GOLD COAST FRUITS LTD vs. KAS ESTATES GHANA LTD [2020]DLCA9246

Date	2020-07-23
Suit No.	SUIT NO. H1/77/2019
Citation No.	[2020]DLCA9246

MARGARET WELBOURNE JA

HENRY A. KWOFIE JA

P. BRIGHT MENSAH JA

[2020]DLCA9246
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >GOLD COAST FRUITS LTD<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>KAS
ESTATES GHANA LTD<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANT/APPELLANT)<o:p></o:p>[COURT OF APPEAL (CIVIL DIVISION), ACCRA]<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.&nbsp;&nbsp; H1/77/2019&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &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:
23RD JULY, 2020<o:p></o:p>

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MARGARET
WELBOURNE JA, HENRY A. KWOFIE JA AND P. BRIGHT MENSAH JA<o:p></o:p>

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</div>BRIGHT
MENSAH JA:<o:p></o:p>The Accra
High Court (Land Division) on the 26th day of February 2018, entered
judgment in favour of the plaintiff company in a matter in which it has issued
a writ against the defendant company, claiming the judicial reliefs stated
hereunder: <o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Declaration
of title to all that piece or parcel of land being 48.<o:p></o:p>733 acres in size, situate at Akweiman in the Ga
South District<o:p></o:p>of the Greater Accra Region of Ghana and delineated
on the<o:p></o:p>site plan attached to9 the respondent’s title deed
which land<o:p></o:p>has been trespassed upon by the defendant.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; An order of
interlocutory injunction to restrain the defendant,<o:p></o:p>agents, privies and assigns from entering unto the
land until<o:p></o:p>the final determination of this suit.<o:p></o:p>3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Recovery of
possession<o:p></o:p>4.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Damages for
trespass<o:p></o:p>5.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Costs
including legal fees.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>The
defendant upon being served with the writ, entered conditional appearance but
nevertheless filed a defence and counterclaimed against the plaintiff as
follows:<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>a.