EJISU STOOL AND EJISU APENKRA STOOL LAND vs. J. C. ADDAI [2021]DLSC11147

Date	2021-12-15
Suit No.	CIVIL APPEAL NO. J4/32/2021
Citation No.	[2021]DLSC11147

DOTSE JSC (PRESIDING)

DORDZIE (MRS.) JSC

OWUSU (MS.) JSC

LOVELACE-JOHNSON (MS.) JSC

KULENDI JSC

ANNIS MOGHTAR MOHAYIDEEN ESQ. FOR THE PLAINTIFFS/APPELLANTS/ APPELLANTS.

FREDERICK YEBOAH AGYAKWA ESQ. FOR THE DEFENDANT/RESPONDENT/ RESPONDENT.

[2021]DLSC11147
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >EJISU STOOL AND EJISU APENKRA STOOL
LAND (PLAINTIFFS/APPELLANTS/APPELLANTS)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>J. C. ADDAI<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANTS/RESPONDENTS/RESPONDENTS)<o:p></o:p>[SUPREME COURT, 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;">

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&nbsp;DATE: 15TH DECEMBER,
2021<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL<o:p></o:p>ANNIS MOGHTAR MOHAYIDEEN
ESQ. FOR THE PLAINTIFFS/APPELLANTS/<o:p></o:p>APPELLANTS.<o:p></o:p>FREDERICK YEBOAH AGYAKWA
ESQ. FOR THE DEFENDANT/RESPONDENT/<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;">

RESPONDENT.<o:p></o:p>

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</div>&nbsp;DOTSE
JSC:- The
facts and the issues raised in this appeal admit of no controversy whatsoever.
This is an appeal by the Plaintiffs/Appellants/Appellants, hereafter referred
to as Plaintiffs against the judgment of the Court of Appeal dated 20th
November 2020 which affirmed the judgment of the trial High Court, dated 30th
January 2018.<o:p></o:p>MODES BY
WHICH A STOOL, COMMUNITY ACQUIRES ABSOLUTE TITLE TO LAND<o:p></o:p>This was settled and stated clearly in the
celebrated case of Ohimen v Adjei 2 WALR 275 at 279, where the court stated the
following as the principal methods by which a stool acquires land:<o:p></o:p>“There are four principal methods by which a stool
acquires land, they are: conquest and subsequent settlement thereon and cultivation by subjects of the stool,
discovery by hunters or pioneers of the stool of unoccupied land and subsequent
settlement thereon and use thereof by the stool and its subjects; gift by the stool,
purchase by the stool. Each of these methods involves either the sacrifice
of lives of subjects, or the expenditure of energy or contribution of money by
subjects, and use and occupation of the land by the subjects.” Emphasis <o:p></o:p>These modes of acquisition stated supra will be
relevant in the determination of the issues raised in this land appeal.<o:p></o:p>RELIEFS AND
FACTS RELIED UPON<o:p></o:p>The Plaintiffs instituted the action against the
Defendant/Respondent/Respondent, hereafter referred to as Defendant, claiming
the following reliefs:-<o:p></o:p>(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;
A
declaration that all that piece or parcel of land more particularly situate at
Apenkra bounded on the Eastern part of river Beakwa both sides on
Apenkra-Kokofu roads, Pramo stool lands, Eddwinase Stool lands, Aboaso Stool
lands, Adwumanu Stool lands and Nuaso, Preyaase Stool lands, is the bonafide
property of the 1st plaintiff with the 2nd Plaintiff
being the Caretaker Chief thereof.<o:p></o:p>(b)&nbsp; Damages for Trespass<o:p></o:p>