MADAM YAA AKYIREM vs MADAM YAA BOATEMAA [2021]DLCA16064

Date	2021-12-16
Suit No.	CIVIL APPEAL NO: NO. H1/35/2021
Citation No.	[2021]DLCA16064

SOWAH J. A. (PRESIDING)

OPPONG J. A.

MENSAH-HOMIAH J. A.

CHARLES BOATENG

PHIDELIS OSEIDUAH

BRIDGET OBENG

[2021]DLCA16064
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >MADAM YAA AKYIREM<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>MADAM
YAA BOATEMAA<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANT/APPELLANT)<o:p></o:p>[COURT OF APPEAL, KOFORIDUA]<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;<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: NO.
H1/35/2021&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;DATE: 16TH DECEMBER 2021<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM<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;">

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</div>MENSAH-HOMIAH,
JA:&nbsp; This is an appeal against
the ruling of the High Court, Nkawkaw, dated 16th March 2021 wherein
the court below dismissed a submission of no case filed on behalf of the
Defendant/Appellant after Plaintiff/Respondent had closed her case. &nbsp;The learned trial judge granted all the
reliefs endorsed on Plaintiff’s writ of summons. <o:p></o:p>Dissatisfied with the said Ruling, Defendant/Appellant
filed a notice of appeal on 7th April, 2021 under the omnibus ground
that the judgment is against the weight of evidence. The reliefs sought are
that, the decision of the High Court be set aside and the Plaintiff/
Respondent’s action dismissed. In this judgment Plaintiff/Appellant and
Defendant/Respondent would simply be referred to as Plaintiff and Defendant,
respectively.<o:p></o:p>These are the antecedents of the case: By a
writ of summons issued from the registry of the High Court, Nkawkaw on 24th
January 2013, Plaintiff, who sued for herself and on behalf of her children
claimed the following reliefs:<o:p></o:p>a.<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Declaration
that plaintiff and her children with the Testator, Paul Kwadwo Asomaning are
the bona fide owners of <a name="_Hlk88306398">H/No. B. 83, Akim Afosu. </a><o:p></o:p>b.<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Account
to the plaintiff for rents collected from tenants in the house<o:p></o:p>c.<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Damages
for trespass<o:p></o:p>d.<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Perpetual
injunction restraining defendants, her servants, privies and all claiming
through her from dealing with H/No. B. 83, Akim Afosu.<o:p></o:p>In her accompanying amended statement of
claim filed on 22nd June 2017, plaintiff averred that her deceased
husband, Paul Kwadwo Asomaning acquired H/No. B. 83, Akim Afosu as his personal
property in hi</main>