MRS. MARY OPOKU (PLAINTIFF/APPELLANT) vs. NANA OPOKU ASENSO NICHOLAS AND HAGAR ASAMOAH (DEFENDANTS/RESPONDENTS) [2019]DLCA7604

MRS. MARY OPOKU (PLAINTIFF/APPELLANT) vs. NANA OPOKU ASENSO NICHOLAS AND HAGAR A... [2019]DLCA7604

Date	2019-10-29
Suit No.	SUIT NO. H1/22/2019
Citation No.	[2019]DLCA7604

MARIAMA OWUSU J.A. (PRESIDING)

DZAMEFE J. A.

WELBOURNE (MRS) J. A.

KWAME ANTWI AFRIYIE FOR PLAINTIFF/APPELLANTS

STEPHEN OPPONG FOR 2ND DEFENDANT/RESPONDENT.

[2019]DLCA7604
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >MRS. MARY
OPOKU<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF/APPELLANT)<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;
line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;
mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;color:#00B0F0">vs.<o:p></o:p>NANA OPOKU
ASENSO NICHOLAS AND HAGAR ASAMOAH<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANTS/RESPONDENTS)<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>[COURT
OF APPEAL, KUMASI]<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. H1/22/2019&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;
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OCTOBER, 2019<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>KWAME
ANTWI AFRIYIE FOR PLAINTIFF/APPELLANTS<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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STEPHEN
OPPONG FOR 2ND DEFENDANT/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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MARIAMA
OWUSU J.A. (PRESIDING) DZAMEFE J. A. AND WELBOURNE (MRS) J. A.<o:p></o:p>

</div><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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</div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;
line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;
mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;
line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;
mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">WELBOURNE, JA: <o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:
&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Calibri Light&quot;;mso-bidi-theme-font:
major-latin;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:
&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Calibri Light&quot;;mso-bidi-theme-font:
major-latin;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">BRIEF FACTS:<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Calibri Light&quot;;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-latin;
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">The facts of the case are in dispute. Each party has
his/her own version.<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Calibri Light&quot;;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-latin;
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">The facts of the case as narrated by the
Plaintiff/Appellant is that she got married to the 1st
Defendant/Respondent in the year 1963 under the Ashanti Customary Law at the
time the 1st Defendant/Respondent was serving in the Ghana Armed
Forces and the Plaintiff/Appellant was a seamstress and a businesswoman as
well. After their marriage, they lived shortly in Kumasi and thereafter left
for Burma Camp in Accra with the family. Whilst in Accra, the 1st
Defendant/Respondent left for middle east for peace keeping mission while she
was in Ghana taking care of their children working and paying for their
children school fees.<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Calibri Light&quot;;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-latin;
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB"><o:p></o:p>When the
Defendant/Respondent returned from the middle East, they continued to live in
Accra and in the year 1974 she and the 1st Defendant/Respondent put
their resources together and acquired Plot No. 18 Block J Kaase-Kumasi for the
purpose of putting up a dwelling House. While in Accra, they began the
construction of their dwelling House on the plot with the Plaintiff/Appellant
contributing substantial amount to put up the house and built the disputed
House up to the roofing level and roofed same after which the 1st
Defendant/Respondent was assigned or posted to Egypt on Diplomatic duties with
all the family including the Plaintiff/Appellant.<o:p></o:p>According
to the Plaintiff/Appellant she lived with the 1st
Defendant/Respondent as a couple after the marriage, until 1982 when they
returned to Ghana in the year 1982 and the 1st Defendant/Respondent
retired from active service from the Ghana Armed Forces and went on pension. At
that time they were all living at Ahinsan when the disputed house had not been
completed. However, they moved into the disputed house partially completed and whilst
living in the house, the Plaintiff/Appellant worked and procured funds for the
continuation of the construction of the House until it was finally completed.<o:p></o:p>It was
Plaintiff/Appellant’s case that in 1974, she put her resources together with
that of the 1st Defendant/Respondent to purchase the disputed land
for the purpose of putting up a dwelling house. The Plaintiff/Apellant further
states that the 1st Defendant/Respondent used her name on the
documents covering the disputed property for and on behalf of both of them. It
is her case that they built the disputed property on the land with </main>