[2023]DLHC16854 Login to Read Full Case <span style="font-size: 18px !important;"><div class="WordSection1"> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:-2.5pt; margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:4.5pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family: "Book Antiqua";color:#00B0F0">ABENA AFO<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:-2.5pt; margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:4.5pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">(PLAINTIFF/</span></i> <i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p></span></i></p> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:-2.5pt; margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:4.5pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family: "Book Antiqua";color:#00B0F0">vs.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:-2.5pt; margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:4.5pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family: "Book Antiqua";color:#00B0F0">KWASI BADU, ABUSUAPANIN ATTA KWAO<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:-2.5pt; margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:4.5pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">(DEFENDANTS/APPELLANTS)<o:p></o:p></span></i></p> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:-2.5pt; margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:4.5pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">[HIGH COURT, SEFWI WIAWSO]<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:-2.5pt; margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:4.5pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center; tab-stops:168.75pt 278.15pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua""> </span></p> <div style="border-top: none; border-right: none; border-left: none; border-image: initial; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: black; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt; margin-left: 4.5pt; margin-right: -2.5pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt: solid black 1.5pt;padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"><a name="_heading=h.gjdgxs"></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">SUIT NO. E11/07/2019 DATE: 13<sup>TH</sup> JULY 2023<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:-2.5pt;margin-bottom: 0cm;margin-left:4.5pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;tab-stops:96.25pt"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family: "Book Antiqua"">COUNSEL <o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <div style="border-top: none; border-right: none; border-left: none; border-image: initial; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: black; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt; margin-left: 4.5pt; margin-right: -2.5pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt: solid black 1.5pt;padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family: "Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">PAUL NKUAH-GYAPONG FOR APPELLANT<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:-2.5pt;margin-bottom: 0cm;margin-left:4.5pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family: "Book Antiqua"">CORAM<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:-2.5pt;margin-bottom: 0cm;margin-left:4.5pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family: "Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">HIS LORDSHIP JUSTICE KWAME AMOAKO<o:p></o:p></span></p> <div style="border-top-width: 1.5pt; border-top-color: black; border-left: none; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-right: none; padding: 1pt 0cm; margin-left: 4.5pt; margin-right: -2.5pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;border:none; mso-border-top-alt:solid black 1.5pt;mso-border-bottom-alt:solid black 1.5pt; padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:1.0pt 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">JUDGMENT<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </div> <p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-right:6.7pt;line-height:115%;tab-stops:39.4pt 114.95pt 136.9pt 167.7pt 231.6pt 251.65pt 274.05pt 327.55pt 355.4pt 385.6pt 421.05pt 459.45pt"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">This is the Judgment of the Court on an appeal from the District Court, Sefwi Debiso. <span style="letter-spacing: -.2pt">The</span> <span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">background</span> <span style="letter-spacing:-.3pt">to</span> <span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt">this</span> <span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">Judgment</span> <span style="letter-spacing: -.3pt">is</span> <span style="letter-spacing: -.3pt">as</span> <span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">follows:</span> <span style="letter-spacing:-.3pt">On</span> <span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt">29<span style="position:relative;top:-3.5pt;mso-text-raise:3.5pt">th</span></span><span style="position:relative;top:-3.5pt;mso-text-raise:3.5pt"> </span><span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt">May</span> <span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">2018,</span> <span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt">the </span>Plaintiff/Respondent<span style="letter-spacing:2.0pt"> </span>(hereinafter<span style="letter-spacing: 2.1pt"> </span>referred<span style="letter-spacing:1.9pt"> </span>to<span style="letter-spacing:1.9pt"> </span>as<span style="letter-spacing:2.0pt"> </span>“the<span style="letter-spacing:2.0pt"> </span>Plaintiff”)<span style="letter-spacing: 2.0pt"> </span>caused<span style="letter-spacing:2.0pt"> </span>to<span style="letter-spacing:2.05pt"> </span>be<span style="letter-spacing:2.0pt"> </span>issued<span style="letter-spacing:2.0pt"> </span><span style="letter-spacing:-.5pt">a</span> writ of summons against the Defendants/Appellants (hereinafter referred to as “the Defendants”) in the District Court, Sefwi Debiso claiming the following reliefs:-<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoBodyText" style="line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif"> </span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:7.05pt;margin-bottom: 0cm;margin-left:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:0cm;line-height:115%; mso-list:l2 level2 lfo4;tab-stops:44.0pt"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%">(a)<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-variant-position: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%; font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">Declaration<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>to<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>title,<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>recovery<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>of<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>possession<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>ownership<span style="letter-spacing: -.2pt"> </span>of<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>half<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>(1/2)<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>of<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>all<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>that<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>piece or parcel of cocoa farm cultivated on abunu basis by the Plaintiff’s late husband being and situate at Yaw Owusukrom on Ntotroso stool land bounded by the properties of Op. Yaw Adomako, Maame<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span>Fat,<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt"> </span>Willie, Kwasi<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span>Dagarti respectively.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoBodyText" style="line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif"> </span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:6.7pt;margin-bottom: 0cm;margin-left:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:0cm;line-height:115%; mso-list:l2 level2 lfo4;tab-stops:44.0pt 46.9pt"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%">(b)<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-variant-position: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%; font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif"> An order of this Honourable Court to compel the Defendant to share and give half share of all that piece or parcel of<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>cocoa farm being and situate at Amoayano on Sefwi Adjoafua stool land bounded by the properties of Madam Badu, Afua Bronya and Madam Yaa Ase which said cocoa farm was cultivated by the Plaintiff’s late husband to the Plaintiff herein.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoBodyText" style="line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif"> </span></p> <p class="MsoListParagrap