TEYE TAWIAH v. NANA AMA

JUDGMENT

Plaintiff herein sued the defendant herein for the following reliefs:

A. An order of the court to compel the Defendant to prepare the agreement paper for

which the plaintiff have paid his part to the Defendant.

B. An order of the court to compel the Defendant to accept and use the agreement

paper as the sole document that binds the Defendant and the plaintiff.

SUMMARY OF SUBJECT-MATTER OF CLAIM.

The summary of subject-matter accompanying the writ of summons has it that plaintiff is

a farmer at Buokrukruwa whiles the Defendant stays in Duayaw Nkwanta. Plaintiff states

further that in 2018 he had an agreement with the Defendant to work on the Defendant’s

6-acres of cocoa farmland.

Plaintiff continued further that in the year 2020, Defendant collected Ghc1,600.00 from to

make agreement papers (Abunu) but fail to do so. Plaintiff states further that he feels

deceived by the Defendant working on the land for 3years without any legal document

binding them, and that nobody owns life and that the absence of the plaintiff or Defendant

would bring issues hence his action for an order compelling the Defendant to prepare an

agreement to evidence their abunu agreement they entered into.

MODE OF TRIAL

The trial was by way of witness statement. The plaintiff filed one witness statement by

himself and the Defendant also filed one witness statement by herself.

EVIDENCE OF THE PLAINTIFF

Plaintiff’s evidence has it that in 2018, he intended cultivating cocoa on “Abunu basis” so

he was directed to the Defendant who was having six (6) acres of farmland and intended

to engage someone.

Further evidence of the plaintiff is that on 14th, December,2018, he contacted the Defendant,

her husband (Mr.Kermah joseph),Akwasi Apraga (friend of Mr.kermah joseph), and

Mr.Yaw Akwelie for the confirmation of the true owners and negotiation of the farmland

on abunu basis.Plaintiff continued in his witness statement that the Defendant’s husband

confirm that the farmland is six acres and share boundaries with river Achiamuasu, Mr.

Charles Gyamfi and river Nyamebekyere.

According to the evidence of the plaintiff, The Defendant told him that the farmland was

given to one Ahmed who paid Ghc1,600.00 as a fee and that because he (plaintiff) came

with Defendant’s friend she will still maintain the ghc1,600.00 to enable them prepare agreement papers and the Defendant’s husband added that he(plaintiff) can support

himself by cultivating crops like plantain, cassa