NANCY ACQUAH (SUING ON BEHALF OF HERSELF AND ENUWA BAIDEN PER THIER LAWFUL ATTORNEY ALBERT ACQUAH) VS JOSHUA TETTEH, STANLEY OWUSU, KENNEDY ANDAM & ATAA NOI ODAI

JUDGEMENT

KOOMSON JSC:-

This is an appeal from the unanimous judgment of the Court of Appeal delivered on the 14th June, 2021, on an appeal by the 3rd Defendant/Appellant/Appellant (herein after called “3rd Defendant”) from the decision of the trial High Court dated 31st October, 2018, which had entered judgment for the Plaintiff/Respondent/Respondent (hereafter called “the Plaintiff”) on all her reliefs.

The facts leading to the commencement of the original action at the High Court are that, in the year 2000, the plaintiff acquired a parcel of land from the Ashong Mlitse We of Teshie. The Plaintiff stated that she acquired the land in dispute from one Seth Laryea Mensah, head and lawful representative of the Ashong Mlitse Family of Odaitse We of Teshie upon the payment of GH¢3,200.00 or ¢32,000.000.00 in the year 2000. The said Seth Laryea Mensah happened to be the predecessor of the 4th Defendant. The Plaintiff said that a receipt was issued for the payment of the ¢32,000.000.00. She i…