[2015]DLHC16703November 10, 2015High Court

BENJAMIN KOFI ANNAN vs FUHUA ALUMINIUM AND BURGLAR PROOF

The plaintiff, Benjamin Kofi Annan, claimed ownership of land located at Apenkwa, Tesano, acquired from the Onamrokor Adain family through its head and elders, evidenced by an indenture and Land Certificate GA. 47198. The defendant, Fuhua Aluminium and Burglar Proof, allegedly trespassed on the land by conducting aluminium manufacturing business. The plaintiff sought declaration of trespass, injunction, damages, and recovery of possession.

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JUDGMENT The plaintiff, Benjamin Kofi Annan, issued a writ of summons against the defendant, Fuhua Aluminium & Burglar Proof for a declaration that the defendant had trespassed on to his land, an injunction restraining the defendant and his agents from interfering with the plaintiff’s land, damages for trespass and recovery of possession. In the accompanying statement of claim, the plaintiff asserted that he acquired the land in dispute from Paul Aryeetey Tetteh, then Head of the Onamrokor Adain family acting with the consent and concurrence of the principal elders of the said family. He claimed that he subsequently registered his title to the land as evidenced by Land Certificate number GA. 47198. He further claimed that the defendant had trespassed onto his land by conducting aluminium business on same. He therefore prayed for the reliefs endorsed on his writ of summons. The defendant was served with the writ of summons and statement of claim on 17TH June 2015 and filed an.....