NANA KWADWO POKU vs. MICHAEL ADUSEI [2018]DLCA5457

Date	2018-07-24
Suit No.	SUIT NO. H1/02/2017
Citation No.	[2018]DLCA5457

ADUAMA OSEI J.A. (PRESIDING)

DZAMEFE J. A.

WELBOURNE (MRS) J. A.

CHARLES AGBANU FOR DEFENDANT/APPELLANT.

YAHAYA SEIDU FOR PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT.

[2018]DLCA5457
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >NANA KWADWO POKU<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANT/APPELLANT)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>MICHAEL ADUSEI<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT)<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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</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>CHARLES
AGBANU FOR DEFENDANT/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>ADUAMA OSEI J.A. (PRESIDING), DZAMEFE
J. A., WELBOURNE (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>WELBOURNE, JA<o:p></o:p>This is an appeal against the judgment
of the High Court, Kumasi, dated 1st June, 2016.<o:p></o:p>BRIEF
FACTS:<o:p></o:p>The facts in this case are fairly
simple and straightforward. <o:p></o:p>The Plaintiff/Respondent who is a
Ghanaian by birth and nationality; but, domiciled in Germany, acquired about
thirty-three (33) building plots of land from the Defendant/Appellant herein in
accordance with ASHANTI CUSTOMARY LAND LAW AND PRACTICE in 2008. The said
acquisition, which was free from all encumbrances, was reduced into writing.
Customary drinks were provided to legitimize, validate, regularize and perfect
the entire transaction. A site plan; allocation note and receipt were all
issued by the Defendant to the Plaintiff after the Defendant had received
substantial amount of money in the form of consideration. For some inexplicable
reasons; the Defendant later sold the same building plots to third parties
after collecting huge and fantastic amount of monies from the said third
parties. The Defendant pocketed the proceeds from the sale to the third parties
and failed to refund the Plaintiff/Respondent’s money back to him.<o:p></o:p>It is for this reason that the
Plaintiff/Respondent herein instituted legal action<o:p></o:p>On the 20th day of September,
2012, the Plaintiff issued a writ at the High Court, Kumasi, claiming against
the Defendant the following reliefs:<o:p></o:p>a.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; A Declaration that both the legal and
equitable title/interest comprised in Plot Nos. 9, 10, 11 12, 13, 14, 15, 18,
19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41,
42, 43, 44, 45, 46, Block A are all exclusively and bonafide vested in the
Plaintiff having duly acquired same from the Defendant’s family in due
accordance with Ashanti Customary Law and Practice dated the 20th
day of March, 2008.<o:p></o:p>b.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Recovery of Possession.<o:p></o:p>c.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Interlocutory/Perpetual/Permanent
injunction.<o:p></o:p>d.