AYISI v. ASIBEY III AND OTHERS [1964] GLR 695-712

Customary law—Stool land—Sale of—Sale to syndicate of farmers—Proof of—Whether outright sale or abusa tenancy.

Land law—Farm Lands (Protection) Act, 1962—Protection under—When acquisition is in good faith—Farm Lands (Protection) Act, 1962 (Act 107), s. 2 (1).

Damages—Trespass to land—Assessment—Matters to be taken into consideration—Length of time plaintiff dispossessed of land—Recovery of land by plaintiff—Whether defendant liable to pay exemplary damages.

Land law—Farm Lands (Protection) Act, 1962—Compensation—Whether damages for trespass may be claimed in addition to compensation—Land acquired free of charge by trespasser—Provisions of Act 107 in assessing compensation not helpful—Course open to court—Application of the provisions of the Rents (Stabilization) Act, 1962—Farm Lands (Protection) Act, 1962 (Act 107), s. 2 (3)—Rents (Stabilization) Act, 1962 (Act 109)— Rents (Cocoa Farms) Regulations, 1962 (L.I. 186).

