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KWADWO SASU BAMFO
V.
KWESI SINTIM

(2011) JELR 66683 (SC)

Supreme Court 30 Nov 2011 Ghana
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- Supreme Court held that the Plaintiff’s Exhibit “A” (a lease agreement) was a forgery, as the alleged lessor was deceased prior to execution and the document was not registered; unregistered instruments under s.24(1) Land Registry Act, 19

Case Details

Suit Number:CIVIL APPEAL NO. J4/23/2011
Judges:ATUGUBA JSC (PRESIDING), DR. DATE-BAH JSC, ANSAH JSC, OWUSU JSC, BONNIE JSC
Counsel:BRIGHT OKYERE-AGYEKUM (WITH RUFINA ACQUAH AND FRANK ADJEPONG) FOR THE PLAINTIFF/ APPELLANT , NANA TABIA AMOAKOHENE FOR THE DEFENDANT/ RESPONDENT.

JUDGEMENT

OWUSU JSC.

The plaintiff/Respondent/Appellant herein issued a writ against the Defendant/Appellant/Respondent herein claiming the following reliefs:

“i. A declaration of title to all that piece/parcel of land situate lying and being at North Taifa, Accra and bounded on the North by proposed road measuring 98 feet more or less on the South by property of the Okumo Aryikwei family measuring 100 feet more or less on the West by said Okumo Aryikwei family land measuring 93 feet more or less and containing an approximate area of 0.20 Acre more or less
ii. Recovery of possession
iii. Damages for trespass thereto
iv. Perpetual injunction restraining the Defendant, whether by himself, servants, agents, privies whomsoever from entering on and/or encroaching upon the said land (or a portion thereof) the subject matter of this suit or interfering in any manner with the Plaintiff’s ownership of the said piece/parcel of land.

The parties will hereafter be referred to simply as Appellant and Res…

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