Manu and Another v Gyapong and Another (E1//HCKO/184/2023) [2025] GHACC 44 (16 September 2025)

Manu and Another v Gyapong and Another (E1//HCKO/184/2023) [2025] GHACC 44 (16 September 2025)

The plaintiff failed to prove that the Kona Nifa family, through their head and principal elders, granted the disputed land to the plaintiff or the Chief. The evidence showed the land was gifted to the defendants’ family, making them the owners. The plaintiff’s claim was not supported by sufficient evidence and is...

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Citation
[2025] GHACC 44
Parties
Plaintiff: Abusuapanyin Osafo Manu (suing for himself and on behalf of the Agona family of Assin Bosomadwe); Defendant: Kweku Gyapong; Defendant: Kwame Ankomahene
Court
Circuit Court
Jurisdiction
Ghana
Judgment Date
16 September 2025
Case Number
E1//HCKO/184/2023
Procedural Posture
Civil / Judgment
Outcome
plaintiff's claim dismissed
Legal Topics
Family Land, Title to Land, Possession, Injunction, Trespass, Customary Transfer of Land
Source Language
english
Land Law Customary Law Family Land Title to Land Possession Injunction Trespass Customary Transfer of Land

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Parties

Abusuapanyin Osafo Manu (suing for himself and on behalf of the Agona family of Assin Bosomadwe)

Plaintiff

Kweku Gyapong

Defendant

Kwame Ankomahene

Defendant

Procedural Posture

Civil / Judgment

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the Agona family of Bosomadwe are the custodians of all Assin Bosomadwe lands
  2. 2 Whether a large tract of land was granted by the Agona family to the Kona Nifa family to feed thereon
  3. 3 Whether the defendants’ family are owners of the disputed land

Ratio Decidendi

The plaintiff failed to prove that the Kona Nifa family, through their head and principal elders, granted the disputed land to the plaintiff or the Chief. The evidence showed the land was gifted to the defendants’ family, making them the owners. The plaintiff’s claim was not supported by sufficient evidence and is dismissed.

Court Disposition

plaintiff's claim dismissed

Orders

  • Plaintiff's claim dismissed
  • Plaintiff to pay costs of GHS 10,000.00 to the defendants