MOSES TUTU vs. ANIBRE KOFI AND AFETOR KITIKI & AFETOR ODUMANKUMA [2018]DLCA5555

Date	2018-06-26
Suit No.	SUIT NO. H1/266/2004
Citation No.	[2018]DLCA5555

K. A. ACQUAYE JA (PRESIDING)

S. K. GYAN JA

M. M. AGYEMANG (MRS) JA

MR. SAVIOUR MAX KWASI DZIKUNU ESQ FOR THE

DEFENDANTS/APPELLANTS AND CO-DEFENDANTS/APPELLANT.

MR. OSCAR VULOR FOR THE PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT.

[2018]DLCA5555
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >MOSES TUTU<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>ANIBRE KOFI<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANT/APPELLANT)<o:p></o:p>AND<o:p></o:p>AFETOR KITIKI &amp; AFETOR ODUMANKUMA<o:p></o:p>(1ST
CO-DEFENDANT/APPELLLANT &amp;2ND CO-DEFENDANT/APPELLANT)<o:p></o:p>[COURT
OF APPEAL (CIVIL DIVISION), HO]<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>MR. SAVIOUR MAX KWASI DZIKUNU, ESQ FOR THE
DEFENDANTS/APPELLANTS AND CO-DEFENDANTS/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.
OSCAR VULOR FOR THE PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT. <o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM:
<o:p></o:p>K. A. ACQUAYE JA (PRESIDING), S. K.
GYAN JA, M. M. AGYEMANG (MRS) JA<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border-top:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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</div>SAEED
K. GYAN, JA:<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>This case, which at its very inception
appeared on the face of it to be quite a simple and straight forward issue of
alleged trespass to land ended up assuming a rather hard, difficult,
complicated and confused matter, whose resolution was obviously worsened by the
fact that, from the pleadings up to a substantial stage of the plenary hearing,
the case had been handled by the parties themselves without the support or
assistance of legal Counsel.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>The legal and factual situation
additionally appears to have suffered further complications when following a
rather late order for a survey plan to be drawn of the supposed land in
dispute, and arising from the outcome of that work, a defence witness applied
to be joined and was duly granted leave to join the suit as Co-Defendant,
whereupon there subsequently emerged a tacit agreement between the said
witness/co-defendant and the main Defendant in the case (1st Defendant)
whereby the said 1st Defendant literally and practically ceded his case
to the aforesaid defence witness, who had been joined to the suit as another
co-defendant, but whose interest and case, at the material time and
circumstances, appeared to be at variance with the 1st Defendant in
whose favour he had testified as a critical witness.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>The case which started in the year
2000 with a Writ of Summons filed on 6/4/2000 at the Kpando Circuit Court found
its first substantive resolution, after a full trial by the Circuit Court
Judge, who by the time of his judgment at the Court below had been promoted to
the High Court Bench and accordingly delivered the now impugned judgment as an
Additional Circuit Court Judge.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>In what appears to be a rather pain
staking but tortuous judgment, the learned trial judge emerged from his labour
with certain findings of fact and ultimately pronounced his decision in favour
of the Plaintiff in the case, namely MOSES TUTU. The judgment was delivered on
the 24th day of October, 2003.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>Being aggrieved by and dissatisfied
with the decision of the Learned Trial Judge the instant appeal was launched by
the “Defendants/Appellants” by way of Notice of Appeal filed on their behalf by
their solicitors on 3/11/2003.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>The appeal was said to be against the
whole judgment and the relief sought was to the effect that the “judgment be
set aside and judgment entered in favour of the Defendant and
Co-Defendant/Appellants”.<o:p></o:p><sp</main>