GEORGE PERIGRINO NELSON vs. ARABA ODOOM [2021]DLCA10791

Date	2021-07-08
Suit No.	CIVIL APPEAL NO H1/96/2020
Citation No.	[2021]DLCA10791

L. L. MENSAH J.A (PRESIDING)

MERLEY A. WOOD (MRS) J.

ERIC BAAH J.A

BERNARD AGORTEY FOR PLAINTIFF/APPELLANT

THEOPHILUS DONKOR FOR DEFENDANT/RESPONDENT

[2021]DLCA10791
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >GEORGE
PERIGRINO NELSON<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF/APPELLANT)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>ARABA
ODOOM<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANT/RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p>[COURT OF APPEAL, ACCRA]<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;">

CIVIL APPEAL NO H1/96/2020&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;&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: 8TH JULY, 2021<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>BERNARD AGORTEY FOR PLAINTIFF/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;">

THEOPHILUS DONKOR FOR
DEFENDANT/RESPONDENT<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM:<o:p></o:p>L. L.
MENSAH J.A (PRESIDING), MERLEY A. WOOD (MRS) J., ERIC BAAH 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;">

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</div>&nbsp;MERLEY
A. WOOD, J.A<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;This appeal is against the judgment of
the High Court, Accra (Land Division) delivered on 11th July 2019 in
which the trial Judge dismissed the Plaintiff’s claim. Dissatisfied with the
judgment of the Court, the Plaintiff/Appellant has mounted this appeal per a
Notice of Appeal filed on 8th August 2019. The grounds of appeal set
out in the Notice of Appeal are as follows:<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;A.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
The
learned trial judge erred in law in dismissing the claims of Plaintiff. <o:p></o:p>Particulars
of error<o:p></o:p>1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
The
learned trial judge took into consideration irrelevant matters to this action
that made him dismiss the claims.<o:p></o:p>2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
The
(sic) was no issue of priority of grant before the learned trial judge.<o:p></o:p>3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
There
was no issue of limitation of action before the learned trial judge.<o:p></o:p>4.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
The
land in dispute is indisputably part of Bortianor Stool land.<o:p></o:p>5.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
The
chief of Bortianor is indisputably Nii Ankonam Ogbamey I since 1993.<o:p></o:p>6.