NICHOLAS KARYAVOULAS vs. LT. COL. KAKU KORSAH (SUBST.) BY CHARLOTTE MENSAH AND GRACE MENSAH [2018]DLCA8933

NICHOLAS KARYAVOULAS vs. LT. COL. KAKU KORSAH (SUBST.) BY CHARLOTTE MENSAH AND... [2018]DLCA8933

Date	2018-03-20
Suit No.	CIVIL APPEAL NO. H1/49/15
Citation No.	[2018]DLCA8933

IRENE C. LARBI (MRS) J.A. (PRESIDING)

LAWRENCE L. MENSAH J.A.

ANGELINA M. DOMAKYAAREH (MRS) J.A.

VICTOR OWUSU FOR PLAINTIFF/APPELLANT.

E. K. AMUA SEKYI FOR 2ND DEFENDANT/RESPONDENT.

[2018]DLCA8933
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >NICHOLAS KARYAVOULAS<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF/
APPELLANT)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>LT. COL. KAKU KORSAH (SUBST.)
BY CHARLOTTE MENSAH AND GRACE MENSAH<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANTS/RESPONDENTS)<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>[COURT OF APPEAL, CAPE COAST]<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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CIVIL APPEAL NO.
H1/49/15&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;DATED: 20TH MARCH 2018<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>VICTOR
OWUSU FOR 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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E. K. AMUA SEKYI FOR 2ND
DEFENDANT/RESPONDENT.<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM:<o:p></o:p>IRENE
C. LARBI (MRS) J.A. (PRESIDING), LAWRENCE L. MENSAH J.A., ANGELINA M.&nbsp; 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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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;border:none;
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</div>L. L. MENSAH, J.A.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>This is an appeal against the judgment of the
High Court, Sekondi dated the 20th day of April, 2014 in favour of
the Defendants/Respondents (hereinafter referred to as the Defendants) against
the Plaintiff/Appellant (hereinafter referred to as the Plaintiff).&nbsp; The land the subject matter of this action is
situate and lying at Essipon in the Sekondi-Takoradi municipality.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>Facts:<o:p></o:p>The facts which engendered this appeal are as
follows:-&nbsp; The Plaintiff was born in
Ghana to a Greek father and a Ghanaian mother.&nbsp;
The father of the Plaintiff was Andrews Karyavoulas who passed into
eternity.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>In or about 1956, the said Andrews
Karyavoulas (deceased) and the Plaintiff acquired a large tract of land the
subject-matter of this appeal from the Royal Abrashiem Ebiradze Stool family of
Essipon for valuable consideration in the sum of Thirty Pounds (£30.00).&nbsp; The grant was in the form of a lease for a
period of 65 years.&nbsp; The transaction was
reduced into writing and the land was plotted and registered in the then Lands
Department in the Deeds Registry, Accra.&nbsp;
Not long after the acquisition of the land, the Plaintiff’s father
Andrews Karyavoulas who was in Ghana subsequently travelled to Greece for
medical attention and died there.&nbsp; Upon
his death, all the assets of the father devolved to the son the Plaintiff.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>While the Plaintiff was away in Greece, his
mother who is still living in Ghana was instructed by him to take possession of
the land which was leased to him in 1956, a portion of which is in dispute, and
secure same from trespassers.&nbsp; In
furtherance of abiding by the instructions of her son, Plaintiff’s mother who
is Plaintiff’s attorney in the prosecution of this case in the court below,
took over the land and cultivated same with coconut and food crops.&nbsp; All these farming activities took place
without interference from any quarters whatsoever.&nbsp; Later on the Essipon area became statutory
planning area, for which reason all the lands in the area, including the
disputed land were demarcated into residential plots.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>The further case of the Plaintiff is that
about six years ago, he returned to Ghana to develop the disputed land into a
beach resort.&nbsp; Warning signs with the
inscription that the disputed land belonged to the Plaintiff and his family in
an attempt to warn of trespassers off was visibly displayed on the land.&nbsp; While preparing for the beach resort project,
the 1st Defendant trespassed onto the land in particular plots
numbers T1 and T2 and started digging foundation trenches thereon.&nbsp; All warnings to 1st Defendant to
keep off the land was ignored.&nbsp; As a
result, the Plaintiff instituted action against the 1st Defendant at
the court below with the following reliefs:<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm;
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A
declaration of title to all that piece and parcel of land situate at Essipon
bounded on the North by the land of Essipon, bounded on the sea or Gulf of
Guinea, bounded on the East by the land of Essipon and on the West by the land
of Essipon containing an area of 19.57 acres.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></spa</main>