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MRS VINCENTIA MENSAH
V.
NUMO ADJEI KWANKO II

(2017) JELR 68847 (SC)

Supreme Court 14 Jun 2017 Ghana
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- The case involves a dispute over land ownership at Baatsonaa Station, North of Teshie. The Appellant claimed that the land was conveyed to her by a deed dated 24/11/1959 and registered at the Deeds Registry as No. 1335/1960 from Nii Okang

Case Details

Suit Number:CIVIL APPEAL NO.J4/17/2016
Judges:AKUFFO (MS) JSC PRESIDING, ANSAH JSC, ADINYIRA (MRS) JSC, DOTSE JSC, YEBOAH JSC
Counsel:THADDEUS SORY FOR THE PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT/APPELLANT; KWAME FOSU-GYEABOUR FOR THE DEFENDANT/APPELLANT/RESPONDENT.

YEBOAH, JSC

The Plaintiff/Respondent/Appellant herein (who shall be simply be referred to as the Appellant) commenced an action at the High Court, Accra for a declaration of title to a piece or parcel of land at Baatsonaa Station, North of Teshie and other ancillary reliefs against the Defendant/Appellant/Respondent herein (who shall for sake of brevity be referred to as the Respondent) in this appeal.

The facts of this case appeared not to be seriously controverted at the trial court and at the Court of Appeal. The suit was originally instituted by the Appellant per her lawful attorneys Sampson Okai Adjetey and John Allen, against the Respondent herein and one other in the person of Nii Nortey Adjeifio as the second defendant but before the case could proceed to trial, the trial court on 10/03/2005 struck off the said Nii Nortey Adjeifio with the consent of counsel for the parties. The case thus proceeded for trial on the same day between the two parties herein.

The Appellant in her sta…

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