KWAKU OSEI AND LOVE ESSAH (PLAINTIFFS/RESPONDENTS) vs. NANA KWANSAH SARPONG IV AND EBUAPANYIN KOFI KAITOO (DEFENDANTS/APPELLANTS) [2019]DLCA7787

KWAKU OSEI AND LOVE ESSAH (PLAINTIFFS/RESPONDENTS) vs. NANA KWANSAH SARPONG IV A... [2019]DLCA7787

Date	2019-05-29
Suit No.	CIVIL APPEAL NO: H1/46/2018
Citation No.	[2019]DLCA7787

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

JUSTICE L. L. MENSAH J.A.

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

CAB ADDAE FOR DEFENDANTS/APPELLANTS.

ISHMAEL KOFI TURKSON FOR PLAINTIFFS/RESPONDENTS.

[2019]DLCA7787
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >KWAKU OSEI AND LOVE ESSAH<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFFS/RESPONDENTS)<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;
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mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;color:#00B0F0">vs.<o:p></o:p>NANA KWANSAH SARPONG IV AND EBUAPANYIN KOFI
KAITOO<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANTS/APPELLANTS)<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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CIVIL
APPEAL NO: H1/46/2018&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; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; DATE: 29TH MAY,
2019<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>CAB
ADDAE FOR DEFENDANTS/APPELLANTS.<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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ISHMAEL
KOFI TURKSON FOR PLAINTIFFS/RESPONDENTS.<o:p></o:p>

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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>

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</div>LAWRENCE L. MENSAH, J.A.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; This is
an appeal launched by the Defendants/Appellants who will be referred to as
Defendants against the ruling of the High Court Swedru dated the 29th
day of March 2018 in favour of the Plaintiffs/Respondents who will be referred
to as the Plaintiffs.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The
subject-matter of this appeal is in respect of a snap ruling in open court
given by the learned trial Judge in respect of an interlocutory injunction
application filed by the Plaintiffs to restrain the Defendants, their assigns,
privies, agents, workmen etc. from entering, developing, putting up new
structures, or alienating any portion of the disputed land pending the final
determination of the substantive suit.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>Facts:<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; A brief
facts of this appeal is as follows:-&nbsp;&nbsp; On
the 10th day of January 2018, the Plaintiffs filed a writ of summons
and statement of claim against the Defendants claiming a declaration of title
to a parcel&nbsp; of land lying and being at
Kwansakrom in the Agona Swedru area of the Central Region covering an area of
16.60 acres with the boundaries described.&nbsp;
The Plaintiffs also claim recovery of possession, special damages of
GH¢966.00 and General damages for trespass and perpetual injunction against the
Defendants.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The
Plaintiffs are the Proprietors of Swedru Preparatory School, a.k.a Swedru
International School, known by its acronym as SWIS.&nbsp; In its affidavit in support of the
application for the interlocutory injunction, the Plaintiffs deposed that they
acquired the disputed land initially through leasehold in 1979.&nbsp; The leasehold interest was converted into a
gift about 19 years ago by their grantors.&nbsp;
The Plaintiffs deposed that after acquiring the land they went into
effective possession and occupation by putting up several building structures
and facilities to operate a preparatory school with boarding facilities
thereon.&nbsp; A further deposition of the
Plaintiffs is that the Defendants claiming to have secured a judgment on the
Kwansakrom lands have entered portions of the disputed land and sold same to
third parties who are developing the land with rapid alacrity.&nbsp; It is the contention of Plaintiffs that they
are not aware of any judgment in favour of Defendants, since same has not been
served on them as confirmed by a search report attached, to their application.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Plaintiffs’
further case is that having unlawfully entered their land, agents of Defendants
have caused damage to portions of a wall they built to protect their property
and also damaged the area of the land they have cropped.&nbsp; Plaintiffs contended that if the Defendants
who have no authority to enter the land are not restrained, they would continue
to alienate portions of the land to third parties and change its character and
compromise the Plaintiffs’ development scheme for their school aforesaid.<o:p></o:p>