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ZENABU ABUBAKAR
V.
MOHAMMED JAMIL IDDRISS

(2023) JELR 111160 (CA)

Court of Appeal 13 Jul 2023 Ghana
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- This is an appeal from a decision of the High Court, Accra (Land Division) that refused the plaintiff's action against the defendant. - The plaintiff sought a declaration of ownership, recovery of possession, damages for trespass, and an

Case Details

Suit Number:H1/63/2022
Judges:Bartels-Kodwo, JA (Presiding) Noble-Nkrumah, JA Chris Archer, JA
Counsel:Patrick Justice Ennin with Patrick Okrah Danso for the Plaintiff/Appellant; Joseph Addae-Boateng for Defendant/Respondent.
Location:Accra

JUDGEMENT

BARTELS-KODWO (MRS.), JA

INTRODUCTION:

This is an appeal from the decision of the High Court, Accra (Land Division) dated 26th February 2021 which decision refused the Plaintiff/Appellant’s (hereinafter called “the Appellant”) action brought against the Defendant/Respondent (hereinafter called “the Respondent”).

BACKGROUND:

By a writ of summons and accompanying statement of claim filed on the 26th of July 2019, the Appellant brought the instant action against the Respondent seeking the following reliefs;

a. A declaration that her late father Alhaji Abubakar Mohammed Baba was the owner in possession of all that piece or parcel of land situate, lying and being at Airport East, Nungua-Accra (now commonly known and called Martey-Tsuru, East Airport, Accra) more particularly described in a schedule contained in the statement of claim.

b. Recovery of possession.

c. Damages for trespass.

d. Perpetual injunction restraining defendant by himself, agents, assigns, privies, workmen, servants an…

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