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RAHINATU MOHAMMED
V.
AKATARI AZINGYA & ANOR

(2024) JELR 112476 (CA)

Court of Appeal 12 Mar 2024 Ghana
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- This is an appeal against the judgment of the High Court, Bolgatanga, dismissing the plaintiff's action and defendants' counterclaim for want of capacity. - The plaintiff claimed ownership of a disputed land based on a lease granted to he

Case Details

Suit Number:CIVIL APPEAL NO: H1/74/2023
Judges:ANGELINA MENSAH-HOMIAH(MRS), JA ERIC BAAH, JA CHARLES EDWARD EKOW BAIDEN, JA
Counsel:BUDU-OKYIR BRIDGET FOR THE PLAINTIFF/APPELLANT AMOAKO AFOKO FOR THE DEFENDANT/RESPONDENT
Location:Kumasi

JUDGMENT

MENSAH-HOMIAH, J.A.

INTRODUCTION: This is an appeal against the Judgment of the High Court, Bolgatanga, delivered on 14 December 2018, dismissing the Plaintiff’s action and defendants’ counterclaim for want of capacity, at the end of a full trial. The plaintiff/appellant (referred to hereafter as plaintiff), prays this Court to reverse the judgment of the trial Court, and enter Judgment in her favour against defendants/respondents (referred to hereafter as defendants).

BACKGROUND FACTS

We set out the relevant matters which have given rise to the instant appeal.

The plaintiff commenced an action against defendants on 15 July 2013 claiming, inter alia, a declaration that plaintiff is the bona fide owner of the disputed land and perpetual injunction to restrain defendants from the said land.

Per the pleadings, plaintiff traced her root of title to a 99-year lease granted to her by the Lands Commission, acting for and on behalf of the Government of Ghana, in 1976. The said land, descri…

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