[2023]DLCA15147 Login to Read Full Case <span style="font-size: 18px !important;"><p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";color:#00B0F0;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">MRS. AGNES AHADZI & ANOR</span></b><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma;color:#00B0F0;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt; text-align:center"><i><span lang="en-DE" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:#2000">(</span></i><i><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">PLAINTIFFS/APPELLANTS</span></i><i><span lang="en-DE" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:#2000">)<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt; text-align:center"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma;color:#00B0F0; mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">vs<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt; text-align:center"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; color:#00B0F0;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">NII ADJEI KWANKO<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt; text-align:center"><i><span lang="en-DE" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:#2000">(</span></i><i><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">DEFENDANT/RESPONDENT</span></i><i><span lang="en-DE" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:#2000">)<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt; text-align:center;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif">[COURT OF APPEAL, ACCRA]<o:p></o:p></span></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;"> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center;border:none; mso-border-bottom-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0in;mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">SUIT NO. H1/117/2022</span><span lang="en-DE" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi; mso-ansi-language:#2000"> </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">DATE: 23<sup>RD</sup> MARCH, 2023<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;line-height:normal"><b><span lang="en-DE" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-ansi-language: #2000">COUNSEL<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">KWABENA ANKAMAH OSEI BADU FOR PLAINTIFFS/APPELLANTS<o:p></o:p></span></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;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;line-height:normal;border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt; padding:0in;mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">KWAME FOSU GYEABOUR FOR 3<sup>RD</sup> DEFENDANT/RESPONDENT<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;line-height:normal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"">CORAM<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">M. WELBOURNE (MRS</span><span lang="en-DE" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif; mso-ansi-language:#2000">)</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""> J.A. (PRESIDING)</span><span lang="en-DE" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-ansi-language:#2000">,</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">BRIGHT MENSAH J.A.</span><span lang="en-DE" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-ansi-language:#2000">, </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"">BARTELS KODWO (MRS.) J.A.<o:p></o:p></span></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="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center;border:none; mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt;mso-border-bottom-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt; padding:0in;mso-padding-alt:1.0pt 0in 1.0pt 0in"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-ansi-language: EN-GB">JUDGMENT<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div><p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span lang="en-DE" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;mso-ansi-language:#2000"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify"><i><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma;mso-ansi-language: EN-GB">WELBOURNE, J.A</span></i><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:107%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:150%"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">This appeal is against the ruling of the High Court dated 30<sup>th</sup> July 2021. The Plaintiff will be described as the Appellant while the 3<sup>rd</sup> Defendant will be described as the Respondent.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">BRIEF FACTS:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">The Plaintiffs initially sued the 1<sup>st</sup> and 2<sup>nd</sup> Defendants herein for the following reliefs:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-ansi-language:EN-GB"> </span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in;text-align:justify;text-indent: -.25in;line-height:150%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"; mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">1.<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: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">General damages for trespass onto the Plaintiff’s land situate at Okpoi Gonno measuring 11.8 acres more particularly described in the Statement of Claim. Defendants have refused to pay heed despite demands from Plaintiffs;<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in;text-align:justify;text-indent: -.25in;line-height:150%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"; mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">2.<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: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">Perpetual Injunction retraining Defendants from further acts of trespass;<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in;text-align:justify;tex