ARYITEY
V.
AYELEY

(1962) JELR 65357 (HC)

High Court · 5 Aug 1962 · Ghana
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Other Citations

[1962] 1 GLR 225

CORAM

OLLENNU J.

Core Terms ^Beta

plaintiff

evidence

judgment

case

land

defendant

sempe mantse

local court magistrate

person

said land

witness

costs

court

appeal

grounds

way

claim

counsel

defendant-respondent

grant

local court

reasons

representative of the sempe mantse

sempe stool

statement

submission

alleged conveyance of the said land

alleged ownership of the said land

cause of action

conveyance p.w.1

cross-examination

evidence of the grant of the land

judgment of the accra

local courts

modua abrahams

none of the essentials

ollennu j.

ownership of a piece of land

particular point

particulars of his claim

plaintiff’s case

portion of sempe stool land

practice of parties

quality of the evidence

said case

said modua abrahams

second witness

suits

trial of that suit p.w.2

whole host of witnesses

OLLENNU J.: This is an appeal from a judgment of the Accra West Local Court delivered on the 19th October, 1961 dismissing a claim by the plaintiff to the ownership of a piece of land situate at a place called Mgbemgbritey village, Mataheko, and damages for trespass. The cause of action as disclosed both in the writ of summons and in the evidence is that the defendant had made a farm on the said land.

The said land is agreed by both sides to be portion of Sempe stool land. The plaintiff’s case is that the land was granted and conveyed to him by the Sempe Mantse. The defendant on the other hand claimed that the said land was sold to him by one Modua Abrahams who claims to be stool father to the Sempe stool.

The plaintiff did not give evidence in chief. After taking the oath he simply said he relied upon the statement or particulars of his claim as set out in his writ of summons. He was then cross-examined. It must be pointed out that this practice of parties to suits in the local courts …

ARYITEY V. AYELEY

ARYITEY
V.
AYELEY