ENOCH FRANCIS ANNAN TETTEH (PLAINTIFF/APPELLANT/ APPLICANT) vs. JOSEPH ADJEI OSABUKLE & 8 ORS (DEFENDANTS/RESPONDENTS/RESPONDENTS) [2019]DLCA7710

ENOCH FRANCIS ANNAN TETTEH (PLAINTIFF/APPELLANT/ APPLICANT) vs. JOSEPH ADJEI OSA... [2019]DLCA7710

Date	2019-11-06
Suit No.	SUIT NO.: HI/95/2019
Citation No.	[2019]DLCA7710

OFOE J.A. (PRESIDING)

TANKO-AMADU J.A.

POKU-ACHEAMPONG J.A.

KWAME FOSU GYEABOUR FOR APPELLANT

[2019]DLCA7710
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >ENOCH FRANCIS ANNAN TETTEH<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF/APPELLANT/
APPLICANT)<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-US" 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>JOSEPH ADJEI
OSABUKLE &amp; 8 ORS<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANTS/RESPONDENTS/RESPONDENTS)<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>[COURT
OF APPEAL (CIVIL
DIVISION), ACCRA]<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.: HI/95/2019&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; &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:
6TH NOVEMBER, 2019<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>KWAME
FOSU GYEABOUR FOR APPELLANT<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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PRINCE
NII ASHIE NEEQUAYE FOR RESPONDENTS<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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OFOE
J.A. (PRESIDING), TANKO-AMADU J.A., POKU-ACHEAMPONG 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>POKU- ACHEAMPONG, JA:<o:p></o:p>This
is an interlocutory appeal from the High Court, Accra against the Trial Judge’s
ruling of 29th January, 2019.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>The
Plaintiff/Applicant/Appellant (hereinafter referred to as the Appellant) issued
a Writ at the High Court on 2/5/18 against the Defendants/Respondents/Respondents
(hereinafter referred to as the Respondents) claiming the following reliefs:<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm;
margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:54.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;
text-align:justify;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l4 level1 lfo1">a.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
A
declaration that Plaintiff is the lawful head of family of the Okpong We Family.<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm;
margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:54.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;
text-align:justify;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l4 level1 lfo1">b.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
A
declaration that Nuumo Adjei Kwanko and his elders have no authority to strip
Plaintiff of his position as the Head of the Okpong We Family.<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm;
margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:54.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;
text-align:justify;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l4 level1 lfo1">c.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
A
declaration that the Defendants have no capacity to alienate any portion of the
Plaintiff’s family land.<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm;
margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:54.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;
text-align:justify;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l4 level1 lfo1">d.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
An
order setting aside any grants by Defendants on Plaintiff’s family land without
Plaintiff.<o:p></o:p>