EMMANUEL OWUSU AMANKWAA (DECEASED) SUBTITUTED BY MRS. SALOME AMANKWAA vs YAW ASIBEY ANTWI, FRANKLIN AFRIYIE AND 12 ORS [2018]DLHC16390

EMMANUEL OWUSU AMANKWAA (DECEASED) SUBTITUTED BY MRS. SALOME AMANKWAA vs YAW AS... [2018]DLHC16390

Date	2018-02-28
Suit No.	SUIT NO. LD/0323/2016
Citation No.	[2018]DLHC16390

HIS LORDSHIP JUSTICE ANTHONY OPPONG

NATHAN YARNEY

ARCHIE DANSO

[2018]DLHC16390
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" ><a name="_Hlk146980440"></a><a name="_Hlk146981432">&nbsp;</a>EMMANUEL OWUSU AMANKWAA (DECEASED)<o:p></o:p>SUBTITUTED BY <o:p></o:p>MRS. SALOME AMANKWAA <o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>YAW ASIBEY ANTWI, FRANKLIN
AFRIYIE AND 12 ORS<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANTS)<o:p></o:p>[HIGH COURT,
ACCRA]<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;<div style="border-top: none; border-right: none; border-left: none; border-image: initial; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: windowtext; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;">

SUIT NO. LD/0323/2016&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &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 FEBRUARY, 2018<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>NATHAN YARNEY FOR PLAINTIFF<o:p></o:p><div style="border-top: none; border-right: none; border-left: none; border-image: initial; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: windowtext; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;">

ARCHIE DANSO FOR
1ST AND 2ND DEFENDANTS<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM
<o:p></o:p>HIS LORDSHIP JUSTICE ANTHONY OPPONG<o:p></o:p><div style="border-top-width: 1.5pt; border-top-color: windowtext; border-left: none; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-right: none; padding: 1pt 0cm;">

<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%;
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</div>&nbsp;The
instant suit was commenced by one Emmanuel Owusu Amankwaa (now deceased) on 19th
January 2016. He claimed for declaration of title to a piece of land situate at Otinshie near East Legon,
Accra, among the other usual ancillary reliefs against Defendants. Whilst the
suit was pending the said Emmanuel Owusu Amankwaa died on 5th April 2016 and
since the cause of action survived him, the action not having been abated by
reason of the death, an application under Order 4 Rule 6 of the High Court (Civil Procedure) Rules, 2004 (C.I.47) was pursued and an order was obtained whereby Mrs. Salome
Amankwaa, the widow was substituted.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;Plaintiff’s
case was that in 2004, he approached Osae family of Otinshie for acquisition of
the land in issue. As at the time, the Osae family was engaged in litigation
over a larger tract of land, which included the land in dispute, with Tsie We
family. Nevertheless the Osae family allocated a piece of land to Plaintiff and
actually placed Plaintiff in possession. The Osae family issued Exhibit “A’ to
Plaintiff to serve as notice to all and sundry to the effect that Plaintiff had
become recognized as the grantee of the Osae family. Exhibit “A” also indicated
that a formal lease would be prepared for Plaintiff in due course of time,
probably at the end of the litigation if the Osae family won the case.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;The
Osae family having put Plaintiff in possession, Plaintiff did not only put up
fence wall around the land, but also permitted auto mechanics, an auto electrician and a hairdresser to operate
their respective vocations on the land to ensure constant presence on the land.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;The
Osae family subsequently obtained judgment by the Supreme Court, per Exhibit
“B” that declared that the Osae family is entitled to Otinshie village. However it is instructive to note that the Supreme Court emphasized that the Osae
family are not entitled t</main>