MR. SALAM vs. MR. C.K. ARHIN [2018]DLCA6197

Date	2018-11-12
Suit No.	SUIT NO. H1/29/2018
Citation No.	[2018]DLCA6197

ADUAMA OSEI JA (PRESIDING)

SENYO DZAMEFE JA

WELBOURNE (MRS.) JA

JAMES MARSHALL BELIEB FOR DEFENDANT/ APPELLANT

KOBINA OBIRI YEBOAH FOR PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT

[2018]DLCA6197
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >MR. SALAM <o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANT/APPELLANT)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>MR. C.K.
ARHIN <o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p>[COURT
OF APPEAL (CIVIL DIVISION), 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. H1/29/2018&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; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;DATE: 12TH NOVEMBER, 2018 <o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>JAMES MARSHALL BELIEB FOR 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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PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT.<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>ADUAMA OSEI JA
(PRESIDING), SENYO DZAMEFE JA, WELBOURNE (MRS.) JA<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border-top:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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</div>ADUAMA OSEI JA:<o:p></o:p>By
a writ of summons issued in the High Court, Kumasi, on the 26th of
March, 2008, the Plaintiff/Respondent, hereinafter referred to as “the Plaintiff”, claimed the following
reliefs against the Defendant/Appellant:<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>“1. A declaration that ownership to the farmland
situate at Ampeyoo Krofofrom near Kumasi and which is registered as Okyeso
Farms Limited is vested in the Plaintiff and his wife.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>“2. Recovery of possession.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>“3. An order of perpetual injunction restraining
the defendant, his agents, servants, heirs and any person claiming title
through him from interfering with the Plaintiff’s farmland in dispute. <o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>“4. Damages for trespass.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>“5. An order claiming one third (1/3) share of the
animals reared on the plaintiff’s farmland by the defendant”.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>The
Plaintiff sought to justify the institution of his action in the statement of
claim that accompanied the writ of summons. He stated in the statement of claim
that in or around 1994, he acquired an 8.56 acre farmland situate at Ampeyoo
Krofofrom on Agyeiwaa Stool land from Nana Kwabena Bonsu, Otumfour Apentenhene,
and Opanin Kwabena Opong, the Odikro of Ampeyoo. He said he paid the drink
money for the land and his grantors gave him allocation papers. The Plaintiff
stated further that on the 20th of March, 1984, he registered his
farms as “Okyeso Farms Limited”, under
the Companies Act, 1963 (Act 179) and he built a 5-room living house and
concrete structures on the land for the purpose of keeping farm animals. Having
done these, the Plaintiff started rearing cattle, pigs, goats and sheep on the
land. The Plaintiff alleged that in or around 1990, he employed the
Defendant/Appellant, hereinafter referred to as “the Defendant”, on the land as farm keeper with the following
terms of employment:<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>