TUFUOR V. BENG

APALOO, J.: The facts of the case are singularly free from complexity and can be stated briefly. The plaintiff and defendant are farmers and owned cocoa farms contiguous to each other at Krofa. The defendant himself cultivated his farm while the plaintiff succeeded to a man whose name was given as Anyowuo. It appears that prior to the 5th November, 1960, there was some difficulty between them as to their exact boundary. On that day, in the plaintiff's absence, the defendant gathered together the cocoa beans which were presumably on their disputed boundary. These he took to the police station at Juaso and complained that the plaintiff had stolen his cocoa. The plaintiff was himself away in Kumasi. Upon his return, he was given an account of what took place in his absence. He in turn proceeded to the police station at Juaso. He was himself going to make a complaint against the defendant.

The plaintiff said as soon as he entered the charge office at Juaso, the defendant pointed him out to…