MARIAMA OWUSU, J.A: On 7-5-2010, the High Court [Land Division], Accra, dismissed the plaintiff/appellant’s [hereinafter refer to as plaintiff] claim for a declaration of title to a parcel of land in Accra and other ancillary reliefs sought against the defendant. Dissatisfied with the decision of the High Court, the plaintiff appealed to this Court.
In a nutshell, the plaintiff’s case was that the disputed land was sold to him by one Madam Doreen Boatemaah Bitihene for valuable consideration sometime 1995. The said Assignment is witnessed by a Deed of Assignment dated 25-7-1995 and stamped as LVB 8753/04 and AR/GB/520/95. The plaintiff averred further that, on acquisition of the land, he went into immediate possession, erected corner pillars and constructed the concrete foundation for a house on the plot. It is the plaintiff’s case that, to his shock and surprise and in spite of numerous warnings, the defendant/respondent [hereinafter refer to as defendant] forcibly entered onto parts …