NANA K. KWEI vs. AMEYAW YEBOAH OF SAKAA & ANOR. [2018]DLCA6191

Date	2018-11-28
Suit No.	SUIT NO: H1/21/2018
Citation No.	[2018]DLCA6191

MARIAMA OWUSU J.A. (PRESIDING)

HENRY A. KWOFIE J. A.

AMMA GAISIE (MRS) J. A.

ALFRED TUAH-YEBOAH FOR APPELLANT

MATHEW APPIAH FOR RESPONDENTS

[2018]DLCA6191
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >NANA K. KWEI<o:p></o:p>(APPELLANT)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>AMEYAW YEBOAH OF SAKAA
&amp; ANOR.<o:p></o:p>&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;(RESPONDENTS)&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; <o:p></o:p>[COURT
OF APPEAL, KUMASI]<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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SUIT NO: H1/21/2018&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;DATE:
28TH NOVEMBER, 2018<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>ALFRED TUAH-YEBOAH FOR
APPELLANT<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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MATHEW
APPIAH FOR RESPONDENTS<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>MARIAMA OWUSU J.A.
(PRESIDING), HENRY A. KWOFIE J. A., AMMA GAISIE (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>MARIAMA OWUSU, JA<o:p></o:p>On
10th December, 2013, the High Court, Sunyani, dismissed the
plaintiff’s suit against the defendants.&nbsp;
In its ruling the court held that:<o:p></o:p>“I have carefully read the pleadings
so far filed in this suit.&nbsp; It is my view
that, before I decide the central issue in the suit, namely whether or not the
plaintiff as Kontihene and overall head is the owner of the lands in and around
Sikaa Town, I will have to determine the following issue:<o:p></o:p>1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Whether
or not the plaintiff is Nkoranza Kontihene and overall head of Sikaa lands and<o:p></o:p>2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Whether
or not the defendants are Odikro and Obaahemaa respectively of Sikaa Town.<o:p></o:p>These are clearly matters affecting
chieftaincy which this court has no jurisdiction to determine.&nbsp; It is my view therefore that this court has
no jurisdiction to entertain and determine this suit and I dismiss it
accordingly.<o:p></o:p>I make no order as to costs.”<o:p></o:p>Dissatisfied
with the decision of the High Court, the plaintiff filed an appeal before the
Court of Appeal on the following grounds:<o:p></o:p>a.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; That the trial Judge erred when he
ruled that the matter is a cause or matter affecting chieftaincy and dismissed same.<o:p></o:p>b.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; That by the procedural rules of the
High Court, the trial court’s jurisdiction had not been properly activated at
the time this ruling was delivered and hence this order is premature.<o:p></o:p></spa</main>