TOGBE AHOTOR MAKAKU AND 2 OTHERS vs. KOFITSU ASEM AND DOGBATSE [2018]DLHC4087

Date	2018-10-30
Suit No.	SUIT NO. H1/07/2017
Citation No.	[2018]DLHC4087

K. A. ACQUAYE J.A. (PRESIDING)

AGYEMANG (MRS) J.A.

MR. ERNEST DELA AKATEY FOR THE PLAINTIFFS/APPELLANTS

MR. EMILE ATSU AGBAKPE FOR THE DEFENDANTS/RESPONDENT

[2018]DLHC4087
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >TOGBE AHOTOR MAKAKU AND
2 OTHERS<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>KOFITSU ASEM AND
DOGBATSE<o:p></o:p>[HIGH COURT, HO]<o:p></o:p>SUIT
NO. H1/07/2017&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;30TH OCTOBER, 2018 <o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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<o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>MR. ERNEST
DELA AKATEY FOR THE PLAINTIFFS/APPELLANTS <o:p></o:p>MR.
EMILE ATSU AGBAKPE FOR THE DEFENDANTS/RESPONDENT <o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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<o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>

</div>CORAM:<o:p></o:p>K.
A. ACQUAYE, J.A. (PRESIDING) K. S. GYAN, J.A. M. M.
AGYEMANG (MRS), J.A.<o:p></o:p>______________________________________________________________________________<o:p></o:p>JUDGMENT<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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</div>ACQUAYE, J. A. <o:p></o:p>This
is the judgment in respect of an appeal filed on 22nd April 2010
against a judgment delivered by the Circuit Court sitting at Ho dated 9th
July 2008 <o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>In
their writ of summons the plaintiffs claimed against the defendants jointly and
severally: <o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in;
mso-pagination:none;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;
mso-border-shadow:yes">1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; General
damages for trespass unto all that piece or parcel of land situate, lying and
being at Kpetoe known as Gangakpo bounded on one side by the Ho-Denu Road, on
another side by River Kpetoe, on another side by the properties of Matti Gboya
and Dappah families of Kpetoe and on the last side by the plaintiff's land. <o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in;
mso-pagination:none;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;
mso-border-shadow:yes">2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Perpetual
injunction restraining the ist defendant from selling or otherwise interfering
with the said land and the 2nd defendant from continuing the building
operations now going on by himself, his principal, workmen, servants, labourers
etc pending the final determination of the suit. <o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>In
their further amended statement of claim and evidence the plaintiffs stated
that they are the head and principal members of the Bedze Agbedrafor clan of
which their ancestor by name Teteh Kporku founded the land described in the
statement of claim. <o:p></o:p>Since
then several generations headed by Teteh Bediaku, Ahortor 1, the II, the III,
Mankralo A</main>