OPANIN KOFI ABOAGYE SUING AS THE HEAD OF AGONA FAMILY OF AKYEM HWEDIEM (PLAINTIFF) vs. ABENA SIKAYENA, ABENA DUKU, AKOSUA BADU AND ADWOA ANANE (DEFENDANTS) [2019]DLHC7093

OPANIN KOFI ABOAGYE SUING AS THE HEAD OF AGONA FAMILY OF AKYEM HWEDIEM (PLAINTIF... [2019]DLHC7093

Date	2019-06-10
Suit No.	SUIT NO. FAL/42/2014
Citation No.	[2019]DLHC7093

HIS LORDSHIP JUSTICE FRANCIS OBIRI HIGH COURT JUDGE

BRIGHT OBENG-MANU FOR PLAINTIFF

PATRICK ADU-POKU FOR DEFENDANTS

[2019]DLHC7093
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >OPANIN KOFI ABOAGYE
SUING AS THE HEAD OF AGONA FAMILY OF AKYEM HWEDIEM<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>ABENA SIKAYENA, ABENA
DUKU, AKOSUA BADU AND ADWOA ANANE<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANTS)<o:p></o:p>[HIGH COURT, KUMASI]<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. FAL/42/2014 &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &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: 10TH JUNE, 2019<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL: <o:p></o:p>BRIGHT OBENG-MANU FOR
PLAINTIFF<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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PATRICK
ADU-POKU FOR DEFENDANTS<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM:<o:p></o:p>HIS
LORDSHIP JUSTICE FRANCIS OBIRI, HIGH COURT JUDGE <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="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;
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</div>The plaintiff per his writ
of summons filed on 15th day of May 2014, claims the following reliefs against
the defendants jointly and severally for:<o:p></o:p>a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; A
declaration &nbsp;of title &nbsp;and recovery of possession of all that parcel
of land at Kyiniyaaho on Hwediem Stool Land bounded by the properties of Yaw
Baah, Adwoa Abunyiwa, Yaa Adumasiwaa and Ntowoo.<o:p></o:p>b)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; A
declaration of title and recovery of possession of an unnumbered house situate
at Mfinifini at Asante Akyem Hwediem and being occupied by the defendants
herein and others.<o:p></o:p>c)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; General
damages for trespass to the disputed land.<o:p></o:p>d)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; An
order of perpetual injunction to restrain the defendants, their agents,
assigns, privies etc. from laying any claim whatsoever to or interfering with
the plaintiffs family’s quiet enjoyment of the disputed house and land.<o:p></o:p>The defendants responded
per an amended statement of defence and counterclaimed against the plaintiff as
follows:<o:p></o:p>a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
A declaration that all that parcel of land
situate and being at Kyinayaaho Hwedeim, Asante Akyem and bounded by the farms
of Opanin Kofi Asedu (Agogo), Akosua Adoma Abunyewa, Kwasi Kobia, and Abena Ama
Ponkor is the family property of Opanin Kwabena Frimpong and not the Agona
family of Hwediem.<o:p></o:p>b)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Perpetual injunction against the plaintiff and
members of the Agona family from interfering with the use of the land.<o:p></o:p>c)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
A declaration that, the disputed house was
the self-acquired property of Opanin Kwabena Frimpong.<o:p></o:p>At the close of pleadings,
the following issues were set down for trial:<o</main>