GEORGE KWADWO ASANTE AND ERIC DANPARE ASANTE vs. MADAM ABENA AMPONSAH AND PETER KOFI ADU [2022]DLSC11439

GEORGE KWADWO ASANTE AND ERIC DANPARE ASANTE vs. MADAM ABENA AMPONSAH AND PETER... [2022]DLSC11439

Date	2022-01-20
Suit No.	CIVIL APPEAL NO. J4/64/2021
Citation No.	[2022]DLSC11439

PWAMANG JSC (PRESIDING)

DORDZIE (MRS.) JSC

OWUSU (MS.) JSC

HONYENUGA JSC

PROF. MENSA-BONSU (MRS.) JSC

FELIX NANA OSEI ESQ. FOR THE PLAINTIFFS/APPELLANTS/APPELLANTS.

A.K. BANNERMAN-WILLIAMS ESQ. FOR THE DEFENDANTS/RESPONDENTS/ RESPONDENTS.

[2022]DLSC11439
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GEORGE KWADWO
ASANTE AND ERIC DANPARE
ASANTE (PLAINTIFFS/APPELLANTS/APPELLANTS)<o:p></o:p>

MADAM ABENA
AMPONSAH AND PETER KOFI ADU
(DEFENDANTS/RESPONDENTS/RESPONDENTS)<o:p></o:p>

[SUPREME COURT, ACCRA]<o:p></o:p>

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padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm">CIVIL APPEAL NO. J4/64/2021&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; DATE: 20TH JANUARY, 2022<o:p></o:p>

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COUNSEL<o:p></o:p>

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FELIX NANA OSEI ESQ. FOR THE PLAINTIFFS/APPELLANTS/APPELLANTS.<o:p></o:p>

A.K. BANNERMAN-WILLIAMS ESQ. FOR THE DEFENDANTS/RESPONDENTS/
RESPONDENTS.<o:p></o:p>

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CORAM:&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; <o:p></o:p>

PWAMANG JSC (PRESIDING), DORDZIE (MRS.) JSC, OWUSU
(MS.) JSC, HONYENUGA JSC, PROF. MENSA-BONSU (MRS.) JSC<o:p></o:p>

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HONYENUGA, JSC:-<o:p></o:p>

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This
appeal is against the judgment
of the Court of Appeal dated the 14th day
of January, 2019 for having dismissed the appellants appeal.<o:p></o:p>

In this
Judgment, the plaintiffs/appellants/appellants would hereinafter be referred to as the appellants and the
defendants/respondents/respondents as the respondents.<o:p></o:p>

BACKGROUND FACTS<o:p></o:p>

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The facts which culminated into this
appeal as gleaned from the statement of claim is that the appellants who are
father and son respectively acquired the land in dispute from the Oshiuman
Family acting then per Nii Oshiu Ardey Cudjoe and Nii Abban Otoo sometime in
1997 with a Deed of Assignment in their favour. The appellants went into possession, occupation and constructed
a solid sandcrete fence wall. The
appellants had quiet enjoyment of the land until sometime in 2007 when their
occupation of the land was challenged by some persons who claimed that the
parcel of land was granted them by Akwein as Farms Company Limited and Nii
Kwaku Fosu II, the Ablekuma Mantse. To continue their peaceful enjoyment of the
land, the appellants approached the Ablekuma Mantse to have their title
regularized. In the circumstances, a Deed of Assignment was executed between
Akweinas Farms and them. This deed was dated 17th September
2007, stamped as LVB 2 7377/08 and LVB 9978/08 respectively. According to the appellants, the respondents
trespassed on the land by breaking part of the fence wall and started the
construction of permanent building structures.
All attempts to stop the respondents failed and therefore caused a writ
of summons accompanied by a statement of claim</main>