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ROLAND KOFI DWAMENA
V.
RICHARD NORTEY OTOO, THE REGIONAL LANDS OFFICER

(2017) JELR 65942 (CA)

Court of Appeal 1 Jun 2017 Ghana
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- The plaintiff claimed ownership of a parcel of land in Osu-Accra, which he purchased from the Osu stool in 1983 and built a house on. However, the land was registered in the name of Edward Kabu Otoo, the father of the 1st defendant, since

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Suit Number:SUIT NO. HI/16/2017
Judges:V. D. OFOE J.A (PRESIDING), IRENE CHARITY LARBI (MRS) J.A, CECILIA SOWAH (MRS) J.A
Counsel:MR. NARH FOR APPELLANT (1ST),MR. RICHARD ODUM FOR RESPONDENT

OFOE, J.A:

Plaintiff claims against the defendant a declaration of title to land he described as follows:

“a. A declaration of title to all that piece or parcel of land with building thereon containing an approximate area of 0.35 acre (o.14 hectare) situate at Osu-Accra and bounded on the North-East by a road measuring 187.4 feet more or less on the North-West by stool land measuring 96.8 feet more or less on the South-East by Osu stool land measuring 192.9 and 71.3 feet more or less respectively or and on the South-East by Osu stool land measuring 70.6 feet and 30.9 feet more or less which piece or parcel of land is more particularly described in Lease document dated 20th November2009 indexed at the Lands Commission as No. AR 1206/2010 and being processed on Lands Commission file No. 32000/243/2010.

b. An order directed at the Regional Lands Officer to delete from its records any transactions in the names of 1st and 2nd Defendants to enable the Lands Commission process his document curr…

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