DANIEL GATOGO vs. TORGBI KPONOR AND YAO SEGBEDZI [2019]DLHC8733

Date	2019-06-26
Suit No.	SUIT NO. E11/02/2018
Citation No.	[2019]DLHC8733

ERIC BAAH J.

K. K. DZANKU FOR DEFENDANTS/APPELLANTS.

GODWIN KPOBLE FOR PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT.

[2019]DLHC8733
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >DANIEL GATOGO<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>TORGBI KPONOR AND YAO
SEGBEDZI<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANTS/APPELLANTS)<o:p></o:p>[HIGH COURT,
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. E11/02/2018&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; DATE: 26TH JUNE, 2019.<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>K.
K. DZANKU FOR DEFENDANTS/APPELLANTS.<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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</div>CORAM:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>ERIC BAAH, J.<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border-top:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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</div>A.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; INTRODUCTION<o:p></o:p>1.
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; On the 14th of
September, 2016 the Plaintiff/Respondent (hereafter &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
&nbsp;Respondent) issued a writ of summons at
the District Court, Ave-Dakpa, for a declaration that his Alikor/Gatogo Family
owns a piece of land situate at Vorsakope near Avega.&nbsp; The boundaries of the land have been
specified in the writ of summons which appears at pages 1 and 2 of the record
of appeal.&nbsp; He also prayed for an order
of recovery of possession of the said land, perpetual injunction and costs.<o:p></o:p>2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; A plenary trial ensued, at which the
Respondent testified and called two witnesses.&nbsp;
The 1st Defendant/Appellant (hereafter 1st
Appellant) testified for himself and on behalf of the 2nd
Defendant/Appellant (hereafter 2nd Appellant).&nbsp; Appellants also called two witnesses.&nbsp; It is noted that the parties were pro se (not legally represented) at the court a cuo (below).<o:p></o:p>3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; On 30th of November, 2016,
the presiding Magistrate, Her Worship Grace Osei, delivered herself of a judgment
by which:<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:36.0pt;
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The
title of Respondent and his family over the subject land was affirmed.<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:36.0pt;
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An
order was made for Respondent and his family to recover possession of the
disputed land; and<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:36.0pt;
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An
order of perpetual injunction was issued to restrain Appellants, their agents,
privies, workmen, assigns and any members of their family from the subject
land.<o:p></o:p>B.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; GROUNDS
OF APPEAL<o:p></o:p>4.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The appeal filed by Appellants against
the judgment appears at pages 51-52 of the record of appeal.&nbsp; The grounds of appeal as contained in the
notice of appeal is as follows:<o:p></o:p>