ABENA GYABEA (HEAD OF THE IMMEDIATE MATERNAL FAMILY) ,KWABENA BADU (HEAD OF FAMILY) AND CHARLES ARTHUR (SUING FOR AND ON BEHALF OF PRINICPAL MEMBER OF THE IMMEDIATE MATERNAL FAMILY) (PLAINTIFFS/APPELLANTS) vs. KWAKU YEBOAH OF DORMAA AHENKRO, YAA ANIMAH OF ASIKASU NO.1 AND KRAMOH SIRIKYI OF ASIKASU NO.1 [2019]DLCA8696

ABENA GYABEA (HEAD OF THE IMMEDIATE MATERNAL FAMILY) ,KWABENA BADU (HEAD OF FAMI... [2019]DLCA8696

Date	2019-06-25
Suit No.	CIVIL APPEAL SUIT NO: H1/84/18
Citation No.	[2019]DLCA8696

M. OWUSU JA (PRESIDING)

S. DZAMEFE JA

M. WELBOURNE JA

[2019]DLCA8696
																																						<div class="restriction-wrapper">
														<div class="container-lg">
															<div class="row">
																<div class="col-md-12 restricted-content">
																	<div class="restricted-content-img-wrapper">
																		<div class="lock-icon bounce-7">
																			<img class=""
																				src="https://www.dennislawgh.com/dl-assets/dl-images/lock-content.png"
																				alt="Subscription based content">
																		</div>
																	</div>
																	 
																		<a href="https://www.dennislawgh.com/login"
																		class="btn btn-primary btn-lg"
																		style="font-family: 'open sans'; text-transform: capitalize; border-radius: 8px"> 
																		Login to Read Full Case </a>
																	 
																	
																</div>
															</div>
														</div>
													</div>
													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >ABENA GYABEA (HEAD OF THE
 IMMEDIATE MATERNAL FAMILY) ,KWABENA BADU (HEAD OF FAMILY) AND CHARLES ARTHUR
 (SUING FOR AND ON BEHALF OF PRINICPAL MEMBER OF THE IMMEDIATE MATERNAL FAMILY)<o:p></o:p><w:sdtpr></w:sdtpr>(PLAINTIFFS/APPELLANTS)<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;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">vs.<o:p></o:p>KWAKU YEBOAH OF DORMAA AHENKRO,
 YAA ANIMAH OF ASIKASU NO.1 AND KRAMOH SIRIKYI OF ASIKASU NO.1<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;
 padding:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm">
 CIVIL APPEAL SUIT NO: H1/84/18&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &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: 25TH JUNE, 2019<o:p></o:p>
 </div><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;;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">CORAM:<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
 padding:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm">
 M.
 OWUSU JA (PRESIDING), S. DZAMEFE JA, M. WELBOURNE JA<o:p></o:p>
 </div>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
 padding:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm">
 <p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:
 .0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-align:center;line-height:normal;mso-pagination:
 none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none;border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt:
 solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm">JUDGMENT<o:p></o:p>
 </div>DZAMEFE,
JA<o:p></o:p>The plaintiff/appellant issued this writ
at the High Court, Sunyani in the Brong Ahafo Region of Ghana against the
defendant/respondent for the following reliefs:<o:p></o:p>1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Declaration that the
plaintiff’s immediate maternal family owns all that piece and parcel of land,
lying, situate and being at “ANYINASU” and which said land shares common
boundary with Nana Kwaku Kumah (dec), Nana Kwame Donkor (the late Asikasuhene),
Maame Afia Gyamaa (dec) and the “Anyinasu” stream<o:p></o:p>2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
An order of perpetual
injunction<o:p></o:p>3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Further orders<o:p></o:p>4.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
General damages for trespass<o:p></o:p>The three plaintiffs are farmers at
Asikasu No.1 in the Dormaa Central Municipality of the Brong Ahafo Region while
the 1st defendant is a mechanic and the two others are farmers.&nbsp; <o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>The 1st plaintiff avers in
his Statement of Claim that the land in dispute was acquired by her maternal grandmother
by name Abena Gyabeah, together with his uncles Kofi Yeboah and Kwaku Boah
jointly in its virgin state about 90 years ago.&nbsp;
This land he said is situate and lying at a place commonly known and
called “Ayinasu” near Asikasu on the Dormaa S</main>