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TOURE
V.
BAAKO

(1994) JELR 68143 (SC)

Supreme Court 19 Apr 1994 Ghana
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- Supreme Court affirmed plaintiff's title to the land and awarded arrears of rent, but refused order of perpetual injunction, allowing defendant (who built with permission) to remain in occupation upon payment of rent. - Key holding: Under

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Judges:ADADE JSC, ABBAN JSC, AMUA-SEKYI JSC, EDWARD WIREDU JSC, JOYCE BAMFORD-ADDO JSC
Counsel:E D KOM FOR THE DEFENDANT—APPELLANT; JOE GHARTEY (WITH HIM MRS EFUA GHARTEY) FOR THE PLAINTIFF-RESPONDENT.
Other Citations:[1993-94] 1 GLR 342

ADADE JSC.: The plaintiff-respondent (hereinafter referred to as the plaintiff) brought this action in the High Court for the following reliefs:

(1). “Declaration of title, and recovery of possession of all that piece and parcel of land situate lying and being at Sabon Zongo, Accra as described in the schedule hereunder.

(2). Perpetual injunction restraining the defendant, his agents, workmen and servants from entering upon the land or interfering with the plaintiff’s enjoyment thereof.

(3). ¢3,500 damages for trespass.”

The basis for these claims was set out extensively in his statement of claim, and boils down to this, that some time in 1966 he voluntarily gave the piece of land in dispute to the defendant-appellant (hereinafter referred to as the defendant) to erect a dwelling house thereon for himself. The defendant was then married to his, the plaintiff’s sister. The conditions attaching to the grant, and the casus belli of this litigation, are stated in the statement of claim as f…

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