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AMARH NMAI BOI & 2 ORS.
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ADJETEY ADJEI & 12 ORS.

(2012) JELR 64561 (CA)

Court of Appeal 16 Feb 2012 Ghana
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- This case is an appeal from a decision of the High Court in Accra. - The plaintiffs claimed that they purchased the disputed land in 1961 and have been in possession of it since then. - The plaintiffs encountered problems during the regis

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Suit Number:CIVIL APPEAL NO: H1/147/2011
Judges:KUSI-APPIAH J.A. (PRESIDING), HONYENUGA J.A., DANQUAH (M/S) J.A.
Counsel:MR. S.K. AMOAH FOR THE DEFENDANTS/APPELLANTS,MR. SAM WOOD FOR THE PLAINTIFFS/RESPONDENTS

JUDGMENT

KUSI-APPIAH, J.A.

This is an appeal from the decision of the High Court, Accra given on 2nd June, 2010 per Ofosu-Quartey J. by which the learned judge entered judgment for the plaintiffs/respondents (hereinafter called the Plaintiffs) against the defendants/appellants (hereinafter called the defendants) and decreed title in the disputed land in the plaintiffs.

The case of the plaintiffs as gathered from their pleadings and especially evidence at the trial, is that they are siblings. They contended that the disputed land was purchased in their name by their late father, Ebenezer Nmai Boi in 1961 when they were minors from Nii Klu Din, the then Acting Mankralo of Teshie. They claim that the acquisition was evidence by an indenture executed on 22nd December, 1961 which was registered at the Lands Commission Secretariat as No. 3825/1985.

The plaintiffs aver further that soon after the purchase, they entered into possession and exercised overt acts of ownership over the disputed land…

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