YAW BASOAH (DECEASED) AND MARGARET BANDOH vs. KWAKU SAKA, AFUA AMOAKOWAA AND SAMUEL BASOAH [2021]DLCA10826

YAW BASOAH (DECEASED) AND MARGARET BANDOH vs. KWAKU SAKA, AFUA AMOAKOWAA AND SA... [2021]DLCA10826

Date	2021-03-25
Suit No.	CIVIL APPEAL NO. H1/57/2020
Citation No.	[2021]DLCA10826

ANGELINA M. DOMAKYAAREH (MRS.) JA. (PRESIDING)

A. B. POKU-ACHEAMPONG JA.

SAMUEL K.A. ASIEDU JA.

STEPHEN OSEI KOFI FOR THE PLAINTIFFS/APPELLANTS

SAMUEL AYISI FOR THE DEFENDANTS/RESPONDENTS

[2021]DLCA10826
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >YAW BASOAH (DECEASED) AND MARGARET
BANDOH<span style="font-family:
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minor-fareast;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;color:#00B0F0"><o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFFS/APPELLANTS)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>KWAKU
SAKA, AFUA AMOAKOWAA AND SAMUEL BASOAH<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANTS /RESPONDENTS)<o:p></o:p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;mso-fareast-font-family:
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&quot;Times New Roman&quot;">[COURT OF APPEAL, 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;">

<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;mso-fareast-font-family:
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&quot;Times New Roman&quot;">CIVIL APPEAL NO. H1/57/2020<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;mso-fareast-font-family:
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&quot;Times New Roman&quot;"> &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:
25TH MARCH, 2021<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM: <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;">

ANGELINA
M. DOMAKYAAREH (MRS.) JA. (PRESIDING), A. B. POKU-ACHEAMPONG JA., SAMUEL K.A.
ASIEDU JA.<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>STEPHEN
OSEI KOFI FOR THE PLAINTIFFS/APPELLANTS <o:p></o:p>SAMUEL
AYISI FOR THE DEFENDANTS/RESPONDENTS <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="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center;border:none;
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</div>&nbsp;ASIEDU, JA.<o:p></o:p>My lords, the instant appeal is
against the judgment of the Circuit Court, Kumasi, delivered on Friday, the 24th
day of May 2019. The Plaintiffs in the Circuit Court had instituted an action
against the Defendants jointly and severally for:<o:p></o:p>(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;
An order of the Circuit Court
declaring House Number Plot 7 Block I Santasi, Kumasi as family property of the
Plaintiff.<o:p></o:p>(b)&nbsp;&nbsp;
Perpetual injunction restraining the
Defendants, their children, assigns etc. or anybody claiming title through them
from having anything to do with the said property.<o:p></o:p>(c)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Any further order as the Circuit Court
may deem fit.<o:p></o:p>Upon the receipt of the writ with its
accompanying statement of claim, the Defendants also filed a statement of
defence in which they counterclaimed for:<o:p></o:p>1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
An order of the Circuit Court
declaring the disputed property as the property of Kwasi Bandoh.<o:p></o:p>2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Perpetual injunction restraining the
Plaintiffs and all who claim through them from having anything to do with the
disputed property.<o:p></o:p>3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Cost.<o:p></o:p>After the hearing of the matter, the
learned trial Circuit Judge found for the Defendants and dismissed the suit
filed by the Plaintiffs. Dissatisfied with the judgment of the Circuit Court,
the 2nd Plaintiff filed the instant appeal on the 6th
June 2019 in which she prayed this Court to set aside the judgment of the
Circuit Court. Two main grounds of appeal have been set down in the Notice of Appeal
which are that:<o:p></o:p></main>