Boundaries in Ghana case law.

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Boundary of an earlier grantee binding on a later grant

From this evidence it logically follows that the defendants and their ancestors had been in possession for at least 25 years before the date of the plaintiff’s grant alleged to have been made five years ago. Therefore their boundary which was in existence then, must in law be the boundary between their land, and the land granted to the plaintiff. This well-established principle of our law is fully set out in the judgment of this court in Adam v. Van der Puije.

BARKO v. MUSTAPHA AND ANOTHER [1964] GLR 78 [1964] SLR (SC) 14 · Supreme Court · 1964 · SARKODEE-ADOO CJ

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