AGYEI SEFA AND ALHAJI ISSAH AMANFO vs. OWUSU AFRIYIE AND NATHAN OTI ANIM [2023]DLSC16101

Date	2023-03-15
Suit No.	CIVIL APPEAL NO. J4/45/2020
Citation No.	[2023]DLSC16101

BAFFOE-BONNIE JSC (PRESIDING)

OWUSU (MS.) JSC

TORKORNOO (MRS.) JSC

ACKAH-YENSU (MS.) JSC

ASIEDU JSC

YAW OPOKU ADJAYE ESQ. FOR THE PLAINTIFFS/APPELLANTS/APPELLANTS.

ISAAC OKYERE DARKOH ESQ. FOR THE DEFENDANTS/RESPONDENTS/ RESPONDENTS

[2023]DLSC16101
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >AGYEI
SEFA AND ALHAJI ISSAH AMANFO<o:p></o:p>

(PLAINTIFFS/APPELLANTS/APPELLANTS)<o:p></o:p>

vs.<o:p></o:p>

<a name="_heading=h.gjdgxs"></a>OWUSU AFRIYIE AND NATHAN OTI ANIM<o:p></o:p>

(DEFENDANTS/RESPONDENTS/RESPONDENTS)<o:p></o:p>

[SUPREME
COURT, ACCRA]<o:p></o:p>

CIVIL APPEAL NO.
J4/45/2020&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&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: 15TH MARCH 2023<o:p></o:p>

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COUNSEL <o:p></o:p>

YAW
OPOKU ADJAYE ESQ. FOR THE PLAINTIFFS/APPELLANTS/APPELLANTS.<o:p></o:p>

ISAAC
OKYERE DARKOH ESQ. FOR THE DEFENDANTS/RESPONDENTS/<o:p></o:p>

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CORAM<o:p></o:p>

BAFFOE-BONNIE JSC (PRESIDING), OWUSU (MS.) JSC, TORKORNOO
(MRS.) JSC, ACKAH-YENSU (MS.) JSC, ASIEDU JSC&nbsp;&nbsp;
 <o:p></o:p>

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OWUSU
(MS.) JSC:-<o:p></o:p>

The
plaintiffs’ claims as set out in their Amended writ of summons and statement of
claim are:<o:p></o:p>

<ol style="margin-top:0cm" start="1" type="a">
 <li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify; line-height: 150%;">“A declaration of their family title and
 ownership of all that piece and parcel of land at Suhum/Akwadum road or
 Agyekumhene Akura bounded by the properties of Ohenemaah Fosua, Op. Kwasi
 Donkor, Mame Fokuo, Abena Dapaah, Mame Ataa, Kofi Afi, Op. Agyeman, Mame
 Asantewaah, Op. Kwabena Gyasi and Apea Adu;<o:p></o:p></li>
 <li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify; line-height: 150%;">Recovery of Possession of the land described
 in paragraph (1) supra.<o:p></o:p></li>
 <li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 150%;">Recovery
 of possession of House No. EF/A 140 Effiduase.<o:p></o:p></li>
 <li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12pt; text-align: justify; line-height: 150%;">Perpetual injunction to restrain the
 defendant his agents, workmen and all persons claiming any interest
 through them from entering the land to do anything inconsistent with the
 plaintiffs and their family right to peaceable enjoyment of their land”.<o:p></o:p></li>
</ol>

In
their 12-paragraph statement of claim which accompanied their writ of summons,
the plaintiffs/appellants/appellants (herein referred to as plaintiffs) averred
that they are the grandsons of the late Nana Agyekumhene who acquired the land
in dispute and bring the action for the Bretuo and Agona families of Effiduase,
New Juaben. The plaintiffs averred further that, when Kwadwo Boateng the
customarily successor of the late Agyekumhene died, the line of succession of
the latter became extinct and Yaw Brefo was appointed caretaker of the estate
of Agyekumhene. The plaintiffs continued that, Yaw Brefo died in 1985 and the
children and grandchildren of Agyekumhene appointed 1st defendant as
the caretaker of the estate of Nana Agyekumhene. It is the case of the
plaintiffs that, 1st defendant has been selling the land he was
appointed to oversee to developers and has been warned to desist from disposing
off the land but 1st defendant has not paid any heed to the said
warning. Rather the 1st defendant had sold portions of the land in
dispute to 2nd defendant. In addition, the 1st defendant
had let out some rooms in House No. EF/A 140, Effiduase which he was allowed to
occupy when he was appointed the caretaker of the estate of Nana Agyekumhene to
tenants hence this action.<o:p></o:p>