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ODAMETEY AND OTHER

(1977) JELR 69199 (CA)

Court of Appeal 27 Jul 1977 Ghana
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- The plaintiff sued the defendants for a declaration of title to a piece of land, damages for trespass, and recovery of possession. - The plaintiff claimed to have purchased the land from W. T. Allotey and had possession of it, but Allotey

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Judges:SOWAH JA,KINGSLEY-NYINAH JA,ANNAN J.A.
Counsel:S. A. TSEGAH FOR THE APPELLANT; J. C. ARMAH FOR THE RESPONDENTS.
Other Citations:[1977] 2 GLR 135

ANNAN J.A.: The plaintiff-appellant sued the defendants-respondents for (a) a declaration of title to all that piece or parcel of land situate lying and being at North West Korle Gonno, Accra, and bounded on the north by the proposed road; on the south by the vendor’s land, on the east by the vendor’s land and on the west by the vendor’s land; (b) N¢400.00 being damages for trespass and (c) recovery of possession.

The plaintiff-appellant (hereinafter referred to as the plaintiff) founded his action on the following main particulars as set out in the statement of claim. Firstly, the plaintiff alleged that she purchased the land from one W. T. Allotey who conveyed it to her on 5 May 1967, whereupon she went into possession and put up temporary structures on it. W. T. Allotey later trespassed on the land on 11 May 1968 and in subsequent proceedings against W. T. Allotey the plaintiff won judgment for a declaration of title on 12 August 1968. The plaintiff maintained that the first defend…

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