VALENTINE STEPHEN KWASI GANYO vs. NICHOLAS TETTEH AND NARH MARTEY [2019]DLCA6353

Date	2019-03-26
Suit No.	CIVIL APPEAL NO. HI/01/2019
Citation No.	[2019]DLCA6353

FRANCIS KORBIEH JA (PRESIDING)

MABEL AGYEMANG (MRS) JA

MERLEY WOOD (MRS) JA

CHRISTIAN TEYE AZU FOR DEFENDANT/APPELLANT

NO LEGAL REPRESENTATION FOR PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT

[2019]DLCA6353
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >VALENTINE STEPHEN KWASI GANYO<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>NICHOLAS TETTEH AND NARH MARTEY<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANTS/
APPELLANTS)<o:p></o:p>[COURT OF APPEAL, KOFORIDUA]<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. HI/01/2019&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: 26TH
MARCH, 2019<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL: <o:p></o:p>CHRISTIAN
TEYE AZU FOR DEFENDANT/APPELLANT<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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NO
LEGAL REPRESENTATION 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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FRANCIS
KORBIEH JA (PRESIDING), MABEL AGYEMANG (MRS) JA AND MERLEY WOOD (MRS) JA<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>MERLEY
WOOD J.A<o:p></o:p>This is an appeal from the judgment of
the Circuit Court, Akropong-Akwapim delivered on 18th November 2016.
In that judgment, the trial court entered judgment for the Plaintiff/Respondent
for a declaration of title and recovery of possession in respect of a piece of
land described in his Writ of Summons and also restrained the Defendant/Appellant
by themselves, privies or assigns, workmen, servants and successors in interest
from interfering with the Plaintiff/Respondent’s possession of the said land.<o:p></o:p>The Plaintiff/Respondent issued out a
Writ of Summons on 26th April 2010 which was amended on 5th
December 2011 for the following reliefs:<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;
mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;">i.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
A
Declaration of Title of all that piece or parcel of land forming part of the
land situate, lying and being at Agomanya Kenglesi in the Eastern Region of the
Republic of Ghana containing an approximate area of 0.23 of an Acre more or
less and bounded by properties of the North by Gyimah’s property, East by
Osaum’s property, South by Isaac Afi’s property and West by Tettey Kwame
Azinyo’s property which said piece of land is more particularly delineated on
the plan attached hereto.<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;
mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;">ii.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Recovery
of possession of the property.<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;
mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;">iii.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Aggravated
damages for trespass on the property.<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;
mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;">iv.