CHARLES TORSU vs. ETSE TUGBENYO, DOH TUGBENYO AND DOTSE TUGBENYO [2022]DLCA11496

Date	2022-02-24
Suit No.	SUIT NO. H1/170/2020
Citation No.	[2022]DLCA11496

SENYO DZAMEFE JA PRESIDING

P. BRIGHT MENSAH JA

JENNIFER DODOO JA

JAMES ENU FOR DEFENDANT/APPELLANT

OLIVER ABADA FOR PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT

[2022]DLCA11496
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >CHARLES TORSU<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>ETSE TUGBENYO, DOH TUGBENYO AND DOTSE
TUGBENYO&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (DEFENDANTS/APPELLANTS)<o:p></o:p>[COURT OF
APPEAL (CIVIL 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. H1/170/2020&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:
24TH FEBRUARY 2022<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>JAMES ENU 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;">

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</div>CORAM:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>SENYO DZAMEFE JA
PRESIDING, P. BRIGHT MENSAH JA, JENNIFER DODOO JA<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;BRIGHT MENSAH
JA: <o:p></o:p>My Lords, the most fundamental issue central to the
determination of this appeal is, as between the parties to this dispute, the
one that has better equitable interest in the land, the subject matter of the
suit and therefore, entitled to remain in possession.&nbsp; Is it the plaintiff/respondent or the
defendants/appellants?&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>This introductory remark is against the backdrop of
the finding of fact made by the court of first instance ie the Tema District
Court which decision was affirmed on appeal by the Tema High Court that both
parties to the suit were unable to prove that their grantors have allodial
title to the disputed land. &nbsp;The decision
of the High Court delivered 12/10/2018 appears on pp 246-258 of the record of
appeal [roa].<o:p></o:p>Being dissatisfied with the judgment of the High
Court, the defendants/ appellants have further appealed to this court.&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>Grounds of appeal:<o:p></o:p>Per a notice of appeal filed in this court on
26/11/2018, the defendants/ appellants complain that:<o:p></o:p>1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
The judgment is
against the weight of evidence.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
The honourable
court erred in coming to a conclusion that the<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;trial Magistrate was right when he came to the
conclusion that<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;1st appellant could not prove that
the land in dispute belonged<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;to his grantor.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
The honourable
court erred in law wh</main>