ZENABU ABUBAKAR V. MOHAMMED JAMIL IDDRISS
(2023) JELR 111160 (CA)
Court of Appeal
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H1/63/2022
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13 Jul 2023
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Ghana
Coram
Bartels-Kodwo, JA (Presiding)
Noble-Nkrumah, JA
Chris Archer, JA
Appearances
Patrick Justice Ennin with Patrick Okrah Danso for the Plaintiff/Appellant;
Joseph Addae-Boateng for Defendant/Respondent.
Judgement
<p class="ql-align-center"><strong>JUDGEMENT</strong></p><p><strong><u>BARTELS-KODWO (MRS.), JA</u></strong></p><p><strong>INTRODUCTION:</strong></p><p>This is an appeal from the decision of the High Court, Accra (Land Division) dated 26th February 2021 which decision refused the Plaintiff/Appellant’s (hereinafter called “the Appellant”) action brought against the Defendant/Respondent (hereinafter called “the Respondent”).</p><p><strong>BACKGROUND:</strong></p><p>By a writ of summons and accompanying statement of claim filed on the 26th of July 2019, the Appellant brought the instant action against the Respondent seeking the following reliefs;</p><p><em>a. A declaration that her late father Alhaji Abubakar Mohammed Baba was the owner in possession of all that piece or parcel of land situate, lying and being at Airport East, Nungua-Accra (now commonly known and called Martey-Tsuru, East Airport, Accra) more particularly described in a schedule contained in the statement of claim.</em></p><p><em>b. Recovery of possession.</em></p><p><em>c. Damages for trespass.</em></p><p><em>d. Perpetual injunction restraining defendant by himself, agents, assigns, privies, workmen, servants an…</em></p>