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FKA CO LTD & ORS.
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NII TETTEY ARYEE & ORS.

(2016) JELR 107984 (HC)

High Court 30 Nov 2016 Ghana
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- The case involves a dispute over land ownership between the plaintiffs and defendants. - The plaintiffs claim to have acquired the land from the Djan-bi family, who have been declared holders of the land by the courts. - The defendants cl

Case Details

Suit Number:SUIT NO. LD/1243/2016
Judges:JUSTICE ANTHONY OPPONG
Counsel:MS. MARIA IRENE QUARSHIE FOR PLAINTIFFS/REPONDENTS; NII AKWEI BRUCE THOMPSON FOR DEFENDANTS/APPLICANTS.

RULING

OPPONG, J.

The 2nd and 3rd Plaintiffs are grantees of 1st Plaintiff, a limited liability company  registered under the laws of Ghana. 2nd and 3rd Defendants are also grantees of  1st Defendant who claims to be the Dzasetse of Danchira which is made up of  four families; namely Sawyer Pramano, Amanfo, Juabeng and Kubeshishie. 

1st Plaintiff claimed it acquired certain pieces of land from Djan-bi family of  Danchira who has been declared holders of Danchira lands, some having been  acquired by their great ancestor Kwami Amu. 1st Plaintiff added that the  ownership of Danchira land by Djan-bi Amu families has been decreed by Courts  of competent jurisdiction. The judgments of the Courts of competent jurisdiction  included those pronounced on the cases of Quamin v. Insaki, Ahumah Oku and  others dated 14th July, 1891 and Nii Armah II, Dzasetse and Acting Manche of  Asere, Suit No.L17/75.

1st Plaintiff averred that after the acquisition of the pieces of land, it went into  immediate p…

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