Ghana Case Law

ABUSUAPANYIN OSAFO MANU (SUING FOR HIMSELF AND ON BEHALF OF THE ASSONA FAMILY OF ASSIN BOMSOMADWE) VRS KWEKU

ABUSUAPANYIN OSAFO MANU (SUING FOR HIMSELF AND ON BEHALF OF THE ASSONA FAMILY OF ASSIN BOMSOMADWE) VRS KWEKU [2025] GHADC 83 (16 September 2025)

Court

District Court

The court dismissed a family land claim over Assin Bosomadwe land, holding the plaintiff failed to prove a valid grant back from the Kona Nifa family.

• Declaration of title
• Recovery of possession
• Injunction
• Damages for trespass
• Family land
• Customary transfer of land

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Manu and Another v Gyapong and Another (E1//HCKO/184/2023)

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

Court

Circuit Court

Case number

E1//HCKO/184/2023

The Circuit Court dismissed a family land claim after finding the plaintiff failed to prove that the disputed land had been granted back to his family or the chief.

• Family land
• Title to land
• Possession
• Injunction
• Trespass
• Customary transfer of land

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Brinful v Sey and Others (A1/014/24)

Brinful v Sey and Others (A1/014/24) [2025] GHADC 127 (14 August 2025)

Court

District Court

Case number

A1/014/24

Plaintiff proved on the balance of probabilities that he purchased the property from 3rd Defendant through 1st Defendant, that the property in dispute is the same as that claimed by 1st Defendant, and that remittances were for the purchase and development of the property, not maintenance. 1st Defendant's evidence was inconsistent and unreliable, and she failed to discharge her evidential burden. Plaintiff is entitled to declaration of ownership, injunction, damages, and recovery of documents.

Source excerpt

• Declaration of title to land
• Perpetual injunction
• Trespass
• Evidential burden
• Ownership dispute

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Denutsui v The Registered Trustees of Holy Ghost Fire Prayer Mission (A9/072/24)

Denutsui v The Registered Trustees of Holy Ghost Fire Prayer Mission (A9/072/24) [2025] GHADC 128 (5 August 2025)

Court

District Court

Case number

A9/072/24

Defendant church has occupied Plaintiff's property for twenty-six years rent-free under a temporary arrangement with no fixed term. This period constitutes more than reasonable time for occupancy. Defendant is not entitled to compensation for improvements as the value of such works is offset by the long rent-free occupation. Plaintiff is entitled to recovery of possession, vacation order, and costs.

Source excerpt

• Recovery of possession
• Tenancy without written agreement
• Improvements by tenant
• Reasonable time for vacation
• Counterclaim for value of improvements

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Edwards v Achaama (ER/KF/DCB/A1/12/2025)

Edwards v Achaama (ER/KF/DCB/A1/12/2025) [2025] GHADC 64 (4 August 2025)

Court

District Court

Case number

ER/KF/DCB/A1/12/2025

The District Court in Koforidua granted the Plaintiff declaration of title, recovery of possession, and a perpetual injunction over land at Sokode Juaso.

• Declaration of title
• Recovery of possession
• Injunction
• Trespass
• Matrimonial property
• Declaration-of-title

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ABDULLAI MOHAMMED (SUING AS LEADER OF THE ZONGO COMMUNITY ADAWU-KWAO VRS AMPAH KWAKU BRONI (TREPASSER & 4 ORS. (CR/OF/DC/A1/16/2024)

ABDULLAI MOHAMMED (SUING AS LEADER OF THE ZONGO COMMUNITY ADAWU-KWAO VRS AMPAH KWAKU BRONI (TREPASSER & 4 ORS. (CR/OF/DC/A1/16/2024) [2025] GHADC 79 (21 July 2025)

Court

District Court

Case number

CR/OF/DC/A1/16/2024

The District Court held that the Zongo Community of Adawukwao proved ownership of the land, found the defendants to be trespassers, and granted possession, injunction, damages, and costs.

• Declaration of title
• Trespass
• Injunction
• Damages
• Costs
• Declaration-of-title

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Fremah v Asare

Fremah v Asare [2025] GHADC 91 (10 July 2025)

Court

District Court

The District Court at Diaso dismissed a claim that a neighbour blocked access to the plaintiff’s house with a washroom, finding no proved public right of way.

• Easements
• Building permits
• Trespass
• Burden of proof
• Land-law
• Building-permits

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Esoun and Another v Sika and Another (A1/26/23)

Esoun and Another v Sika and Another (A1/26/23) [2025] GHACC 46 (27 June 2025)

Court

Circuit Court

Case number

A1/26/23

The Circuit Court granted the plaintiffs partial judgment over land occupied by the 1st defendant, relying on the 2nd defendant’s admission, and awarded damages and costs.

• Declaration of title
• Trespass
• Injunction
• Damages
• Admissions
• Joinder of parties

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Adjei v Mckorley (J4/01/2024)

Adjei v Mckorley (J4/01/2024) [2025] GHASC 40 (25 June 2025)

Court

Supreme Court

Case number

J4/01/2024

The Supreme Court held that the power of attorney was inadmissible as it was unstamped and that a notary public should not act as both witness and notary for the same document. However, the Plaintiff's attorney's evidence was admissible as he testified to facts within his personal knowledge. The forensic report was properly considered, and the Defendant, having refused to participate in the investigation, could not later challenge its validity. The Defendant's failure to substantiate his claim to title and the acknowledgment of the Plaintiff's title by the original grantors outweighed any pro…

Source excerpt

• Title to land
• Power of attorney
• Forgery
• Admissibility of evidence
• Burden of proof

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Smith v Okromansa (A1/42/24)

Smith v Okromansa (A1/42/24) [2025] GHADC 138 (23 June 2025)

Court

District Court

Case number

A1/42/24

A District Court at Amasaman dismissed a land title claim for lack of stamped, registered title documents, but granted possession, injunction, damages, and costs.

• Title to land
• Possession
• Trespass
• Burden of proof
• Registration of land instruments
• Land-law

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