ADDAE VRS. NKRUMAH (AR/AA/DC/A1/05/2025) [2025] GHADC 19 (24 March 2025)
Plaintiff proved on a balance of probabilities that both cocoa farms belong to the Aduana family; Defendant failed to prove a valid customary gift or entitlement to any share; Defendant’s occupation was not sanctioned by the family and she has no legal interest in the land.
- Citation
- [2025] GHADC 19
- Parties
- Plaintiff: Afia Addae; Defendant: Akua Nkrumah
- Court
- District Court
- Jurisdiction
- Ghana
- Judgment Date
- 24 March 2025
- Case Number
- AR/AA/DC/A1/05/2025
- Procedural Posture
- Civil Land Dispute / Judgment
- Outcome
- Judgment for Plaintiff
- Legal Topics
- Declaration of Title, Recovery of Possession, Customary Gift, Family Property
- Source Language
- English
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Parties
Afia Addae
Plaintiff
Akua Nkrumah
Defendant
Procedural Posture
Civil Land Dispute / Judgment
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the one-acre land at Boasoafie belongs to the Plaintiff’s family
- 2 Whether the said land was gifted to the Defendant’s husband
- 3 Whether the Defendant is entitled to a share of the one and half acre land at Boasoa akyire
Ratio Decidendi
Plaintiff proved on a balance of probabilities that both cocoa farms belong to the Aduana family; Defendant failed to prove a valid customary gift or entitlement to any share; Defendant’s occupation was not sanctioned by the family and she has no legal interest in the land.
Court Disposition
Judgment for Plaintiff
Orders
- Declaration of title to both cocoa farms (Boasoafie and Boasoa akyire) in favour of Plaintiff’s family
- Recovery of possession of both cocoa farms to Plaintiff’s family
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