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ALHAJI IBRAHIM ABUBAKAR ALHERI & ANOTHER
V.
. ISSAKA ABDULAI & ANOTHER

(2019) JELR 64498 (CA)

Court of Appeal 26 Jun 2019 Ghana
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- Plaintiffs claimed legal and equitable title to two flats in House No. 4 Block J, Dichemso Extension, Kumasi, pursuant to transfers by the 1st defendant between 2008 and 2012; the 2nd defendant later purported to acquire the entire proper

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Suit Number:CIVIL APPEAL NO.: H1/31/2019
Judges:OWUSU J.A. (PRESIDING), DZAMEFE J.A., WELBOURNE J.A.
Counsel:DENNIS KUMA KWAKYE FOR 2ND DEFENDANT/APPELALNT; JEPHTAH APPAU FOR PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT

MARIAMA OWUSU, J.A.

On 28th March, 2017, the Circuit Court, Kumasi gave judgment for the plaintiff on his reliefs (a), (b) and (c) and dismissed 2nd defendants counterclaim on relief (a).

In her judgment, the trial court held among other things as follows:

“I hereby declare the plaintiffs have legal and equitable interest in two flats (all rooms and utilities on both the ground and 1stfloors) in residential Plot No. 4 Block J, Dichemso Extension, Kumasi are exclusively and absolutely per Exhibit ‘A’ to ‘D’.

The reliefs ‘b’ is granted only to the extent that the transaction of the said two flats to 2nd defendant were void. The relief ‘c’ is granted only in respect of two flats plaintiffs are adjudged entitled.

The 2nd defendant’s relief ‘a’ fails. However, he may be granted portion in the disputed house because there was unchallenged evidence that there is an uncompleted 3rd floor as well as an outhouse (boys’ quarters) sitting on the plot in dispute. So if 2nd defendant is on record to ha…

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