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PETER KWABENA ACHEAMPONG
V.
YAW APPIAH SARPONG AND DESMOND ADDO BINEY

(2018) JELR 67685 (CA)

Court of Appeal 1 Feb 2018 Ghana
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- By majority, the Court of Appeal (Ghana) dismissed the plaintiff/appellant’s appeal and affirmed the High Court’s dismissal of the action for declaration of title, recovery of possession, and damages for trespass, holding that the plainti

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Suit Number:SUIT NO.H1/120/16
Judges:CORAM: V. D. OFOE JA (PRESIDING), I. C. LARBI (MRS.) JA, M. M. AGYEMANG (MRS.) JA
Counsel:NII AKWEI BRUCE THOMPSON FOR PLAINTIFF/APPELLANT

AGYEMANG JA:

In this appeal against the judgment of the High Court (Land Division) Accra, delivered on the 11th day of January 2011, the plaintiff/appellant (hereafter referred to as the plaintiff), seeks a setting aside of the judgment of the court below that entered judgment for the defendant/respondent (referred to hereafter as the defendant). The appellant prays that judgment be entered for him instead.

These matters are antecedent to the appeal.

The plaintiff, a lecturer at the University of Cape Coast, on the 12th of August 1981, allegedly purchased a parcel of land more particularly described as situate, lying and being at Nungua New Town- Accra Ghana and “bounded on the North-East by Mr. Abu’s property measuring 105 ft. more or less, on the South East by a proposed road measuring 800 ft. more or less, on the South West by Nungua Stool Land measuring 102 ft. more or less and on the North West side by Nungua Stool Land measuring 80 ft. more or less and containing an approximate are…

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