REV. NANA ADJEI NTOW (PLAINTIFF/APPELLANT) vs. GEORGE ARTHUR (DECEASED) (SUBSTITUTED BY ERIC OFORI) (DEFENDANT/RESPONDENT) [2019]DLCA7799

REV. NANA ADJEI NTOW (PLAINTIFF/APPELLANT) vs. GEORGE ARTHUR (DECEASED) (SUBSTIT... [2019]DLCA7799

Date	2019-05-28
Suit No.	CIVIL APPEAL SUIT NO: H1/33/19
Citation No.	[2019]DLCA7799

MARIAMA OWUSU JA (PRESIDING)

S. DZAMEFE JA

M. WELBOURNE JA

ALFRED TUAH YEBOAH FOR DEFENDANT/RESPONDENT

[2019]DLCA7799
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >REV. NANA ADJEI NTOW<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF/APPELLANT)<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>GEORGE ARTHUR
(DECEASED) (SUBSTITUTED BY ERIC OFORI)<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANT/RESPONDENT)<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 SUIT NO: H1/33/19&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &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 MAY, 2019<o:p></o:p>

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ALFRED
TUAH YEBOAH FOR DEFENDANT/RESPONDENT<o:p></o:p>

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MARIAMA
OWUSU JA (PRESIDING), S. DZAMEFE JA, M. WELBOURNE JA<o:p></o:p>

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</div>DZAMEFE, JA<o:p></o:p>This is an appeal from the judgment
of the High Court, Sunyani Brong Ahafo dated 27th April, 2013.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>The plaintiff in that suit,
herein after referred to as the appellant issued the writ against the
defendant, referred to as the respondent for the following reliefs; -<o:p></o:p>1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; An ORDER of perpetual
injunction restraining George Arthur from interfering or otherwise dealing with
the plaintiff’s house on Plot No. D10/2, Central Area Sunyani.<o:p></o:p>2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; A declaration that the plaintiff
is the owner of the house or buildings on Plot No. D10/2, Central Area,
Sunyani.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Recovery of possession of
all the ten (10) storerooms and an office space the plaintiff permitted the
defendant to let out and use the proceeds to pay off the defendants
indebtedness.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>4.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Any other reliefs as the
honourable court may deem fit to make.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>The plaintiff/appellant in
his statement of claim, said he is the Chief Executive of Access toJustice in
Ghana, a Human Rights based Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) and resides in
Sunyani in the Brong Ahafo Region of the Republic of Ghana, while the
defendant/respondent was a former footballer who lived in Sunyani while alive.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>The appellant averred that
he is the only lawful owner of the entire leased land plot No. D10/2, Central
Area Sunyani, which forms part of the lands which are vested in the President
of the Republic of Ghana by virtue of the Executive Instrument No.
46/1961.&nbsp; He said that land is the subject
matter of a 99-year lease dated 8th November, 2010 and made before the
Republic of Ghana in trust for the Sunyani Stool and Nana Adjei Ntow
(Appellant) which was registered on 11th November, 2010 under title
No.8607 and serial No. 463/10. It is plaintiffs claim that the land in issue is
his and so anything on the land as well belong to him. [ page 2 ROA].<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>