OSEI KARIKARI vs. KWAME ADDO, AKOSUA BADU AND OSEI YEBOAH [2018]DLCA6196

Date	2018-11-26
Suit No.	SUIT NO. H1/22/2018
Citation No.	[2018]DLCA6196

K.A. ACQUAYE JA (PRESIDENT)

S. KWEKU GYAN J.A

MABEL M. AGYEMANG (MRS) J.A

CHRISTOPHER ARCHER WITH DENNIS M. ARYEE FOR THE PLAINTIFF/ APPELLANT

FRANK DONKOR FOR THE DEFENDANTS/ RESPONDENTS

[2018]DLCA6196
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >OSEI KARIKARI<o:p></o:p>(PLAITIFF/APPELLANT)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>KWAME ADDO, AKOSUA BADU
AND OSEI YEBOAH<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANTS/RESPONDENTS)<o:p></o:p>[COURT
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</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>CHRISTOPHER ARCHER WITH
DENNIS M. ARYEE FOR THE PLAINTIFF/ APPELLANT<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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FRANK
DONKOR FOR THE DEFENDANTS/ RESPONDENTS<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>K.A. ACQUAYE JA (PRESIDENT),
S. KWEKU GYAN J.A, MABEL M. AGYEMANG (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>K.
A. ACQUAYE, J.A<o:p></o:p>This judgment is in respect
of an appeal lodged against the judgment delivered by a High Court in Koforidua
on 25th July 2017, in which the claims of the plaintiff were
dismissed and judgment entered for the defendants on their counterclaim.<o:p></o:p>It all started when the
plaintiff took out a writ of summons on behalf of the family of Kwame Karikari
on 27th January 2012 claiming against the defendants: <o:p></o:p>a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
An
order for declaration of title to the parcel of land situate, lying and being
at Kwayemu in the New Juaben Municipal Area bounded as follows:<o:p></o:p>On one side by the property
of Kwabena Amoah, on another side by the property of Boateng, on another side
by the property of Akua Antwua, on another side by the property of Adwoa Twei
and on the last side by the property of Kwabena Broja.<o:p></o:p>b)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Recovery
of possession of the said land<o:p></o:p>c)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Damages
for trespass<o:p></o:p>d)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
An
order of perpetual injunction to restrain the defendants, their agents,
workmen, servants or assigns from entering the land.<o:p></o:p>The plaintiff’s case was that
one Kwabena Karikari who was his father bought the disputed land in 1951 for £27
from the family of Afua Daawah who gave his father a receipt and an
affidavit.&nbsp; The plaintiff test</main>