NENE TEI DJAHENE KORABO IV vs. MANKRALO TETTEH LAMIIYOR, NENE ADZATEY MLIKITI, CHIEF AGBOZA II, ASAFOATSE OKOFO BADU IV AND ASAFOATSE TETE ADIBOR [2022]DLCA11490

NENE TEI DJAHENE KORABO IV vs. MANKRALO TETTEH LAMIIYOR, NENE ADZATEY MLIKITI,... [2022]DLCA11490

Date	2022-04-28
Suit No.	CIVIL APPEAL SUIT NO: H1/09/20
Citation No.	[2022]DLCA11490

SENYO DZAMEFE J.A (PRESIDING)

MERLEY WOOD J.A

ERIC BAAH J.A

BERNARD AHIAFUR WITH EMMANUEL ASARE FOR PLAINTIFF/APPELLANT

ANKOMA MENSAH FOR 1ST DEFENDANT/RESPONDENT

JEFFERY DOAGBODZIE FOR 2ND 4TH & 5TH DEFENDANT/RESPONDENT

[2022]DLCA11490
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >NENE
TEI DJAHENE KORABO IV<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF/APPELLANT)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>MANKRALO
TETTEH LAMIIYOR, NENE ADZATEY MLIKITI, CHIEF AGBOZA II, ASAFOATSE OKOFO BADU IV
AND ASAFOATSE TETE ADIBOR<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANTS/RESPONDENTS)<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: 0cm 0cm 1pt;">

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NO: H1/09/20&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;DATE: 28TH APRIL, 2022<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL<o:p></o:p>BERNARD AHIAFUR WITH EMMANUEL ASARE FOR
PLAINTIFF/APPELLANT<o:p></o:p>ANKOMA MENSAH FOR 1ST
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;">

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4TH &amp; 5TH DEFENDANT/RESPONDENT<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM: <o:p></o:p>SENYO DZAMEFE J.A, (PRESIDING), MERLEY WOOD J.A,
ERIC BAAH 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>&nbsp;DZAMEFE,
JA<o:p></o:p>The
plaintiff/appellant, referred to as the plaintiff issued this writ against the
defendant/respondents, also referred to as the defendants for the following claims;-<o:p></o:p>a.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Declaration of title to all that piece or
parcel of land particularly described at paragraph 3 of the statement of claim.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;b.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Recovery of possession of the area designated
to defendants as cemetery.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;c.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Perpetual injunction restraining the defendants,
their servants, workmen, assigns etc. from burying dead bodies at the site
designated for burial near the Jorpa stream.<o:p></o:p>The plaintiff
in his statement of claim averred that he is the head of the Manya Clan of Jorpanya
of Shai State and bring this action for himself and on behalf of the Manya Clan
of the Shai State.<o:p></o:p>He
described the land in issue at paragraph 3 of his statement of claim thus;-“Manya
clan&nbsp; of Jorpanya are the owners of a
large tract of Land situate at Jorpanya (Manya) and is approximately 3020.118
acres or 1222.2 hectares and is bounded in the North by Kordiabe Land measuring
1111.7ft more or less, in the North East measuring 3824.6 feet more or less, in
the East measuring 6824.6 feet more or less, in the South East measuring 13275
feet more or less in the South West measuring 4714.4ft more or less”.<o:p></o:p>Plaintiff
averred that the Manya Clan shares common boundaries with Doryumu by the
Otchreme stream which flows into the Jorpa River from the Shai Hills, onto the
eastern side, covered by the Game and Wild Life Reserves, on the side of the
road.<o:p></o:p>It is
his claim that the Manya Clan permitted the defendant and his Lekpeje division
to bury their dead at an area demarcated for burial near the Jorpa River which
is within the area described above.&nbsp;
According to the plaintiff it has become impossible to continue to bury dead
bodies there because the Jorpa River, when it overflows its banks erodes the
soil as well as decayed bodies into the said river which is also the source of
drinking water for the people downstream. Plaintiffs said the Environmental Health
Authorities have warned the Manya Clan to desist from further burying dead
bodies at the area since the practice was injurious to the health of the
community.<o:p></o:p>The
plaintiff avers further that the Lekpedje division of Kordiabe have been warned
to stop burying their dead at the said site but they have refused to heed to
the numerous warnings and are using force to bury their deceased at the area
leading to confrontation and threatens the peace in the area.<o:p></o:p>Plaintiff
said there has been a meeting held at t</main>