STEPHEN KOBINA FYNN vs. EGYA EKOW NORTEY & 4 ORS. [2019]DLCA6351

Date	2019-03-27
Suit No.	CIVIL APPEAL NO. H1/4/19
Citation No.	[2019]DLCA6351

JUSTICE IRENE C. LARBI (MRS) J.A. (PRESIDING)

JUSTICE LAWRENCE L. MENSAH J.A.

JUSTICE ANGELINA M. DOMAKYAAREH (MRS) J.A.

JOSEPH E. K. ABEKAH FOR THE DEFENDANTS/APPELLANTS

DANIEL ARTHUR FOR PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT.

[2019]DLCA6351
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >STEPHEN KOBINA FYNN<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>EGYA EKOW NORTEY &amp; 4 ORS.<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANTS/APPELLANTS)<o:p></o:p>[COURT OF APPEAL, CAPE COAST]<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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CIVIL
APPEAL NO. H1/4/19&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>JOSEPH
E. K. ABEKAH FOR THE 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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DANIEL
ARTHUR FOR PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT.<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM: <o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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JUSTICE
IRENE C. LARBI (MRS), J.A. (PRESIDING), JUSTICE LAWRENCE L. MENSAH, J.A. AND
JUSTICE ANGELINA M. DOMAKYAAREH (MRS), 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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</div>LAWRENCE L. MENSAH, J.A.<o:p></o:p>This is an interlocutory
appeal against the ruling of the High Court, Cape Coast dated the 7th
day of February 2018 in favour of the Plaintiff/Respondent who will be referred
in this appeal as the Plaintiff, against the Defendants/Appellants who will be
referred as the Defendants.<o:p></o:p>FACTS:<o:p></o:p>The facts of this
interlocutory appeal admit no complications at all.&nbsp; The Plaintiff’s case is that he is a member
of the Techie-Mensah Anona Family of Elmina. Nana Kwamina Solomon who was the
head of family passed away, however, no successor has been appointed to replace
him.&nbsp; Meanwhile the Defendants have
arrogated to themselves the power of head of family and are disposing of the
tracts of land belonging to the family.&nbsp;
The Plaintiff also contend that even though he is a member of the
Techie-Mensah Anona family aforesaid, the Defendants, for no apparent reason,
declared the Plaintiff an outcast and have variously retorted that the
Plaintiff is not a member of the said Techie-Mensah Anona family of Elmina.&nbsp; The Plaintiff therefore instituted action at
the court below claiming the following reliefs:<o:p></o:p>(1)&nbsp;&nbsp; A declaration that the Plaintiff is a
member of the Techie-Mensah Anona Family of Elmina.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>(2)&nbsp;&nbsp; A declaration that the Defendants not
being the Head of the Techie-Mensah Family of Elmina lack capacity to alienate
lands.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>(3)&nbsp;&nbsp; An order for perpetual injunction
restraining the Defendants, their agents/workmen, assigns, privies and all
those claiming through them from having interference with the Plaintiff’s right
to partake in all activities of the Techie-Mensah Anona Family of Elmina.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&n</main>