[2019]DLCA6345 Login to Read Full Case <span style="font-size: 18px !important;"><p class="MsoNormalCxSpFirst" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom: .0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-align:center"><span class="NoSpacingChar"><b><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif";color:#00B0F0">MADAM AFUA KESSE</span></b></span><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt; text-align:center"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"">(</span></i><span class="NoSpacingChar"><i><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"">DEFENDANT/APPLICANT/APPELLANT</span></i></span><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"">)</span></i><i><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif";mso-ansi-language:EN-CA"><o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%"><b><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif";color:#00B0F0">vs.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt; text-align:center"><span class="NoSpacingChar"><b><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif";color:#00B0F0">MFUM FARMS LTD.</span></b></span><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif";mso-bidi-font-family:Arial"><o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt;text-align:center"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif";mso-bidi-font-family:Arial">(</span></i><span class="NoSpacingChar"><i><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"">PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT/RESPONDENT</span></i></span><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif";mso-bidi-font-family:Arial">)<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;">[</span><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%; font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"">COURT OF APPEAL, KUMASI</span><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;">]</span><b><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt; padding:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in"> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%; border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0in; mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in"><b><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"">CIVILAPPEAL NO. H1/41/2018 </span></b><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;"> DATE: </span><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"">26<sup>TH</sup> MARCH, 2019<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p> </div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"">COUNSEL: <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt; padding:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in"> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="line-height:115%;border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0in;mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"">PAUL ADU GYAMFI FOR PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="line-height:115%"><b><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif"">CORAM: <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt; padding:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in"> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="line-height:115%;border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0in;mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"">OWUSU, J.A. (PRESIDING), DZAMEFE, J.A. AND WELBOURNE, J.A.<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="line-height:115%"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif""> <o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt; padding:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in"> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt; text-align:center;mso-outline-level:1;border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt; padding:0in;mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"">JUDGMENT</span></b><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </div><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align:justify"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family:Arial">DZAMEFE J.A.<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpLast" style="margin-top:12.0pt;mso-add-space:auto; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif";mso-bidi-font-family:Arial">The Plaintiff/Respondent hereinafter referred to simply as the Plaintiff issued this writ against the Defendant/Appellant, also referred to as Defendant in the High Court, Land Division, Kumasi for the following reliefs:-<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-top:12.0pt;margin-right:0in; margin-bottom:10.0pt;margin-left:1.0in;mso-add-space:auto;text-align:justify; text-indent:-.5in;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1"><!--[if !supportLists]--><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">i.<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></i><!--[endif]--><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family:Arial">A declaration of title to that piece or parcel of land known as SITE FOR FEEDMILL and OFFICES SITUATE at AFARI near NKAWIE on the NKAWIE-KUMASI MOTOR ROAD and measuring approximately 3.21 acres which is more particularly delineated on PLAIN No. LDA 1149/41291 registered at the Lands Registry on 9<sup>th</sup> June, 1993 under Title No. 15381 and serial no. 394/93.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-top:12.0pt;margin-right:0in; margin-bottom:10.0pt;margin-left:1.0in;mso-add-space:auto;text-align:justify; text-indent:-.5in;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1"><!--[if !supportLists]--><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">ii.<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></i><!--[endif]--><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family:Arial">Recovery of possession.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-top:12.0pt;margin-right:0in; margin-bottom:10.0pt;margin-left:1.0in;mso-add-space:auto;text-align:justify; text-indent:-.5in;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1"><!--[if !supportLists]--><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">iii.<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></i><!--[endif]--><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family:Arial">Special damages of GH¢35,000 for trespass.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-top:12.0pt;margin-right:0in; margin-bottom:10.0pt;margin-left:1.0in;mso-add-space:auto;text-align:justify; text-indent:-.5in;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1"><!--[if !supportLists]--><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">iv.<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></i><!--[endif]--><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family:Arial">Perpetual Injunction restraining the Defendant, her servants, agents and assigns from interfering with the said land.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpFirst" style="margin-top:12.0pt;mso-add-space:auto; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif";mso-bidi-font-family:Arial">The Plaintiffs in their statement of claim averred they are a company registered under the laws o