NANA KODIAWUDE vs. NANA ACKAKYI AND NANA AZIA EIKU IV [2018]DLCA6192

Date	2018-11-28
Suit No.	CIVIL APPEAL NO H1/21/18
Citation No.	[2018]DLCA6192

IRENE CHARITY LARBI MRS. J.A (PRESIDING)

L. L. MENSAH (J.A)

ANGELINA M. DOMAKYAAREH MRS.( J.A)

PETER KING BADU PRAY FOR APPLICANT/APPELLANT

EMMANUEL ARTHUR FOR DEFENDANT/RESPONDENT

[2018]DLCA6192
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >NANA KODIAWUDE<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>NANA ACKAKYI AND NANA AZIA EIKU
IV<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANT/
APPELLANT /RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p>[COURT
OF APPEAL, CAPE COAST]<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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CIVIL
APPEAL NO H1/21/18 &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>PETER KING BADU PRAY FOR
APPLICANT/APPELLANT<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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EMMANUEL
ARTHUR FOR DEFENDANT/RESPONDENT<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>IRENE CHARITY LARBI MRS.
J.A (PRESIDING), L. L. MENSAH (J.A), ANGELINA M. DOMAKYAAREH 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>Irene
Charity Larbi&nbsp; (Mrs) J.A.<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;
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This is an appeal against the ruling of the
High Court, Cape Coast dated 18th March, 2015.<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;
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The brief facts of the case are that the
Plaintiff (Substituted) filed a suit on 23/08/2011 against the Defendant as the
Odikro of the village of Bissikrom also called Kodiawudie near Agona Ahanta in
Western Region of Ghana. The Plaintiff in his Amended Statement of claim stated
that he is one of fourteen (14) Odikro under the Agona Ahanta Divisional Stool
of Ahanta.<o:p></o:p>He stated further that his land covers an area
approximately five (5) square miles which is bounded on the South by Anyamkroom
Stool lands on the East by Assini Stool lands on the North by Nsuaem Stool
lands and the West by the Morrison/Axim Road area.<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;
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On 16th October, 2014 the
Appellant filed a Motion on Notice for joinder as the Divisional Chief of Agona
Ahanta on the ground that the disputed land is situate within his area.<o:p></o:p>After hearing arguments from both counsel for the
Appellant and Respondent, the High Court gave its ruling that as between the
stool of Agona Ahanta and that of the Respondent Apimenyim there is res
judicata and therefore the Appellant cannot lawfully join the suit.<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;
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Dissatisfied with the said ruling, the
Appellant filed a Notice of Appeal against the whole ruling/decision on th</main>