BEATRICE ABALO vs JACOB APANA [2023]DLCA16045

Date	2023-04-27
Suit No.	CIVIL APPEAL NO: H1/62/2023
Citation No.	[2023]DLCA16045

MENSAH-HOMIAH JA (PRESIDING)

DARKO ASARE J. A

KWAMENA BAIDEN J.A.

KENNETH ADABAYERI

FLAVIN GAI

[2023]DLCA16045
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ABALO<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF/APPELLANT)<o:p></o:p>&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;vs<o:p></o:p>JACOB APANA <o:p></o:p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (DEFENDANT/RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p>&nbsp; [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: 0cm 0cm 1pt;">

CIVIL APPEAL NO:
H1/62/2023&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: 27TH
APRIL,2023 <o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>KENNETH ADABAYERI <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;">

FLAVIN GAI <o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>MENSAH-HOMIAH
JA (PRESIDING), DARKO ASARE J. A,
KWAMENA BAIDEN 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>MENSAH-HOMIAH, JA:<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;INTRODUCTION<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;This
is an appeal against the judgment of the
High Court, Bolgatanga, delivered on 2nd March 2022. The Plaintiff/Appellant and Defendant/Respondent shall simply be referred to as Plaintiff and Defendant, respectively. I am confronted with issues such as, whether a registered lease of a
party takes precedence over the other party’s ownership and rights in
possession under customary law.<o:p></o:p>For the sake of clarity, I place on record that, the name of the Plaintiff’s
vendor has variously been given as “Azungwa Akorgia”,
Azunbuaa Akurigeya” and “Azugbua Akurigeya”, but all these
variants of the name refer to one person.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;&nbsp;BACKGROUND FACTS<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;It
is apposite to state the matters that have given rise to the instant appeal.
The plaintiff, in her capacity as Administratrix/Beneficiary of the Estate
of Swanzy Moro Amodo, deceased, commenced an action
on 22nd February 2018 against defendant. Plaintiff claimed
a declaration of </spa</main>