KOJO AKYER vs KOFI YAW [2019]DLCA6377

Date	2019-05-29
Suit No.	CIVIL APPEAL NO. H1/49/18
Citation No.	[2019]DLCA6377

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

JUSTICE L. L. MENSAH J.A.

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

VICTOR YANKSON FOR PLAINTIFF/APPELLANT

NO APPEARANCE FOR THE DEFENDANT/RESPONDENT

[2019]DLCA6377
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >KOJO AKYER<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF/APPELLANT)<o:p></o:p>vs<o:p></o:p>KOFI YAW<o:p></o:p>(DFENDANT/RESPONDENT)<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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H1/49/18&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: 29TH MAY 2019<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>VICTOR YANKSON FOR PLAINTIFF/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 APPEARANCE FOR THE
DEFENDANT/RESPONDENT.<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM: <o:p></o:p>&nbsp;JUSTICE IRENE C. LARBI (MRS) J.A. (PRESIDING),
JUSTICE L. L. MENSAH J.A., JUSTICE ANGELINA M. DOMAKYAAREH (MRS) J.A.<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border-top:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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</div>LAWRENCE L. MENSAH, J.A.<o:p></o:p>This
is an appeal against the judgment of the High Court Agona Swedru, dated 21st
July, 2017 by the Plaintiff/Appellant who will be referred in this judgment as
the Plaintiff in favor of the Defendant/Respondent who will be referred to as
the Defendant.&nbsp; The appeal is about a
parcel of land at Gomoa Akropong with a seven bedroom storey house thereon
which the parties are fighting over.&nbsp; The
parties are uterine brothers, but from different fathers.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; It is the case of the Plaintiff that
in 2004, he acquired a parcel of land at Gomoa Akropong from the Nsona family
of Gomoa Aboso represented by Opanyin E. K. Assan.&nbsp; A receipt was issued to evidence the
transaction.&nbsp; A site plan, indenture and
a building plan were made at the behest of the Plaintiff.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; In 2005, the Plaintiff said he sold
his taxi cab to commence the construction of the disputed house.&nbsp; He engaged masons and carpenters to put up
the house which he roofed in 2007.&nbsp; It
was after roofing the building that he had a chat with the Defendant who was
then in Israel, about his building.&nbsp; The
Defendant offered to assist in the construction so that if he was in Ghana, he
would get a place to lodge.&nbsp; Plaintiff
agreed with Defendant.&nbsp; In his
contribution to improving upon the building, the Defendant sent money from
Israel to the Plaintiff so that the wooden frames of the windows at the
frontage of the house was replaced with aluminium and glasses.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; A further case of the Plaintiff is
that late in 2008, the Defendant started remittances to him amounting to a
total of GH¢18,000.00.&nbsp; From this amount,
Plaintiff was to pay the school fees and the upkeep of Defendant’s son who was
then living with the Plaintiff and part of the money to effect the changes in
the building aforesaid.&nbsp; The changes
effected from Defendants GH¢18,000.00 was one glass door and six windows.&nbsp; When Defendant returned from Israel, he
bought oil paints to paint the house and some tiles for the floor, and wall the
house.&nbsp; Defendant also paid for the
electricity connected to the house.&nbsp; <o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>Plaintiff said the Defendant completely
rejected the fact that he had offered to assist he the Plaintiff to put up the
disputed house and claimed same as his own self-acquired property.&nbsp; Plaintiff therefore instituted action at the
court below against the Defendant, praying for the following reliefs:<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;
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Declaration of title to a piece or
parcel of land situated at Akyereburom.<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;
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Recovery of possession.<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;
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