NANA BONSO-AMANKWAAH (PLAINTIFF/APPELLANT) vs. LANDS COMMISSION SUNYANI, EUGENE TWENEBOAH, AMANKWATIAH, FIAPRE AND NKETIAH, SUNYANI (DEFENDANTS/RESPONDENTS) [2019]DLCA7726

NANA BONSO-AMANKWAAH (PLAINTIFF/APPELLANT) vs. LANDS COMMISSION SUNYANI, EUGENE... [2019]DLCA7726

Date	2019-10-28
Suit No.	CIVIL APPEAL NO.: H1/61/2018
Citation No.	[2019]DLCA7726

OWUSU J.A. (PRESIDING)

DZAMEFE J.A.

WELBOURNE J.A.

DENNIS KUMAH KWAAKYE FOR THE PLAINTIFF/APPELLANT.

[2019]DLCA7726
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >NANA BONSO-AMANKWAAH<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF/APPELLANT)<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>LANDS
COMMISSION SUNYANI, EUGENE TWENEBOAH, AMANKWATIAH, FIAPRE AND NKETIAH, SUNYANI<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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CIVIL
APPEAL NO.: H1/61/2018&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:
28TH OCTOBER, 2019<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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DENNIS
KUMAH KWAAKYE FOR THE PLAINTIFF/APPELLANT.<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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OWUSU
J.A. (PRESIDING), DZAMEFE J.A., WELBOURNE 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>MARIAMA
OWUSU, J.A.:<o:p></o:p>On 30th of October, 2017, the High Court,
Sunyani dismissed plaintiff’s case as not proved and awarded costs of
GH¢1,000.00 against him.<o:p></o:p>Dissatisfied with the judgment of the court, the
plaintiff mounted this appeal on the following grounds:<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Bookman Old Style&quot;,serif;
mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Bookman Old Style&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Bookman Old Style&quot;">a.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
The judgment is against the
weight of evidence.<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Bookman Old Style&quot;,serif;
mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Bookman Old Style&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Bookman Old Style&quot;">b.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
The learned trial Judge
erred when he held that E. I. 222 of 1962 is applicable to the plots in dispute
when there was no evidence before him to that effect.<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Bookman Old Style&quot;,serif;
mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Bookman Old Style&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Bookman Old Style&quot;">c.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
The learned trial Judge
further erred when he held that the plaintiff failed to identify the land he
was claiming.<o:p></o:p>The reliefs being sought:<o:p></o:p>To
set aside the entire judgment/decision and all the consequential orders made by
the High Court, Sunyani dated 30th October, 2017 in favour of the
defendants/respondents and enter judgment for the plaintiff/appellant.<o:p></o:p>Before dealing with the arguments advanced in support of
this appeal, I will give a brief background of the case.<o:p></o:p>By his amended writ of summons, the plaintiff claims the
following reliefs:<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-top:12.0pt;margin-right:0cm;
margin-bottom:8.0pt;margin-left:49.5pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-align:justify;
text-indent:-31.5pt;line-height:115%;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo2;tab-stops:40.5pt">a.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
A declaration that all plots
numbered 7, 9, 11, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 31, 32, 33 and 35 situate at
“Atwemamenaso” sector</main>