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FRIMPONG (SUBSTITUTED BY JOHN BERNARD KOOMSON)
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AMISSAH (SUBSTITUTED BY EBU. KOFI ACKON) & ANOR

(2024) JELR 114412 (HC)

High Court 30 May 2024 Ghana
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- The Plaintiff challenged an arbitral award made by a customary Arbitration Committee regarding land ownership and management among branches of the Anona family of Mpeasem, arguing that the Committee exceeded its jurisdiction by making awa

Case Details

Suit Number:E12/167/2019
Judges:BERNARD BENTIL
Counsel:DANIEL ARTHUR ESQ. FOR THE PLAINTIFF. ROLAND A. K. HAMILTON ESQ. FOR THE 1ST DEFENDANT.
Location:Capecoast

JUDGMENT

The facts of this case are straightforward. The Plaintiff’s case is that the 1st Defendant instituted arbitration proceedings against him before the  2nd Defendant on 29th May, 2018 on the following charges:

a. That the Defendant (the Plaintiff herein) should come and explain to the Plaintiff (the 1st Defendant herein) and his family the reason why he has been selling lands at Mpeasem without their concern.

b. That if the land belongs to the Defendant (Plaintiff herein), he should bring papers and witnesses.

According to the Plaintiff, the Anona family of Mpeasem is made up of three gates; the Ama Wu gate, Kurankyewa gate and Ama Takyiwa gates. The Plaintiff avers that although he resisted being subjected to the arbitration, the panel compelled him to go through the process. The Plaintiff says that, at the arbitration, he made it clear that the land in dispute belongs to the entire Anona family. There is in place a seven-member committee comprising of two members from each gate a…

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