NUMO AKWETEY AWULEY (SUBSTITUTED BY JOSEPH LARTEY SUING AS THE HEAD AND LAWFUL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE NUMO AWULEY KWAO FAMILY) V. NENE KWAKU DARPOH I (SUBSTITUTED BY CHARLES MARTEY KWASHIE SUED AS HEAD AND LAWFUL REPRESENTATIVEOF ARDEN DARPOH FAMILY OF DAWHENYA NEAR PRAMPRAM)
(2024) JELR 112465 (CA)
Court of Appeal
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H1/178/2022
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25 Jan 2024
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Ghana
Coram
HENRY KWOFIE JSC (PRESIDING)
NOVISI ARYENE JA
AFIA.S. ASARE-BOTWE (MRS.) JA.
Appearances
GODWIN E. TAMAKLOE FOR DEFENDANT/APPELLANT.
GEORGE ABORGAH FOR PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT.
Judgement
<p style="text-align: center"><strong><u>JUDGMENT</u></strong></p><p style="text-align: justify"><strong><u>AFIA SERWAH ASARE-BOTWE JA</u></strong></p><p style="text-align: justify">This is an Appeal from a Judgment of the High Court, Tema, dated the 25th of November, 2021 brought for and on behalf of the Defendant/Appellant (also referred to as “the Defendant” where the context so admits) herein on grounds set out per an Amended Notice of Appeal filed on the 8th of February, 2023 viz;</p><p style="text-align: justify">a. The trial judge erred when she effectively concluded that the Defendant/Appellant has no interest in the land in dispute and proceeded to declare the Plaintiff/Respondent as the owner of the land in dispute. </p><p style="text-align: justify"><strong>PARTICULARS OF ERROR OF LAW</strong></p><p style="text-align: justify">I. The conclusion of the trial judge contravened the holding in Suit Nos. E1/21/2007, H1/220/2012 and J4/38/2015 intituled Kweinor Teye Kwabla v. Nene Kwaku Darpoh and 2 Ors. that the Defendant/Appellant has an interest in the land in dispute.  </p><p style="text-align: justify">II. The vesting assent of the Defendant/Appellant constituting evidence of the Defendant/Appellant’s interest in the land in dispute was not challenged by the Plaintiff/Respo…</p>