DR. ARTHUR OTOO CHINERY vs. I-SIBIE COMPANY LTD & ORS [2018]DLCA6177

Date	2018-11-29
Suit No.	SUIT NO. H1/19/2018
Citation No.	[2018]DLCA6177

MARFUL SAU (J.S.C) PRESIDING

E. K. AYEBI (J.A)

AVRIL LOVELACE-JOHNSON (J.A)

THOMAS HUGHES FOR THE 1ST DEFENDANT/APPELLANT

KOSINA OFEI BADU FOR PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT

[2018]DLCA6177
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >DR. ARTHUR OTOO CHINERY<o:p></o:p>[PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT]<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>I-SIBIE COMPANY LTD
&amp; ORS<o:p></o:p>[1ST DEFENDANT/APPELLANT]<o:p></o:p>[COURT
OF APPEAL, ACCRA]<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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SUIT NO. H1/19/2018&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: 29TH NOVEMBER, 2018<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>THOMAS
HUGHES FOR THE 1ST 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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KOSINA
OFEI BADU FOR PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM: <o:p></o:p>MARFUL
SAU (J.S.C) PRESIDING, E. K. AYEBI (J.A), AVRIL LOVELACE-JOHNSON (J.A)<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border-top:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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</div>AVRIL LOVELACE-JOHNSON
(JA):<o:p></o:p>This
is an appeal against the ruling of the High Court dated 7thJune 2016 on the
following grounds:<o:p></o:p>1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The Ruling is against the weight of
evidence<o:p></o:p>2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The Default Judgment being a nullity
should not have been allowed to stand<o:p></o:p>3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The judge erred in even considering the
evidence of the bailiff and should have disregarded his evidence for proving
service three years after the fact<o:p></o:p>4.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The learned judge’s findings that there
was evidence of the land having been transferred to third parties is not borne
out of the record<o:p></o:p>5.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The learned judge erred in dismissing
the application when the suit had not even commenced and there were 8 other
parties in the suit.<o:p></o:p>6.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Further grounds to be canvassed upon
the receipt of the record of proceedings<o:p></o:p>Contrary
to the indication in the notice of appeal no additional grounds of appeal were
filed.<o:p></o:p>The
facts of this case are that the Plaintiff/Respondent (to be referred to simply
as Respondent hereon) issued a writ on 26th August 2011 against the
Defendant/Appellant (to be referred to simply as Appellant hereon) and eight
others for the following reliefs:<o:p></o:p>i.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Declaration of title to or in the
alternative Declaration that the Awura Naa Hansen family through their
ancestors and predecessors are the owners in possession of all that large tract
of land situate at Accra called the plantation, formerly known as Katakpor and
now Katapor land situate in Accra measuring 1,588.37 acres (635 hectares)
bounded on the North by Faase family land measuring 39,078 feet more or less on
the South and South-East by Kwabenya land measuring 211,345 feet more or less
on the South-West by Ankrah and Abesse Pokuase Family lands measuring 9,709
feet more or less and on the North-East by Bodumasi family land measuring
31,661 feet more or less more particularly delineated on a site plan drawn on
compass but now re-surveyed and drawn according to national co-ordinates by the
survey Department of Ghana and therefore now has a total area of 988.21 acres
(399.93 Hectares).<o:p></o:p>ii.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Recovery of possession to all the
portions of Awura Naa&nbsp; Hansen family land
being developed by all the Defendants their servants, agents and assigns or
persons claiming through or in trust for them.<o:p></o:p>iii.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Damages for trespass.<o:p></o:p>iv.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Mandatory injunction compelling the
Defendants to remove or demolish all the structures they or their servants,
agents or assigns or persons claiming through or in trust for them have built
on AwuraNaa Hansen family land.<o:p></o:p>v.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Perpetual injunction restraining the
Defendants, their agents, servants, assigns and all those claiming through or
in trust for them from further interfering with any portion of the AwuraNaa
Hansen family land.<o:p></o:p>vi.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; A declaration that the land in dispute
does not form part of the Ashongman lands.<o:p></o:p>vii.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; A declaration that any claim by anyone
including the Ashongman Chief or anybody or company claiming through or in
trust for him or their agents, servants or assigns or anybody, company or any
Chief from wheresoever is statute barred.<o:p></o:p>