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(2023) JELR 112423 (CA)

Court of Appeal 11 May 2023 Ghana
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- Appeal dismissed; trial court’s decision upheld that the 2nd Defendant acquired good title to the disputed land by proving purchase and acts of possession on a balance of probabilities, and Plaintiff’s title claim and allegations of fraud

Case Details

Suit Number:H1/102/2023
Judges:POKU-ACHEAMPONG J. A. (PRESIDING) ADJEI-FRIMPONG J. A. OWUSU-DAPAA J. A.
Counsel:Nii Adama Adamafio with Vida Antwi for Plaintiff/Appellant. Hans Awude for Defendants /Respondents.
Location:Accra

JUDGMENT

POKU-ACHEAMPONG, J.A.:

We have before us an appeal by the Plaintiff/Appellant against the judgment of an Accra High Court, Land Division, dated 11th November, 2021 which went in favour of the Defendants/Respondents.

 In this opinion the parties, shall for reasons of convenience, retain their designations in the trial court. The Plaintiff/Appellant shall therefore be referred to as the Plaintiff and the Defendants/Respondents as the 1st Defendant and the 2nd Defendant.

Background:

The Plaintiff by an amended writ of summons filed on 16th January 2020 claimed the following reliefs against the Defendants:

  1. Declaration of title to all that piece or parcel of land lying and being at Tse Addo, La behind the Ghana International Trade Fair Centre and covering an approximate area of 0.28 acres or 0.11 hectares more or less and bounded on the North-West by Lessor’s land measuring 101.2 feet more or less on the South-East measuring 98.1 feet more or less on the North-East by Lesser’s land meas…

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