POULTRY EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY, POULY EQUIP FARMS vs NII SOWAH OKATABAN & 2 ORS [2023]DLSC16098

POULTRY EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY, POULY EQUIP FARMS vs NII SOWAH OKATABA... [2023]DLSC16098

Date	2023-07-05
Suit No.	CIVIL APPEAL NO. J4/57/2022
Citation No.	[2023]DLSC16098

BAFFOE-BONNIE JSC (PRESIDING)

LOVELACE-JOHNSON (MS.) JSC.

PROF. MENSA-BONSU (MRS.) JSC.

ACKAH-YENSU (MS.) JSC.

KOOMSON JSC

A.A. SOMUAH ASAMOAH ESQ.

LOMO ARYEE ESQ

EBO LAING ESQ.

[2023]DLSC16098
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >POULTRY EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURING
INDUSTRY, POULY EQUIP FARMS<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFFS/APPELLANTS/APPELLANTS)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>NII SOWAH OKATABAN &amp; 2 ORS<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANTS/RESPONDENTS/RESPONDENTS)<o:p></o:p>[SUPREME
COURT, ACCRA]<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;">

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:
justify;line-height:normal;border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm">CIVIL APPEAL NO. J4/57/2022&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;DATE: 5TH JULY, 2023<o:p></o:p>

</div><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:
115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;
mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;mso-fareast-language:ZH-CN">COUNSEL&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;&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; <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;">

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:
justify;line-height:115%;tab-stops:415.5pt;border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt:
solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;
mso-fareast-language:ZH-CN">A.A. SOMUAH ASAMOAH ESQ. WITH LOMO ARYEE ESQ. FOR
PLAINTIFFS/APPELLANTS/APPELLANTS <o:p></o:p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:
justify;line-height:115%;tab-stops:415.5pt;border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt:
solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;
mso-fareast-language:ZH-CN">EBO LAING ESQ. FOR 2ND
DEFENDANT/RESPONDENT/RESPONDENT&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>

</div><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;
mso-fareast-language:ZH-CN">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;&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; <o:p></o:p>BAFFOE-BONNIE JSC
(PRESIDING), LOVELACE-JOHNSON (MS.) JSC., PROF. MENSA-BONSU (MRS.) JSC.,
ACKAH-YENSU (MS.) JSC., KOOMSON JSC <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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text-align:center;line-height:115%;border:none;mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
mso-border-bottom-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:1.0pt 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:
115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;
mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;mso-fareast-language:ZH-CN">JUDGMENT<o:p></o:p>

</div>KOOMSON JSC:-<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;This is an appeal
by the Plaintiffs/Appellants/Appellants against the judgment of the Court of
Appeal, Accra, dated 24th April, 2021 in favour of the 2nd
Defendant/Respondent/Respondent.&nbsp; The
Court of Appeal, in that judgment, affirmed the judgment of the High Court,
dated 13th March, 2018 in favour the 2nd
Defendant/Respondent/Respondent. For ease of reference, the parties shall
maintain their designation at the High Court.&nbsp;
Thus, the Plaintiffs/Appellants/Appellants shall simply be referred to
as the Plaintiffs and the 2nd Defendant/Respondent/Respondent shall
be referred to as the 2nd Respondent.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;BACKGROUND<o:p></o:p>It is necessary
to recollect the events leading to this appeal.&nbsp;
The claim of the Plaintiffs is that they are the owners of the lands in
dispute. 1st Plaintiff acquired its land by a conveyance of sale
dated 14th February, 1983 which was made </main>