DR. ZAKPALA DERY EMMANUEL vs. KOFI BOAKYE DORMAA AHENKRO AND GAUSU RASHEED TWEAPEASIE [2020]DLCA8583

DR. ZAKPALA DERY EMMANUEL vs. KOFI BOAKYE DORMAA AHENKRO AND GAUSU RASHEED TWEAP... [2020]DLCA8583

Date	2020-01-30
Suit No.	SUIT NO. H1/80/2018
Citation No.	[2020]DLCA8583

MARIAMA OWUSU J.S.C. (PRESIDING)

DZAMEFE J. A.

WELBOURNE (MRS.) J. A

JOSEPH AKWABOAH FOR PLAINTIFF/APPELLANT

[2020]DLCA8583
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >DR. ZAKPALA DERY EMMANUEL<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF/APPELLANT)<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
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color:#00B0F0;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">vs.<o:p></o:p>KOFI BOAKYE DORMAA AHENKRO AND
GAUSU RASHEED TWEAPEASIE<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANTS/RESPONDENTS)<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>[COURT OF APPEAL,
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.
H1/80/2018&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;DATE: 30TH JAN, 2020<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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JOSEPH AKWABOAH FOR PLAINTIFF/APPELLANT.<o:p></o:p>

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MARIAMA OWUSU J.S.C.
(PRESIDING), DZAMEFE J. A., WELBOURNE (MRS.) J. A.<o:p></o:p>

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</div>WELBOURNE, JA<o:p></o:p>This is an appeal against the ruling of the Circuit
Court, Dormaa Ahenkro on 10/10/2017. <o:p></o:p>The said ruling is captured at 50 - 52 of the Record
of Appeal. The Notice of Appeal appears at pages 60 - 61 of the Record of Appeal.<o:p></o:p>In this appeal, the Plaintiff/Appellant is hereinafter
referred to as the Appellant, while the Defendants/Respondents are hereinafter
referred to as the Respondents. The Record of Appeal is also hereinafter
referred to as the Record.<o:p></o:p>BRIEF FACTS:<o:p></o:p>The facts of this case cumulating in the present
appeal as narrated by the Appellant is that, on the 30th day of
November, 2016, the Appellant issued a Writ of Summons claiming the following
reliefs:<o:p></o:p>Declaration of title and recovery
of possession of all that land situate at a place commonly known and called
“Tweapeasie” on the Baabianeha Stool Land and bounded by the properties of Kofi
Boakye (the Defendant herein), Osei Yeboah, Baabianeha Stool Land and the Kofi
Badukrom Road which joins Gonokrom and Tweapeasie Road which the Defendant has
unlawfully trespassed onto.<o:p></o:p>General damages for trespass.<o:p></o:p>An order of perpetual injunction
restraining the Defendant, his agents, assigns, privies, etc. from having
anything to do with the dispute land.<o:p></o:p>The Appellant’s Statement of claim was filed together
with the Writ of Summons and the Respondents filed their Statement of Defence.<o:p></o:p>On 14th August, 2017, the Respondents
through their Counsel, filed a motion on notice praying the Honourable Court
for an order to stay proceedings in the case since one Nana Nkumsa Agyemang
III, the Chief of Baabianiha had issued a Writ of Summons at the High Court,
Sunyani claiming against the Respondents for the following relief:<o:p></o:p>Declaration of title and recovery of possession of all that land situate
at Bantama Sere / Bantama Baabianeha on Dormaa Stool Land which shares boundary
with Nana Kwasi Adoma, Oppong Kwadwo alias Pong Koo, Kwadwo Fordjour Kwame Badu
and Kwasi Hiatua to the Stool of Baabianeha of which the plaintiff is the
present chief.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>A declaration that the disputed land was originally acquired and settled
on by Nana Kwabena Nkumsah Agbrobetor and his family who are the ancestors of
the plaintiff herein.<o:p></o:p>General damages for trespass.