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F.K.A. CO. LTD., KWABENA AMOATENG AND REBECCA OFOSUAH V. NII TETTEY OKORH ARYEE, TOGBU OKRU AND EBENEZER OKRU

(2019) JELR 63601 (CA)

Court of Appeal  •  SUIT NO. H1/68/2017  •  27 Mar 2019  •  Ghana

Coram
ADJEI J.A. (PRESIDING), TORKORNOO J. A., GAISIE J.A.

Judgement

JUDGMENT

TORKORNOO, J.A.

This is an appeal against a ruling from the land division of the High Court Accra dated 30th November 2016. According to the Statement of Claim of the Plaintiff/Respondents, the contentions around Danchira lands, that is the subject matter of this appeal have been raging for at least a century.

The oldest of these law suits is cited in Paragraph 7 of the Statement of Claim as Quamin Amu v. Nsaki, Ahumah Oku and Others dated 14th July 1891 and the Respondents alleged that in that and other cases, the courts declared Danchira lands as owned by the Djan-Bi Amu family. They also cited a case as Nii Armar 11, Dzasetse and Acting Manche of Asere, suit no L17/75.

In the present suit numbered LD1243/16 at the high court, the 1st Plaintiff/Respondent (hereinafter referred to as 1st Respondent) commenced same with one Rebecca Ofosua and Kwabena Amoateng as 2nd and 3rd Plaintiffs. He alleged in the Amended Statement of Claim filed on 28th September 2016 that the 1st Defendan…

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