DANIEL CLIFFORD SARFO AND MADAM HANNAH TWUM vs. KOFI NTI ANNING [2021]DLCA10024

Date	2021-01-28
Suit No.	SUIT NO.: H3/82/2020
Citation No.	[2021]DLCA10024

A. M. DOMAKYAAREH (MRS) J. A. PRESIDING

A. B. POKU-ACHEAMPONG J.A.

S. K. A. ASIEDU J. A.

ISAAC CHRISTOPHER FOR DEFENDANT/APPELLANT

AMOAKO FRIMPONG FOR PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT

[2021]DLCA10024
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >DANIEL CLIFFORD SARFO AND MADAM HANNAH TWUM<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" align="center" style="margin-top:0cm;
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mso-add-space:auto;text-align:center;text-indent:-13.5pt;line-height:115%">(DEFENDANTS/APPELLANTS)<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" align="center" style="margin-top:0cm;
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mso-add-space:auto;text-align:center;text-indent:-13.5pt;line-height:115%">vs.<o:p></o:p>KOFI NTI ANNING<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF / RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p>[COURT
OF APPEAL (CIVIL DIVISION), KUMASI]<o:p></o:p><div style="border-top: none; border-right: none; border-left: none; border-image: initial; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: windowtext; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;">

<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:
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NO.: H3/82/2020&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &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: 28TH JANUARY,
2021<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>ISAAC
CHRISTOPHER FOR DEFENDANT/APPELLANT.<o:p></o:p><div style="border-top: none; border-right: none; border-left: none; border-image: initial; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: windowtext; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;">

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:
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FRIMPONG FOR PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT.<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM:<o:p></o:p>A. M. DOMAKYAAREH
(MRS) J. A. PRESIDING, A. B. POKU-ACHEAMPONG J.A., <o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm;
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K. A. ASIEDU J. A.<o:p></o:p><div style="border-top-width: 1.5pt; border-top-color: windowtext; border-left: none; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-right: none; padding: 1pt 0cm;">

<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" align="center" style="margin-top:0cm;
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mso-add-space:auto;text-align:center;text-indent:-13.5pt;line-height:115%">&nbsp;POKU-ACHEAMPONG,
J.A.:<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;The
Appellants in this case dissatisfied with the judgment of a Kumasi Circuit
Court, (KMA) delivered on 30/8/18 have filed an appeal on the sole ground that
the judgment was against the weight of the evidence.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;The
Appellants gave an indication that additional grounds of appeal will be filed
subsequently but no such additional grounds were filed.<o:p></o:p>In
this judgment the parties shall retain their designations used at the Trial Court.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;The
Plaintiff brought the instant action against the Defendants on 25th
April 2012 per a writ of summons and Statement of Claim which writ was amended
on 25th April 2017 for the following reliefs:<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;
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mso-list:l2 level1 lfo17;tab-stops:352.5pt">(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;
A
declaration of title to Plot number 23 Block C Mamponteng<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:
.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-align:justify;text-indent:-18.0pt;line-height:
115%;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo17;tab-stops:352.5pt">(b)&nbsp; Damages for trespass<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:
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115%;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo17;tab-stops:352.5pt">(c)&nbsp;&nbsp;
Recovery
of possession<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:
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115%;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo17;tab-stops:352.5pt">(d)