KWAKU BANIBA (HEAD OF BANIBA FAMILY AND MATHIAS BOBOEFE vs. MOSES WEGBE [2019]DLHC8735

Date	2019-12-04
Suit No.	SUIT NO. E11/02/2019
Citation No.	[2019]DLHC8735

ERIC BAAH J.

EBENEZER AHOATOR FOR DEFENDANT/RESPONDENT

[2019]DLHC8735
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >KWAKU BANIBA (HEAD OF BANIBA FAMILY AND MATHIAS BOBOEFE<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFFS/APPELLANTS)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>MOSES WEGBE<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANT/RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p>[HIGH COURT,
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SUIT NO. E11/02/2019&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;DATE: 4TH DECEMBER,
2019<o:p></o:p>

EBENEZER AHOATOR FOR
DEFENDANT/RESPONDENT<o:p></o:p>

ERIC BAAH, J.<o:p></o:p>

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</div><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>A.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; INTRODUCTION<o:p></o:p>1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
The
reliefs sought by Plaintiffs/Appellants (Appellants) in their writ of summons
at the District Court, was as follows:<o:p></o:p>(a).
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Recovery of possession of the said
land since Plaintiffs want to pay for the mortgage amount of GHC240.00 to
Defendant.<o:p></o:p>(b).&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Costs.<o:p></o:p>The identity of
the land which is the subject matter of the suit is well described in the writ
and admits of no controversy.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
In
the plenary trial, Plaintiffs relied on the evidence of 1st
Plaintiff and a witness named Kobla Boboefe.&nbsp;
Defendant/Respondent (Respondent) testified without calling a
witness.&nbsp; On the 8th of
February, 2018 the trial District Court, after a whirligig of reasons, gave
judgment in favour of the Respondent herein.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
The
court aquo found that the Respondent
did not conduct due diligence as to the root of title before purchasing the
land.&nbsp; The court seemed to think that
Respondent’s vendor was not the bona fide
owner of the land with the right to alienate same.<o:p></o:p>Applying the
equitable doctrines of laches and acquiescence, it held that Appellants were estopped from asserting their title over
the land, after standing by and watching Respondent expend money and resources
to develop the land for over three decades (34 years).&nbsp; It held Appellants action to be statute -barred
on account of section 10 (1) of the Limitation Act, 1972 (NRCD 54).<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p><</main>