SAGO AND KOFI MFARFU ON BEHALF OF THE TWIDAN FAMILY. V. YAW KRAMPA AND C. GRAINS WILSON.
JELR 83454 (DC)
Divisional Court
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Ghana
Coram
SIR PHILIP CRAMPTON SMYLY, C. J. BEATTY AND HALL, J.J.
Appearances
J. Glover Addo and I. B. Nelson, for the appellants (defendants).
A. J. E. Bucknor, for the respondents (plaintiffs).
Judgement
<p style="text-align: center;"><strong><u>JUDGEMENT</u></strong></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>SMYLY, C.J.</strong></p><p style="text-align: justify;">In this appeal the plaintiffs claimed Β£25 damages for trespass committed by defendants on the plaintiffs' land from Betenaso to Etchiakyir and Prampram Aboi situate at Kwaman in Agona in Winnebah district.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">The native tribunal found in favour of both defendants, holding that according to the charge on the writ, the case is one, and therefore if plaintiff has been found guilty before Krampa or defendant No. I, we know he is also guilty before defendant No.2, Wilson. They then held that neither defendants had been on plaintiffs' land and on the authority of certain judgments to which I will refer later the lands were the defendants, but that after satisfaction had been made he the Omanhene would arrange matters between the plaintiff and defendants so that the plaintiffs may remain on the lands as tenants or otherwise.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">From this judgment, the plaintiff appealed to the court of the Provincial Commissioner, who having heard the arguments of counsel on the appeal record, taβ¦</p>