COMFORT OFFEIBEA DODOO (SUBSTITUTED BY VIVIAN ANKRAH) vs. NII AMARTEY MENSAH (SUBSTITUTED BY DAVID OBODAI & ORS.) [2020]DLSC8524

COMFORT OFFEIBEA DODOO (SUBSTITUTED BY VIVIAN ANKRAH) vs. NII AMARTEY MENSAH (SU... [2020]DLSC8524

Date	2020-02-05
Suit No.	CIVIL APPEAL SUIT NO. J4/12/2019
Citation No.	[2020]DLSC8524

ANSAH JSC (PRESIDING)

DOTSE JSC

MARFUL-SAU JSC

DORDZIE (MRS) JSC

AMEGATCHER JSC

THOMAS HUDGES FOR THE DEFENDANT/APPELLANT/APPELLANT.

EKOW DADSON FOR THE PLAINTIFFS/RESPONDENT/RESPONDENT.

[2020]DLSC8524
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >COMFORT
OFFEIBEA DODOO (SUBSTITUTED BY VIVIAN ANKRAH)<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT/
RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;
line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;
mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;color:#00B0F0">vs.<o:p></o:p>NII AMARTEY
MENSAH (SUBSTITUTED BY DAVID OBODAI &amp; ORS.) (DEFENDANTS/APPELLANTS/APPELLANTS)<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>[SUPREME
COURT, ACCRA]<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 SUIT NO. J4/12/2019&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; DATE: 5TH FEBRUARY, 2020<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>THOMAS
HUDGES FOR THE DEFENDANT/APPELLANT/APPELLANT.<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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EKOW
DADSON FOR THE PLAINTIFFS/RESPONDENT/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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ANSAH
JSC (PRESIDING), DOTSE JSC, MARFUL-SAU JSC, DORDZIE (MRS) JSC, AMEGATCHER JSC<o:p></o:p>

</div><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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</div>DOTSE, JSC:-<o:p></o:p>INTRODUCTION<o:p></o:p>This is an appeal from the Judgment of the Court
of Appeal Coram Gyaesayor, Aduama Osei, and Dzamefe J.J.A dated 12th
May, 2016. Being dissatisfied with the judgment, the Defendants/Appellants/Appellants,
hereafter referred to as Defendants have filed this appeal to the final
appellate court through a notice of appeal dated 22nd June, 2016.<o:p></o:p>RELIEFS CLAIMED BY THE PLAINTIFF IN THE HIGH COURT<o:p></o:p>The Plaintiff/Respondent/Respondent, hereafter
referred to as the Plaintiff by its amended writ of summons claimed against the
Defendants the following reliefs:<o:p></o:p>a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Declaration
of title to all that piece or parcel of land situate and being at Amasaman and
bounded on the North by the properties of Kofi Adjiri, on the South by the
property of Kpakpo-Oti, on the East by the property of Otoo Kwao and on the West
by the property of Nii Armah and covering an area of 229.67 acre more or less and
indicated on a site plan edged Red and showing the measurements.<o:p></o:p>b)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Damages
for trespass and destruction of food crops and laying waste of farm lands<o:p></o:p>c)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
An
order to cancel the registered document registered as NO.R.225/97 later amended
by order of High Court dated 25/7/2013 to No. 767/1999covering an approximate
area of 176.67 acres.<o:p></o:p><!--[if !s</main>