EDWIN KOFI FIANKE, TORGBUI ADAKU V AND AKORLIE ZIGAH vs. CEPHAS SEGBORWOTSO KOKU AND C. KUEBUTORNYE [2019]DLCA8837

EDWIN KOFI FIANKE, TORGBUI ADAKU V AND AKORLIE ZIGAH vs. CEPHAS SEGBORWOTSO KOK... [2019]DLCA8837

Date	2019-12-19
Suit No.	SUIT NO.: HI/08/2019
Citation No.	[2019]DLCA8837

AGYEMANG (MRS.) J.A. (PRESIDING)

POKU-ACHEAMPONG J.A.

WOOD (MRS.) J.A.

LEONARD SEDZRO FOR PLAINTIFFS/APPELLANTS.

TAPHA TASSA FOR DEFENDANTS/RESPONDENTS

[2019]DLCA8837
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >EDWIN KOFI FIANKE, TORGBUI ADAKU V AND
AKORLIE ZIGAH<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFFS/
APPELLANTS)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>CEPHAS SEGBORWOTSO KOKU AND C. KUEBUTORNYE<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANTS/ RESPONDENTS)<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>[COURT
OF APPEAL, HO]<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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SUIT NO.:
HI/08/2019&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &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:
19TH DECEMBER, 2019<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>LEONARD
SEDZRO FOR PLAINTIFFS/APPELLANTS.<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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TAPHA TASSA FOR DEFENDANTS/RESPONDENTS.<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM:<o:p></o:p>AGYEMANG (MRS.) J.A. (PRESIDING), POKU-ACHEAMPONG J.A., WOOD
(MRS.) J.A.<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border-top:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;border:none;
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</div>POKU- ACHEAMPONG, JA:<o:p></o:p>This is an appeal against the judgment of the High Court
Denu dated 19th October 2018. <o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>For the purposes of this judgment the parties shall
retain their designations used at the High Court.<o:p></o:p>The Plaintiff issued a writ against the Defendants
claiming the following reliefs:<o:p></o:p>a.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Declaration of title to all that piece or
parcel of land situate, lying and being at Tsiame and bounded on one side by
the property of the Dallah Family of Tsiame on the other side by the Tsiame-Doveme
road, on the next side by the property of the Dallah family of Tsiame and on
the last side by property of the Dallah family of Tsiame.<o:p></o:p>b.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Recovery of possession.<o:p></o:p>c.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Damages for trespass.<o:p></o:p>d.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Perpetual injunction restraining the Defendant,
his assigns, servants, agents, privies, successors in title, personal
representatives or anyone claiming under the Defendant from laying claim to the
said land.<o:p></o:p>e.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Costs.<o:p></o:p>The
Trial Judge decided in favour of the Defendants and dismissed all the reliefs
sought by the Plaintiffs and made the following consequential orders.<o:p></o:p>(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;
That the 1st Plaintiff/Respondent
is not the validly elected head of the Dallah family of Tsiame.<o:p></o:p>(b)