KWAKU OSEI AND LOVE ESSAH vs. NANA KWANSAH SARPONG IV AND EBUAPANYIN KOFI KAITOO [2019]DLCA8719

KWAKU OSEI AND LOVE ESSAH vs. NANA KWANSAH SARPONG IV AND EBUAPANYIN KOFI KAITO... [2019]DLCA8719

Date	2019-05-29
Suit No.	CIVIL APPEAL NO. H1/46/2018
Citation No.	[2019]DLCA8719

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]DLCA8719
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >KWAKU OSEI AND LOVE ESSAH<o:p></o:p><w:sdtpr></w:sdtpr>(PLAINTIFFS/RESPONDENTS)<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>NANA KWANSAH SARPONG IV AND
 EBUAPANYIN KOFI KAITOO<o:p></o:p>(DFENDANTS/APPELLANTS)<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</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;
 padding:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm">
 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;&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;
 padding:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm">
 ISHMAEL
 KOFI TURKSON FOR PLAINTIFFS/RESPONDENTS.<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">
 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>
 </div><o:p>&nbsp;</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>LAWRENCE L. MENSAH,
J.A.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</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 a</main>