YAW SEFA vs. NAVAL CAPT.(RTD) OSEI KWAME AND KWASI AFRIYIE [2021]DLCA10827

Date	2021-03-25
Suit No.	SUIT NO.: H1/17/2021
Citation No.	[2021]DLCA10827

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

A. B. POKU-ACHEAMPONG J. A.

S. K. A. ASIEDU J. A.

ALFRED AGYEMANG GYIMAH FOR DEFENDANT /APPELLANT.

AFRICANUS OWUSU ANSAH FOR PLAINTIFFS /RESPONDENTS.

[2021]DLCA10827
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >YAW
SEFA<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" align="center" style="margin-top:0cm;
margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:13.5pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;
mso-add-space:auto;text-align:center;text-indent:-13.5pt;line-height:normal">(DEFENDANT/APPELLANT)<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" align="center" style="margin-top:0cm;
margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:13.5pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;
mso-add-space:auto;text-align:center;text-indent:-13.5pt;line-height:normal">vs.<o:p></o:p>NAVAL CAPT.(RTD) OSEI KWAME AND KWASI
AFRIYIE<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFFS/RESPONDENTS)<o:p></o:p>[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;">

<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-bottom-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm">SUIT NO.: H1/17/2021 &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;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;DATE:
25TH MARCH, 2021<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>ALFRED AGYEMANG GYIMAH 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:
justify;line-height:150%;border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm">AFRICANUS
OWUSU ANSAH FOR PLAINTIFFS /RESPONDENTS.<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM:<o:p></o:p>A. M. DOMAKYAAREH (MRS) J. A. PRESIDING, A.
B. POKU-ACHEAMPONG J. A., S. 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="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;
padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:1.0pt 0cm 1.0pt 0cm">JUDGMENT<o:p></o:p>

</div>&nbsp;POKU-ACHEAMPONG,
J.A.:<o:p></o:p>This
is an appeal against a judgment of a Kumasi High Court dated 3rd
June 2019. The Plaintiffs/Respondents who shall hereinafter be referred to as
the Plaintiffs issued a writ of summons against the Defendant/Appellant
hereinafter referred to as the Defendant on 15th June 2006 claiming
the following reliefs:<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-top:18.0pt;margin-right:0cm;
margin-bottom:18.0pt;margin-left:36.0pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-align:justify;
text-indent:-18.0pt;line-height:150%;mso-list:l12 level1 lfo17">a.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Declaration of title and ownership of House
number plot No. 4 Block 11, Aboabo, Kumasi.<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-top:18.0pt;margin-right:0cm;
margin-bottom:18.0pt;margin-left:36.0pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-align:justify;
text-indent:-18.0pt;line-height:150%;mso-list:l12 level1 lfo17">b.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Damages for trespass.<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-top:18.0pt;margin-right:0cm;
margin-bottom:18.0pt;margin-left:36.0pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-align:justify;
text-indent:-18.0pt;line-height:150%;mso-list:l12 level1 lfo17">c.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Perpetual Injunction restraining the
Defendant, his agents or servants or any other person claiming interest in the
property through him from in any way interfering with the Plaintiffs’ title and
possession and occupation in the disputed house and in attempting to eject and
or ejecting the tenants and occupants of the said house. <o:p></o:p>On
10th June 2006 the Defendant filed his Statement of Defence and counterclaimed
for the following:<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-top:18.0pt;margin-right:0cm;
margin-bottom:18.0pt;margin-left:36.0pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-align:justify;
text-indent:-18.0pt;line-height:150%;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo18">a.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
A declaration of title, possession,
occupation and ownership of H/No Plot 4 Block 11, Aboabo/Kumasi.<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-top:18.0pt;margin-right:0cm;
margin-bottom:18.0pt;margin-left:36.0pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-align:justify;
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An order for ejectment of all the tenants in
the said house in order to repair renovation and remodeling (sic) of the whole house
or (sic) ordered by the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly Engineer on or about 16th
October 1997 in the Inspection Report.<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-top:18.0pt;margin-right:0cm;
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