REV. FATHER JOHN TAKYI vs. ERIC KOSA, OP. BADU KONTOR [2023]DLCA16028

Date	2023-05-24
Suit No.	CIVIL APPEAL NO. H1/10/2022
Citation No.	[2023]DLCA16028

MENSAH-HOMIAH (MRS) JA (PRESIDING)

DARKO ASARE JA

OWUSU-OFORI JA.

DENNIS OPPONG WIAFE FOR THE DEFENDANTS/APPELLANTS

BARIMA-AGYEKUM HINNEH FOR THE PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT

[2023]DLCA16028
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >REV. FATHER JOHN TAKYI<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>ERIC KOSA, OP. BADU KONTOR<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANTS/APPELLANTS)<o:p></o:p>[COURT OF APPEAL,
KUMASI]<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;<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;">

CIVIL APPEAL NO.
H1/10/2022&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;&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;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;DATE: 24TH MAY 2023<o:p></o:p>

DENNIS OPPONG WIAFE
FOR THE DEFENDANTS/APPELLANTS<o:p></o:p>

BARIMA-AGYEKUM HINNEH
FOR THE PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT <o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM<o:p></o:p>MENSAH-HOMIAH (MRS) JA (PRESIDING), DARKO ASARE JA, OWUSU-OFORI 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 0in;">

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</div>YAW DARKO ASARE, JA<o:p></o:p>The Plaintiff’s case is that he is the surviving Executor of the Estate of the
late Opanyin Kwaku Yeboah who by his last Will and Testament dated the 7th
of January 2012, bequeathed the house in dispute, viz H/No. L 150/2
Abanim-Techiman to certain beneficiaries.<o:p></o:p>Contending
that the 1st Defendants who is not a beneficiary under the said Will
but had illegally entered onto the said land, demolished an existing building
erected thereon and had commenced the construction of a new building in its stead, the Plaintiff
instituted the instant action for declaration of title and recovery of
possession, general damages for trespass and an injunction.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;On
the 6th of December 2017, one Opanyin Badu Kontor, claiming to be
the brother of Opanyin Kwaku Yeboah the deceased Testator, successfully applied
to the trial court to be joined as a 2nd Defendant to the suit,
whereupon the trial court set a time limit of 21 days for the writ
of summons to be amended and served on the Applicant. The record reflects that
in the interim, there was an attempt at settling the Parties’ differences out of court.
The attempted settlement however turned out to
be unsuccessful, whereupon the amended writ of summons was finally served on
the 2nd Defendant, albeit after the expiration of the 21 day period
set by the trial court.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;On the 2nd of May 2018,