BADU AND OTHERS V. AMOABIMAA AND ANOTHER

M.D DE SILVA

The plaintiffs-respondents, who are the Queen-Mother of a section of a family (the Ampiakoko section of the Yego family of Nyakrom) and a linguist instituted this action on behalf of the members of the said section against certain persons in the Agona Native Court “B” for a declaration that three parcels of land known as the Buafi, Otsinkorang and Busumpa lands had been founded or acquired by Ampiakoko, their ancestor. They also asked for possession of these lands. The appellants consist of some of the original defendants, persons substituted in place of original defendants, who had died and certain persons who were added as defendants on their application that this should be done.

The Agona Native Court “B” entered judgment in favour of the respondents. On appeal this judgment was set aside and the action dismissed by the Land Court. On a further appeal the West African Court of Appeal reversed the judgment of the Land Court and restored the judgment of the native court. …