WARE v. SOBOAH

This case involves a land dispute between two parties, where the respondent claimed sole ownership of a piece of land that had been in communal use by both parties' people. The trial native court dismissed the respondent's claim of absolute ownership but made a controversial finding of joint ownership. The appellant appealed to have this finding deleted. The Supreme Court of Ghana, through Justice Van Lare, found that the declaration of joint ownership was inappropriate and misleading, as there was no evidence to support it. The court allowed the appeal, ordering the deletion of the joint ownership declaration from the native court's judgment while upholding the rest of the Land Court's decision. This case highlights the importance of courts making findings only on issues before them and avoiding controversial or unsupported declarations.