JUDGMENT
GIFTY AGYEI ADDO JA:
BACKGROUND
The cause of action of the Plaintiff against the Defendants is pivoted round the tort of trespass to land.
By his amended Writ of Summons and Statement of Claim filed on 20th March 2019, the Plaintiff claimed that the Defendants had trespassed unto parts of the land owned by him and are further laying claim of ownership to same.
Per their amended Statement of Defence, the said 1st to 4th Defendants denied trespassing on any land belonging to the Plaintiff.
The Defendants on the other hand, alleged that the entire land, is the subject matter of the suit, belongs to the larger Ojobi Aduamoah Asokyiri family of Aburi and Adamorobe.
Both parties prayed substantively for a declaration of title to the land in dispute situate, lying and being, at Ampomaa near Aburi and also known as Djuani or Juani lands.
After a full trial of the rival claims of the parties, the Circuit Court on 27th May 2021, sitting at Akropong delivered its decision. At page 8 of the dec…