F.K.A. CO. LTD., KWABENA AMOATENG AND REBECCA OFOSUAH vs. NII TETTEY OKORH ARYEE, TOGBU OKRU AND EBENEZER OKRU [2019]DLCA6340

F.K.A. CO. LTD., KWABENA AMOATENG AND REBECCA OFOSUAH vs. NII TETTEY OKORH ARYE... [2019]DLCA6340

Date	2019-03-27
Suit No.	SUIT NO. H1/68/2017
Citation No.	[2019]DLCA6340

ADJEI J.A. (PRESIDING)

TORKORNOO J. A.

GAISIE J.A.

NII AKWEI BRUCE THOMPSON FOR DEFENDANTS/APPELLANTS

GODFRED ACHEAMPONG FOR PLAINTIFFS/RESPONDENTS

[2019]DLCA6340
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >F.K.A. CO. LTD., KWABENA
AMOATENG AND REBECCA OFOSUAH<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFFS/RESPONDENTS)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>NII TETTEY OKORH ARYEE,
TOGBU OKRU AND EBENEZER OKRU<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANTS/APPELLANTS)<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>[COURT OF APPEAL, ACCRA]<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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SUIT
NO. H1/68/2017&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;DATE: 27TH
MARCH, 2019<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL: <o:p></o:p>NII AKWEI BRUCE THOMPSON
FOR DEFENDANTS/APPELLANTS<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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GODFRED
ACHEAMPONG FOR PLAINTIFFS/RESPONDENTS<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM:
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ADJEI
J.A. (PRESIDING), TORKORNOO, J. A. AND GAISIE J.A.<o:p></o:p>

</div>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;
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</div>TORKORNOO,
J. A:<o:p></o:p>This
is an appeal against a ruling from the land division of the High Court Accra
dated 30th November 2016. According to the Statement of Claim of the
Plaintiff/Respondents, the contentions around Danchira lands, that is the subject
matter of this appeal have been raging for at least a century. <o:p></o:p>The
oldest of these law suits is cited in Paragraph 7 of the Statement of Claim as Quamin Amu v Nsaki, Ahumah Oku &amp; Others
dated 14th July 1891 and the Respondents alleged that in that and
other cases, the courts declared Danchira lands as owned by the Djan-Bi Amu
family. They also cited a case as Nii
Armar 11, Dzasetse and Acting Manche of Asere, suit no L17/75.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>In
the present suit numbered LD1243/16
at the high court, the 1st Plaintiff/Respondent (hereinafter
referred to as 1st Respondent) commenced same with one Rebecca
Ofosua and Kwabena Amoateng as 2nd and 3rd Plaintiffs. He
alleged in the Amended Statement of Claim filed on 28th September
2016 that the 1st Defendant/Appellant claims to be Dzasetse of
Danchira and represents 4 composite families namely Sawyerpramano, Amanfo,
Juabeng and Kubeshishie families of Asere. The 2nd and 3rd
Appellants are grantees of the 1st Appellant’s family. <o:p></o:p>The
Respondents alleged that 1st Respondent acquired parts of Danchira
lands from the Djan-Bi Amu family through one Nii Teiko Okai, the then head of
family of the Djan-Bi Amu family of Danchira and the 1st Respondent
had registered these pieces of land. Prior to the acquisition, they had
conducted a search at the Lands Commission that confirmed that a Statutory
Declaration had been filed on 2nd February 1976 by John Ayiku Mensah
confirming the lands as belonging to the Djan-Bi Amu family. The 2nd
and 3rd Plaintiff/Respondents are grantees of the 1st Respondent
following its acquisition. <o:p></o:p>It
was the case of the 1st Respondent that when their clients were
taken to the land, they were attacked by the 1st, 2nd and
3rd Defendants/Appellants. According to the Statement of Claim, the Respondent
sued the three Defendants on 14th May 2007 after these challenges. <o:p></o:p>(This
suit was titled FKA Ltd. Nii Teiko Okine
substituted by Nii Tackie Amoah VI v Nii Ayikai Akrama 11 &amp; 4 Others
and numbered AL 22/2007). According
to the Statement of Claim before us, the 1st Respondent (as Plaintiff),
claimed in suit number AL 22/2007
for:<o:p></o:p>a.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; declaration
of title to all that pieces or parcels of land described in the schedules to
the Statement of Claim<o:p></o:p>b.