NATHANIEL ADJEIDU ARMAR vs. MAVIS ADU & 2 ORS [2024]DLSC17442

Date	2024-04-17
Suit No.	CIVIL APPEAL NO. l4/18/2023
Citation No.	[2024]DLSC17442

OWUSU (MS.) JSC (PRESIDING)

LOVEVELACE-JOHNSON (MS.) JSC

PROF. MENSA-BONSU (MRS.) JSC

ASIEDU JSC

KOOMSON JSC

JOEL ANNOR-AFARI ESQ.

PHILIP ADDISON ESQ

JUSTICE OTENG

PRINCE NKETIA.

[2024]DLSC17442
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" ><a name="_Hlk161040248"></a><a name="_Hlk152146143"><span style="font-size:
12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;mso-fareast-font-family:
&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;color:#00B0F0">NATHANIEL
ADJEIDU ARMAR <o:p></o:p></a>(PLAINTIFF)<o:p></o:p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;
mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;color:#00B0F0">vs.<o:p></o:p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;
mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;color:#00B0F0">MAVIS ADU &amp; 2 ORS <o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANTS)<span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
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mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;color:#00B0F0"><o:p></o:p>[SUPREME
COURT, ACCRA]<o:p></o:p><a name="_heading=h.gjdgxs"></a>&nbsp;<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;">

CIVIL
APPEAL NO. l4/18/2023&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;DATE: 17TH APRIL,
2024<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL<o:p></o:p>JOEL ANNOR-AFARI ESQ. FOR Ti1E PLAINTIFF/APPELLANT/RESPONDENT.<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;">

PHILIP ADDISON ESQ, FOR-THE DEFENDANTS/RESPONDENTS/ APPELLANTS WITH HIM,
JUSTICE OTENG &amp; PRINCE NKETIA.<o:p></o:p>

<span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
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mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">OWUSU (MS.) JSC (PRESIDING) <o:p></o:p>

<span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;
mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">LOVEVELACE-JOHNSON (MS.) JSC <o:p></o:p>

<span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;
mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">PROF. MENSA-BONSU (MRS.) JSC <o:p></o:p>

<span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;
mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">ASIEDU JSC, KOOMSON JSC&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;tab-stops:4.5pt;
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solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:1.0pt 0cm 1.0pt 0cm">JUDGMENT<o:p></o:p>

</div>KOOMSON
JSC:<o:p></o:p>INTRODUCTION<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;This
is an appeal against the judgment of the Court of Appeal dated 20th January
2022. The Court of Appeal set aside the Judgment of the High Court which went
in favour of the Defendant/Respondent/Appellant&nbsp;
and&nbsp; in&nbsp; its&nbsp;
place&nbsp; entered&nbsp; judgment&nbsp;
for&nbsp; the Plaintiff/
Appellant/Respondent. It is this decision of the Court of Appeal that the
Defendant/Respondents/Appellants have invoked the appellate jurisdiction of
this Court praying for a restoration of the decision of the High Court.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;The
Plaintiff/Appellant/Respondent shall be referred to in this judgment as the
"Plaintiff" and the Defendants/Respondents/Appellants as
"Defendants".<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;This
is a land dispute in which both the Plaintiff and the Defendants trace their
root of title to the same grantor, Osu Stool.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;FACTS<o:p></o:p>The
Plaintiff per his writ of summons describes his land as:<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;“All
that piece of land in extent 0.061 hectares (0.515 of an acre) more of less
being parcel No. 0.12 Block 9 Section 2 situate at Dzorwulu Accra which is
delineated on Land Title Registry as No. GA14159”<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;On
the other hand, the 2nd and 3rd Defendants described their land as:<o:p></o:p>“All
that situate and being at Mamobi </main>