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ABABIO V. GYANFI AND OTHERS

(1962) JELR 67708 (SC)

Supreme Court  •  4 Jun 1962  •  Ghana

Coram
KORSAH JSC, C.J. JSC, VAN LARE JSC, SARKODEE-ADOO J.S.C.

Judgement

SARKODEE-ADOO J.S.C.: This is an appeal from a judgment of Adumua-Bossman, J., (as he then was) sitting in the Land Court, Cape Coast, whereby he dismissed the plaintiff’s claim and entered judgment for the defendants thereon and also allowed the defendants’ counterclaim.

The suit which was originally between the plaintiff and the first and second defendants was instituted before the Native Court “B” of Asin Manso, Asin Apimanim State and was transferred for trial in the Land Court, Cape Coast; there Nana Akasa Ababio, Odikro of Nyaduom was joined as a co-defendant (hereinafter referred to as the third defendant).

This case concerns a portion of land which forms part of a large tract of land known as and called Etsi Soadro at Ewusem in the Asin Apimanim State and the parties are ad idem as to the area in dispute shown in both plans exhibits Z and A, made by consent of the parties and upon orders of the court, which the parties claim to be attached to their respective stools, that is to …

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