KYIRIKUM KPAARE vs. AZURE AMADU [2020]DLCA8855

Date	2020-05-06
Suit No.	CIVIL APPEAL NO.: H1/33/2016
Citation No.	[2020]DLCA8855

JUSTICE IRENE CHARITY LARBI (MRS.) J.A (PRESIDING)

JUSTICE JANAPARE A. BARTELS-KODWO (MRS.) J.A.

JUSTICE GEORGINA MENSAH-DATSA (MRS.) J.A.

ROLAND BOADI GYAN FOR THE PLAINTIFF/APPELLANT.

FRANCIS KOFFIE FOR THE DEFENDANT/RESPONDENT.

[2020]DLCA8855
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >KYIRIKUM KPAARE<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF/
APPELLANT)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>AZURE AMADU<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANT/ RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>[COURT
OF APPEAL, CAPE COAST]<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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CIVIL APPEAL NO.:
H1/33/2016&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &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: 6TH MAY, 2020<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>ROLAND
BOADI GYAN FOR THE PLAINTIFF/APPELLANT.<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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FRANCIS KOFFIE FOR THE DEFENDANT/RESPONDENT.<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM:<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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<a name="_Hlk32906979">JUSTICE IRENE CHARITY
LARBI (MRS.) J.A (PRESIDING), JUSTICE JANAPARE A. BARTELS-KODWO (MRS.) J.A., JUSTICE
</a><a name="_Hlk34588456">GEORGINA MENSAH-DATSA
</a>(MRS.) J.A.<o:p></o:p>

</div>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&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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JUDGMENT<o:p></o:p>

</div>&nbsp;JUSTICE
GEORGINA MENSAH-DATSA (MRS.) J.A.<o:p></o:p>This is an appeal by the Plaintiff/Appellant
(hereinafter Appellant) against the judgment of the High Court, <a name="_Hlk34588675">Sefwi Wiawso </a>dated <a name="_Hlk33169701">27th
May, 2015 </a>which dismissed the Appellant’s claim and entered judgment for
the Defendant/Respondent (hereinafter Respondent) on his counterclaim. &nbsp;<o:p></o:p>The grounds of appeal are as follows:<o:p></o:p><a name="_Hlk32946296">1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
The
judgment is against the weight of evidence adduced before the Court.<o:p></o:p></a><a name="_Hlk36107466">2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The trial judge failed to appreciate
the issues at stake properly and wrongfully dismissed the plaintiff’s case. <o:p></o:p></a>3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Additional
grounds of appeal shall be filed upon receipt of the proceedings. <o:p></o:p>The Appellant seeks from this Court
that the decision of the High Court, Sefwi Wiawso contained in the judgment of 27/5/2015
be set aside or reversed including all the consequential orders in favour of
the <a name="_Hlk39744057">Respondent</a> and enter judgment for the Appellant.<o:p></o:p>The <a name="_Hlk39735124">Appellant</a>
instituted the action on 4/10/1995 against the Appellant claiming the following
reliefs:<o:p></o:p>a.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
A
declaration that the plaintiff is entitled to the recovery of 1/3
of that parcel of land lying and situate at Akatiso on Bonzain Stool land,
bounded by the farms of Opanin Kwame Nkrumah, Kwaku Appiah, Opanin Asare,
Menemane Dagarti, Kwasi Afful, Kwasi Agyei and a streamlet. <o:p></o:p>b.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
General
damages for trespass and an order for accounts. <o:p></o:p>