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AMOAKO ATTA II AND OTHERS
V.
OSEI KOFI II AND OTHERS (NO.2)

(1962) JELR 66311 (HC)

High Court 21 May 1962 Ghana
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- The case involves a boundary dispute between the Akyem Abuakwa stool and the Kwahu stool. - The case was initially filed in the Native Court "A" of Akyem Abuakwa and later transferred to the Land Court. - The Omanhene of Kwahu was joined

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Judges:OLLENNU J.
Counsel:K. SEKYI (WITH HIM BREDU-PABI DR. DE GRAFT JOHNSON AND W. A. N. BOSSMAN) FOR THE PLAINTIFFS AND,A. ASAFU-ADJAYE (WITH HIM G. KORANTENG-ADDOW) FOR THE DEFENDANTS AND CO-DEFENDANTS.
Other Citations:[1962] 1 GLR 384

OLLENNU J.

This suit commenced with a writ of summons issued on the 4th August, 1955, in the erstwhile Native Court “A” of Akyem Abuakwa. It was transferred to the Land Court by an order of the Land Court dated the 2nd March, 1956. The co-defendant, the Omanhene of Kwahu, was joined upon his application on the 22nd June, 1956. He had to be joined because by customary law a boundary dispute between a divisional stool in one state and a divisional stool in an adjoining state is a boundary dispute between the one state and the other; for no land can belong to the one paramount stool of the other, unless it belongs to or is in the occupation of a divisional stool under the paramount stool. Therefore whether he joined or not the judgment in the case would be binding upon him. The co-plaintiffs who claim title to portions of the land, subject-matter of the suit, as purchasers from the plaintiffs, were joined on the 30th January, 1957, also upon their application.

On the 12th October, 1957, i…

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