating or making a grant of any
portion of the disputed land.<o:p></o:p>