OPANIN E. K. AGYARKWA vs. JAMES FOLAGIN, ESTHER FOLAGIN, WILLIAM FOLAGIN, MADAM ABENA KUMAH AND BORTEFIO MENSAH [2020]DLSC8743

OPANIN E. K. AGYARKWA vs. JAMES FOLAGIN, ESTHER FOLAGIN, WILLIAM FOLAGIN, MADAM... [2020]DLSC8743

Date	2020-03-11
Suit No.	CIVIL APPEAL SUIT NO. J4/58/2019
Citation No.	[2020]DLSC8743

DOTSE JSC (PRESIDING)

GBADEGBE JSC

PWAMANG JSC

DORDZIE (MRS) JSC

KOTEY JSC

NANA OBIRI BOAHEN FOR THE PLAINTIFF/APPELLANT/CROSS APPELLANT

AKROFI KUMOJI FOR THE 1ST 2ND AND 3RD DEFENDANTS/REPONDENTS/APPELLANTS.

GORDON KOMLA ATSYOR FOR THE 4TH AND 5TH DEFENDANTS/RESPONDENTS.

[2020]DLSC8743
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >OPANIN E. K. AGYARKWA<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFFS/APPELLANT/CROSS
APPELLANT)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>JAMES FOLAGIN, ESTHER FOLAGIN, WILLIAM FOLAGIN, MADAM ABENA
KUMAH AND BORTEFIO MENSAH<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANTS/RESPONDENTS/RESPONDENTS)<o:p></o:p>[SUPREME COURT, ACCRA]<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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CIVIL
APPEAL SUIT NO. J4/58/2019&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; DATE: 11TH MARCH, 2020<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>NANA
OBIRI BOAHEN FOR THE PLAINTIFF/APPELLANT/CROSS
APPELLANT.<o:p></o:p>AKROFI
KUMOJI FOR THE 1ST, 2ND AND 3RD
DEFENDANTS/REPONDENTS/APPELLANTS. <o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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GORDON KOMLA ATSYOR FOR THE 4TH AND 5TH
DEFENDANTS/RESPONDENTS. <o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM: &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;<o:p></o:p>DOTSE JSC (PRESIDING),
GBADEGBE JSC, PWAMANG JSC, DORDZIE (MRS) JSC, KOTEY JSC<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border-top:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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</div>KOTEY,
JSC:-<o:p></o:p>Introduction<o:p></o:p>On the face of it, this case is an appeal from the
judgment of the Court of Appeal, dated 23rd May, 2018. The case had
actually commenced in 2008 when the Plaintiff/Appellant/Respondent (the
Plaintiff) brought an action against the Defendant/Respondent/Appellant (the
Defendant) claiming the following:<o:p></o:p>i.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
“Declaration
of title to all that land situated and lying and being at Adamorobe on the
Dodowa road containing an approximate area of 6 plots and bounded on the South
by Accra-Oyibi main road on the East by the (Plaintiff’s) family land and on
the North by (Plaintiff’s) family land and on the West by (Plaintiff’s) family
land.<o:p></o:p>ii.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Damages
for trespass<o:p></o:p>iii.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Recovery
of possession<o:p></o:p>iv.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
An
order of perpetual injunction to restrain the (Defendant), his agents, privies,
assigns and servants from entering into or in any way disturbing the
(Plaintiff’s) family’s possession of the said land”.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>The Defendant, who was the only Defendant in that
action, entered appearance and, when he was not filing a Statement of Defence,
the Plaintiff applied for judgment in default of defence. The Defendant
subsequently filed his Statement of Defence. In this statement, the Defendant
outlined that he had acquired the six (6) plots of land from the Mayawei family
of Nungua. He also stated that upon acquiring the disputed land, “the
Defendant” </main>