G. S. ANYETEI (SUB. BY NII ODARKWEI TUAKA OF TWAAPEASE vs. KOFI ANI (SUB. BY KWAKU ASARE) E. K. OFOSU AND AYEH (SUB. BY BARIMA ANYIM POAKWA, AYEH III & 11 ORS. [2021]DLCA10029

G. S. ANYETEI (SUB. BY NII ODARKWEI TUAKA OF TWAAPEASE vs. KOFI ANI (SUB. BY KWA... [2021]DLCA10029

Date	2021-02-10
Suit No.	SUIT NO: H1/35/2020
Citation No.	[2021]DLCA10029

SOWAH J.A. (PRESIDING)

OPPONG J.A.

MENSAH-HOMIAH J.A.

WILLIAM ADDO ESQ. WITH KELLY SERWAA BOAKYE ESQ. FOR THE PLAINTIFF/APPELLANT

KOFI SARFO KANTANKA ESQ. FOR THE DEFENDANTS

[2021]DLCA10029
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >G. S. ANYETEI (SUB. BY NII ODARKWEI<o:p></o:p>TUAKA OF TWAAPEASE<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF/
APPELLANT)<o:p></o:p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;mso-fareast-font-family:
&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;color:#00B0F0;
mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">vs.<o:p></o:p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;mso-fareast-font-family:
&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;color:#00B0F0;
mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">KOFI ANI (SUB. BY KWAKU ASARE) E. K. OFOSU AND AYEH (SUB. BY BARIMA ANYIM POAKWA, AYEH III
&amp; 11 ORS.&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<o:p></o:p>(DFTS/RESPONDENTS)<o:p></o:p>[COURT OF APPEAL, KOFORIDUA]<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" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;
text-align:center;line-height:150%;border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;
line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;
mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">SUIT NO:
H1/35/2020&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;DATE:
10TH FEBRUARY, 2021<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL<span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;
mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><o:p></o:p>WILLIAM ADDO ESQ. WITH KELLY SERWAA BOAKYE
ESQ. FOR THE PLAINTIFF/APPELLANT<span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;
mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><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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padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm">KOFI SARFO KANTANKA ESQ. FOR THE DEFENDANTS<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>SOWAH J.A. (PRESIDING), OPPONG J.A., MENSAH-HOMIAH
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="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:
.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-align:center;line-height:normal;border:none;
mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt;mso-border-bottom-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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</div>&nbsp;SOWAH, J.A:<o:p></o:p>In
this judgment I refer to the plaintiff/appellant as the plaintiff and the
defendants/respondents as the defendants.<o:p></o:p>The
plaintiff is appealing the decision of the High Court Koforidua dated 4th
September 2019, granting leave to the defendants to issue a writ of execution
in respect of judgments that the defendants obtained on their counter-claim
from the trial High Court on 9th February 1990 and the Court of
Appeal on 28th July 1994<o:p></o:p>Background Facts<o:p></o:p>On
or about 30th May 1985, G.S. Anyetei for himself and on behalf of
the Leshie family of Labadi, sued thirteen defendants at the High Court,
Koforidua for declaration of title to a parcel of land, mesne profits and an
order of perpetual injunction. <o:p></o:p>After
trial, the plaintiff’s claims were dismissed by Abakah J on 22nd
December 1989. The reasons for his decision were however given on 9th
February 1990. [See pages 79- 90 of the record of appeal]. <o:p></o:p>The
trial Court also held the defendants to have the capacity to counter-claim and
granted the reliefs they sought, namely; declaration of title, recovery of
possession and damages for trespass.<o:p></o:p>It
is worth noting that Kofi Ani, the 1st defendant had died and been
substituted with Kwaku Asare even as at the time judgment was delivered at the
trial court.<o:p></o:p>Dissatisfied
with the decision, the plaintiff appealed the judgment to the Court of Appeal, the
appeal however failed in a judgment delivered on 28th July 1994 and
to be found at pages 93 -110 of the record of appeal. <o:p></o:p>The
defendants who had been successful both at the trial Court and at the Court of
Appeal however went to sleep and did not take any steps to execute the judgment.
<o:p></o:p>Fast
forward some 25 years later to 13th November 2018. The defendants
awoke from their slumber and filed a Notice of Intention to proceed. Thereafter
on 13t</main>