KING ODAIFIO WELENTSI II & NUMO BORKETEY LARWEH TSURU V. DAVID MENSAH QUAYE & ISAAC BORKETEY KWABLA
(2023) JELR 112434 (CA)
Court of Appeal
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H1/216/2022
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19 Jan 2023
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Ghana
Coram
SENYO DZAMEFE J. A. PRESIDING
POKU-ACHEAMPONG, J. A.
NOVISI A. ARYENE, J. A.
Judgement
<p class="ql-align-justify"><strong><span style="background-color: transparent">J U D G M E N T</span></strong></p><p class="ql-align-justify"><strong><span style="background-color: transparent">POKU-ACHEAMPONG, J.A.:</span></strong></p><p class="ql-align-justify"><span style="background-color: transparent">This is an interlocutory appeal against the ruling of an Accra High Court dated 7th April 2022. The ruling restrains both parties in the action i.e. the Plaintiffs/Respondents and the 1st Defendant/Appellant from carrying out any development on the land in dispute, save developments which have already reached advanced stages are allowed to continue. </span></p><p class="ql-align-justify"><strong><span style="background-color: transparent">Facts:</span></strong></p><p class="ql-align-justify"><span style="background-color: transparent">The Plaintiffs/Respondents brought an action on behalf of the Nungua Stool, the allodial title holders of the Santeo Lands in Accra of which the disputed land forms part. The Plaintiffs averred that they had made grants to Tema Development Company Limited (TDC), individuals and corporate entities. While Plaintiffs’ grantees were in the process of developing the lands alienated to them Plaintiffs observed the disturbing situation that certain persons including the Defendants had encroached on its stool lands.</span></p><p class="ql-align-justify"><span style="background-color: transparent">Plaintiffs averred that the Nungua Stool assigned people to go and warn these unauthorized …</span></p>