MRS AGNES AHADZI AND PIONEER MALL LTD vs. BOYE SOWAH, NII NORTEY ADJEIFIO AND NUUMO ADJEI KWANKO II [2019]DLSC6208

MRS AGNES AHADZI AND PIONEER MALL LTD vs. BOYE SOWAH, NII NORTEY ADJEIFIO AND N... [2019]DLSC6208

Date	2019-03-21
Suit No.	CIVIL APPEAL NO. J4/33/2018
Citation No.	[2019]DLSC6208

BAFFOE-BONNIE JSC (PRESIDING)

GBADEGBE JSC

PWAMANG JSC

DORDZIE JSC

KOTEY JSC

KWABENA ANKAMAH OFEI-BADU FOR THE PLAINTIFS/RESPONDENTS/ APPELLANTS.

OSAFO BUABENG FOR THE 1ST DEFENDANT/APPELLANT/RESPONDENT.

FOSU GYEABOUR FOR THE 3RD DEFENDANT/APPELLANT/RESPONDENT.

[2019]DLSC6208
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >MRS AGNES AHADZI AND PIONEER
MALL LTD <o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFFS/REPONDENTS/APPELLANTS)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>BOYE SOWAH, NII NORTEY
ADJEIFIO AND NUUMO ADJEI KWANKO II<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANTS/APPELLANTS/RESPONDENTS)<o:p></o:p>[SUPREME
COURT, ACCRA]<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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CIVIL APPEAL NO. J4/33/2018&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;21ST
MARCH, 2019<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>KWABENA ANKAMAH OFEI-BADU
FOR THE PLAINTIFS/RESPONDENTS/ APPELLANTS.<o:p></o:p>OSAFO BUABENG FOR THE 1ST
DEFENDANT/APPELLANT/RESPONDENT.<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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FOSU
GYEABOUR FOR THE 3RD DEFENDANT/APPELLANT/RESPONDENT.<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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BAFFOE-BONNIE
JSC (PRESIDING), GBADEGBE JSC, PWAMANG JSC, DORDZIE JSC, KOTEY JSC<o:p></o:p>

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JUDGMENT<o:p></o:p>

</div>PWAMANG, JSC:-<o:p></o:p>This is an appeal against the judgment of the Court of Appeal dated 4th
June, 2015 wherein the Court of Appeal reversed the judgment of the High Court
dated 4th July, 2011which went in favour of the
plaintiffs/respondents/appellants. In this judgment we shall refer to the
parties by their descriptions as in the trial court.<o:p></o:p>BACKGROUND OF THE CASE. <o:p></o:p>The case was commenced in 2000 and concerns a parcel of land at Okpoi-Gonno
&nbsp;in Accra. In the course of the
litigation 1st defendant died and was substituted and 2nd
defendant too died but he was not substituted. 3rd defendant was
originally not a party to the suit but he applied and was joined. The
plaintiffs’ claim to the land in dispute was based on purchase form Bortei
Alabi family of Nungua who acquired it by customary grant from the Nungua Stool,
had it documented in 1991 and registered under the Land Title Registration Act,
1986 (PNDCL 152) with Land Certificate No GA 9043 dated 16th March
1994. Upon the transfer of the land 2nd plaintiff was issued a Land
Certificate No GA 13523 dated 22/3/1999. In their statements of defence the defendants
contended that the land claimed by plaintiffs fell within land of Kle Musum
Quarter/Tsie We Family of &nbsp;Teshie so they
counter claimed for declaration of title. The 1st and 2nd
defendants were sued because, according to the plaintiffs, they sold part of
their land to persons who started to build on it and 3rd defendant
was joined to the suit for the reason that he alleged to be the head of Tsie We
family. However, this alleged capacity of 3rd defendant was
vigorously challenged by the 1st and 2nd defendants who
were members of that family. <o:p></o:p>The substantive&nbsp; issues set down
for trial in the High Court were; <o:p></o:p><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;
line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;mso-fareast-font-family:
&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;">i)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Whether or not the plaintiffs are bona fide grantees
of the land by virtue of Land Certificates Nos. GA 9043 and GA 13523,<o:p></o:p><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;
mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;">ii)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
&nbsp;Whether or
not the land in dispute forms part of Kle Musum Quarter land at Teshie, <o:p></o:p><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;
mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;">iii)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Whether or not 3rd defendant’s title
has priority over plaintiffs and their grantor , and