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Akutor Kwao Bio v. J. N. K. Ansah & 15 Ors

December 20, 2016

COURT OF APPEAL

GHANA

CORAM

  • Adjei, J.A. (PRESIDING)
  • Sowah, J.A.
  • Mensah, J.A

Areas of Law

  • Property and Real Estate Law
  • Civil Procedure

AI Generated Summary

The excerpted judgment authored by Sowah, J.A. sets out the plaintiff’s statement of claim in a land dispute centered in Somanya. The plaintiff seeks a declaration of title to a specifically described parcel covering about 615.21 acres, with boundaries referencing neighboring peoples’ lands and a Forest Reserve. The plaintiff asserts the parcel is family property and asks the court to affirm that status. The plaintiff challenges purported sales of portions of the family land, alleging that the 14th, 15th, and 16th defendants sold to the 1st through 13th defendants, and seeks to have those transactions set aside. The plaintiff also requests recovery of possession and a perpetual injunction restraining the defendants, their assigns or agents from entering the described land.

JUDGMENT