NANA KOW KYEREDEH vs. EBUSUAPANIN KOBINA TAWIAH [2018]DLCA5565

Date	2018-04-18
Suit No.	CIVIL APPEAL NO.: H1/139/2011
Citation No.	[2018]DLCA5565

IRENE C. LARBI (MRS) J.A. (PRESIDING)

LAWRENCE L. MENSAH) J.A.

A. M. DOMAKYAAREH (MRS.) J.A.

SOLOMON GYESI FOR THE DEFENDANT/APPELLANT

BERNARD AGORTEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT

[2018]DLCA5565
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >NANA KOW
KYEREDEH<o:p></o:p>(PLAITIFF/RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>EBUSUAPANIN
KOBINA TAWIAH<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANT/APPELLANT)<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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18TH APRIL, 2018<o:p></o:p>

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</div>A.
M. DOMAKYAAREH (MRS), J.A<o:p></o:p>1.
This is an Interlocutory appeal from the Ruling of the High Court Cape Coast
dated 7th July 2008. In the said Ruling the Learned Trial Judge
dismissed the Application of the Defendant/Appellant herein to invoke and rely
on Section 10 of the Limitation Act, 1972 (NRCD 54).<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>2.
The facts of the substantive case are that the Plaintiff/Respondent herein as
Head of the Dadzie Kuma Kona family of Akatakyiwaa issued a Writ of Summons
against the Defendant/Appellant herein in his capacity as Head of Adwinadze
family of Biriwa. In an Amended Writ and accompanying Amended Statement of Claim,
the Plaintiff/Respondent sought the following reliefs:<o:p></o:p>i.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
A
declaration of title to all that containing tracts of land described as
ANHIABAFUFU, PATAABU, EGYABIANAKYIR (portions of this are also referred to as
ARABAAMU AND EGYABIRIM) AND ANKUMABOM<o:p></o:p>ii.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Declaration that the Defendant’s
family are estopped per rem judicatam from the decision of the Native Tribunal
of Yamoransa in the Nkusukum State, Council dated 28th day of
September, 1937 in the case of KOBINA KYIREDE VRS OBAHIMA ADJOA EYIMAH
(substituted by Kofi Akom)<o:p></o:p>iii.&nbsp;&nbsp; Perpetual injunction to
restrain the Defendant, his agents, servants, assigns, privies, workmen and the
members of the Adwinadze family and anybody claiming through them from entering
or developing the land described in paragraph 3 and 1 above or in any other
manner interfering with the Plaintiff’s enjoyment or use of the land<o:p></o:p>iv.&nbsp;&nbsp; </</main>