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JAAS CO. LIMITED
V.
EDWARD APAU AND MADAM AKUA ACHEMPOMAA

(2009) JELR 68474 (SC)

Supreme Court 21 Jan 2009 Ghana
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- Supreme Court dismissed the appeal, affirming the concurrent findings of the High Court and Court of Appeal that the Appellants failed to prove title or identify the land with requisite certainty, rendering their claim unsustainable. - Th

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Suit Number:CIVIL APPEAL NO. J4/18/2008
Judges:AKUFFO J.S.C (PRESIDING),DATE-BAH J.S.C,ADINYIRA (MRS) J.S.C,OWUSU J.S.C, DOTSE J.S.C
Counsel:A. G. BUOADU FOR THE 1ST APPELLANT, MOHAMMED SAHNOON FOR THE RESPONDENT
Other Citations:(2009) JELR 92136 (SC)

JUDGMENT

JONES DOTSE, J.S.C

The facts in this appeal admit of no controversy whatsoever.

The Plaintiff/Appellant and Co-Plaintiff/Appellants hereinafter referred to as the 1st and 2nd Appellants claimed in their amended writ of summons in the High Court, against the Defendant/Respondent and later the Co-Defendant/Respondent hereinafter also referred to as the 1st and 2nd Respondents respectively, the following reliefs:

“Declaration of title to all that piece of land at North Odorkor measuring on the North West by 300 feet more or less, South East by 70 feet more or less, North East by 70 feet more or less and South West by 70 feet more or less.
Damages for trespass.
Recovery of Possession and
Injunction”

The 1st Appellant’s claim is that, he purchased this piece of land for valuable consideration from the 2nd Appellant. The 1st Appellant further contended that his vendor, the 2nd Appellant, was adjudged victorious in Civil Appeal No. 25/80 entitled ASHALEY OKOE V. TOGBE HAHORMENE III and ANO…

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