HENRY CHARLES OFORI DARKO vs. PAPA YAW (DEVELOPER) [2024]DLCA17297

Date	2024-02-08
Suit No.	SUIT NO: H1/19/2023
Citation No.	[2024]DLCA17297

JUSTICE HENRY KWOFIE (MR.) J. S. C. (PRESIDING)

S. BERNASKO-ESSAH (MRS.) J.A

KWEKU T. ACKAAH-BOAFO (MR.) J.A

WISDOM ANTONIO

EDWARD METTLE NUNOO

[2024]DLCA17297
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EN-US">HENRY CHARLES OFORI DARKO<o:p></o:p><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
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EN-US">PAPA YAW (DEVELOPER)<o:p></o:p><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
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EN-US;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">[COURT OF APPEAL, ACCRA]<o:p></o:p><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;mso-fareast-font-family:
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mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">SUIT NO: H1/19/2023&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; DATE: 8TH FEBRUARY, 2024<o:p></o:p>

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EN-US">COUNSEL&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: black; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: -2.5pt;">

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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;
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EN-US;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">EDWARD METTLE NUNOO DEFENDANT/RESPONDENT<o:p></o:p>

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mso-font-kerning:0pt;mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">JUSTICE
HENRY KWOFIE (MR.) J. S. C. (PRESIDING), S. BERNASKO-ESSAH (MRS.) J.A., KWEKU
T. ACKAAH-BOAFO (MR.) J.A<o:p></o: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: 0cm; margin-right: -2.5pt;">

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</div>Ackaah-Boafo, JA<o:p></o:p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
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Tahoma;mso-font-kerning:0pt;mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">i.<span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
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Tahoma;mso-font-kerning:0pt;mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Overview:<o:p></o:p>[1]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; To
some, this is a small matter not worthy of litigation, but to Mr. Ofori-Darko,
the Plaintiff/Appellant who lives in Oman in the Middle East, it is very
important. This matter began as&nbsp;a&nbsp;dispute
at the High Court, Tema&nbsp;over the ownership of land said to be situated and
“lying and being at Afienya Wusah-Korpe”. It has now come to this court&nbsp;as
an appeal&nbsp;from the dismissal&nbsp;of&nbsp;the
action by the High Court. The primary question for resolution on this appeal is
whether the learned trial judge erred in dismissing the suit and as contended
by the Appellant, whether the judgment is against the weight of evidence. <o:p></o:p>[2]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; It is
noted that the Writ of Summons which has resulted in this appeal was filed on September
11, 2014 with the following reliefs;<o:p></o:p>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: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Declaration of title to all that piece of land
situate, lying and being at Afienya Wusah-Korpe and more particularly described
at paragraph 3 of the statement of claim.<o:p></o:p>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: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&</main>