NANA ANTI OWUSU vs. ALHAJI ABDUL AZIZ [2018]DLSC5638

Date	2018-12-12
Suit No.	CIVIL APPEAL NO. J4/21/2017
Citation No.	[2018]DLSC5638

ANSAH JSC (PRESIDING)

ADINYIRA (MRS) JSC

BAFFOE-BONNIE JSC

AKOTO-BAMFO (MRS) JSC

APPAU JSC

ANTHONY FORSON JNR. WITH HIM DENNIS ARMAH FOR THE PLAINTIFFS/RESPONDENTS/RESPONDENTS.

SEAN OPOKU AND TALATA KUNLIE FOR THE DEFENDANT/APPELLANT/APPELLANT.

[2018]DLSC5638
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >NANA ANTI OWUSU<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT/RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>ALHAJI ABDUL AZIZ<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANT/APPELLANT/APPELLANT)<o:p></o:p>[SUPREME
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APPEAL NO. J4/21/2017&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; 12TH
DECEMBER, 2018 <o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:
<o:p></o:p>ANTHONY
FORSON JNR. WITH HIM DENNIS ARMAH FOR THE PLAINTIFFS/RESPONDENTS/RESPONDENTS. <o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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KUNLIE FOR THE DEFENDANT/APPELLANT/APPELLANT. <o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM:&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>ANSAH
JSC (PRESIDING), ADINYIRA (MRS) JSC, BAFFOE-BONNIE JSC, AKOTO-BAMFO (MRS) JSC,
APPAU JSC&nbsp; <o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border-top:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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</div>APPAU,
JSC:- <o:p></o:p>The major issue for
determination in this appeal, notwithstanding the number of grounds of appeal
filed by the appellant herein, has to do with the ownership of a piece or
parcel of land forming part of land commonly known and described as Otinshi
Lands, which the Supreme Court in a related case, described as Otinshie Village
lands. Each of the parties herein laid adverse claim to the very land in
dispute through their claim and counterclaim. The issues which the parties
therefore settled on with the trial court for determination during the trial
were as follows: <o:p></o:p>1.&nbsp; Whether
or not plaintiff’s grantors have valid title to the land described as Otinshi
Lands; <o:p></o:p>2.&nbsp; Whether
or not the subject-matter forms part of Otinshi Lands. <o:p></o:p>3.&nbsp; Whether
or not plaintiff’s grant was fraudulent; <o:p></o:p>4.&nbsp; Whether
or not plaintiff’s registered document was fraudulent; <o:p></o:p>5.&nbsp; Whether
or not plaintiff demolished defendant’s property; and <o:p></o:p>6.&nbsp; Whether
or not plaintiff had capacity to sue. <o:p></o:p>The
other issue that arose from the counterclaim of the defendant but which was not
made part of the agreed issues, though considered by the trial court was;
whether or not the defendant was entitled to his counterclaim. <o:p></o:p>Facts:&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>The case, which has
travelled from the High Court all the way to this apex Cou</main>