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GUO-NAA SANYE, MUO-NAA KAWMINE-NYE AND KANTEI MAALO-DUONG
V.
ASUMA GEWURA, SUMAILA ABAKORO, JEBUNI BADDUO, GUO-NAA MEBO AND MWINI MAHAMA

(2017) JELR 65864 (CA)

Court of Appeal 18 Jul 2017 Ghana
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- This is an appeal against a judgment of the High Court regarding a dispute over land ownership. - The Appellants claimed title to the disputed lands and brought the action on their own behalf and on behalf of Guo Skin. - The Respondents o

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Suit Number:CIVIL APPEAL NO: H1/1/2017
Judges:DENNIS ADJEI JA (PRESIDING), AVRIL LOVELACE-JOHNSON JA, BARBARA ACKAH-YENSU (MS) JA
Counsel:IBRAHIM MAHAMA FOR PLAINTIFFS/APPELLANTS,ROCKSON AKUGRE FOR DEFENDANTS/RESPONDENTS

JUDGMENT

BARBARA ACKAH-YENSU (Ms) JA

This is an appeal against the judgment of the High Court, Wa delivered on 3rd May 2016. The Plaintiffs/Appellants (referred to hereafter as the Appellants), pray this Court to reverse the judgment of the trial Court.

These are the matters that have given rise to the instant appeal.

The Appellants commenced an action on 29th October 2013 against Respondents claiming inter alia a declaration of title to the disputed lands; injunction to restrain the Respondents from the said land, and also; an order for recovery of all lands Respondents had granted to Developers. The Appellants brought the action on their own behalf and on behalf of Guo Skin. The supporting facts of the Appellants claim was that their ancestor, Dakpang, was the first to settle on the land, and also became the first Chief of Guo land.

The Respondents vehemently opposed the action denying the title of the Appellants to the land and challenged the capacity of the Appellants to bring the acti…

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