NUMO ADJEI KWANKO II vs. LEBANON SOCIETY & 2 ORS [2021]DLCA16207

Date	2021-11-28
Suit No.	CIVIL APPEAL NO: H1/213/12
Citation No.	[2021]DLCA16207

ABBAN (MRS.) JA (PRESIDING)

ACQUAYE JA

DZAMEFE JA

MR. JAMES AHENKORAH FOR APPELLANTS

MR. OFOSU GYEABOUR FOR RESPONDENT

[2021]DLCA16207
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >NUMO ADJEI KWANKO II <o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>LEBANON SOCIETY &amp;
2 ORS<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANT/APPELLANT)<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: 0in 0in 1pt;">

CIVIL
APPEAL NO: H1/213/12&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; DATE: 28TH NOVEMBER, 2021<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>MR.
JAMES AHENKORAH FOR APPELLANTS<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: 0in 0in 1pt;">

MR. OFOSU GYEABOUR FOR RESPONDENT<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM: <o:p></o:p>ABBAN
(MRS.) JA (PRESIDING), ACQUAYE JA, DZAMEFE JA&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;<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 0in;">

<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;
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</div>DZAMEFE, JA<o:p></o:p>This
is an appeal by the 1st defendant hereinafter referred to as the
appellant against the judgment of the High Court Accra, dated 12th
April 2011 in favour of the plaintiff hereinafter referred to as the
respondent. The respondent in his statement of claim stated that he represents
the Osabu and Ayiku Wulomo of Teshie and also the trustee and custodian of the
lands of Kle Musum Quarters of Teshie and We family.&nbsp; He is also the custodian of land registered
in the Deeds Registry as No.1332/65. That the Supreme Court in suit No.8/92 and
judgment dated 19th April 1994 adjudged that the beneficiary interest
in document No.1332/65 resides only in the Tsie-We family of Teshie.<o:p></o:p>The
Supreme Court also made a finding of fact that only the Wulomo and elders of
Tsie-We can alienate lands described in that document, No.1332/65.&nbsp; The respondent avers that the appellant has
appropriated about 100 acres of their lands without their consent.&nbsp; According to him the 2nd and 3rd
defendants registered the appellants’ document for him even though he had
already registered same and also in contravention of the Supreme Court
judgment, wherefore the respondent claimed for the following reliefs;-<o:p></o:p>a.<span style="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;
Declaration of title over 100 acres of land
situate lying and being at Teshie Accra bounded on the North measuring 4000
feet more or less on the South measuring 4000 feet more or less on the East
measuring 500 feet more or less and on the West measuring 500 feet moiré or
less.<o:p></o:p>b.<span style="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;
Perpetual injunction to restrain 1st
defendant from any further development on the land until final determination of
this case.<o:p></o:p>c.<span style="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 to restrain 2nd
and 3rd defendants from registering any transaction within the said
land area.<o:p></o:p>d.<span style="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;
An order of cancellation of the registration
made by 2nd defendant in favour of the 1st defendant.<o:p></o:p>e.<span style="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;
An order of cancellation of the land
certificate issued by 3rd defendant in favour of 1st
defendant.<o:p></o:p>The
appellant in his defence averred that he came by the land in issue by purchase
for valuable consideration from one Moufid El Adas in 1998. That Moufid El Adas
assigned to it the residue of his leasehold interest therein by a lease dated
11th November 1977 from the Nungua Stool for a term of 99 years from
5th June 1994.<o:p></o:p>It
is their case that Moufid El-Adas registered his leasehold title at the Land Title
Registry Accra as tenant or lessee for the same period and obtained a land
certificate in respect of it.&nbsp; That the 1st
appellant has since the acquisition from Moufid El-Adas registered its title to
the land and was granted land certifica</main>