[2014]DLHC8479October 14, 2014High Court

DORIS AFRIYIE BONSU vs. KWAKU PRA AND OTHER

The plaintiff herein is the former wife of the co-defendant. On 22nd February, 2007, she issued a writ from the Registry of this court claiming against the defendant, one Kwaku Prah, alias W’agya Prah (a) an order of accounts to be taken between her and the defendant, (b) damages for trespass and, (c) an order of injunction to restrain the defendant from interfering with her ownership of a house built on Plot No. 4A Block 6, Nwomase New Site near Kumasi. In her supporting statement of claim, the plaintiff claimed ownership of the said property described as a dwelling house. According to her pleadings, she is ordinarily resident in Italy but on a visit to Ghana, she realized the defendant, who is a neighbour, had taken over the property, letting rooms to tenants and pocketing the rents without her knowledge and consent. She averred that she confronted the defendant who said he is a caretaker of the property on behalf of the co-defendant that is plaintiff’s former husband. Later, on ...