EMMANUEL ARUNA NELSON (PLAINTIFF) vs. REBECCA ENGMAN (DEFENDANT) [2002]DLHC7525

Date	2002-06-26
Suit No.	SUIT NO. L.140/99.
Citation No.	[2002]DLHC7525

HER LORDSHIP MRS. F. OWUSU-ARHIN J.

[2002]DLHC7525
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" ><a name="_Hlk24368112">EMMANUEL ARUNA NELSON<o:p></o:p></a>(PLAINTIFF)<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
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color:#00B0F0">vs.<o:p></o:p>REBECCA ENGMAN<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANT)<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>[HIGH COURT, ACCRA]<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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SUIT NO. L.140/99.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;DATE: 26TH JUNE, 2002<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM:<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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HER LORDSHIP MRS. F.
OWUSU-ARHIN, J.<o:p></o:p>

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</div>The
plaintiff, Emmanuel Aruna Nelson issued out a writ of summons and statement of
claim against the Defendant herein on 17th March, 1999 for the following
reliefs:— <o:p></o:p>(i)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Declaration of title to all
that piece of land registered with the Land Title Certificate No. GA 10457. <o:p></o:p>(ii)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Perpetual Injunction. <o:p></o:p>(iii)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
General Damages. <o:p></o:p>The
writ was served on the Defendant on 18th March, 1999. She entered Appearance on
19th March, 1999 and filed a Statement of Defence on 9th April, 1999 and
counter-claimed as follows:— <o:p></o:p>(i)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Declaration of title to the
land. <o:p></o:p>(ii)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Cancellation of Land Title
Certificate No. GA 10457 dated 25th November, 1996. <o:p></o:p>(iii)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Injunction against Plaintiff
and damages. <o:p></o:p>By
the statement of claim filed on 17/3/1999 the Plaintiff herein averred that in
1964 he bought a plot of land in dispute from the Sempe Mantse, Nii Tetteh
Kpeshie II, who executed a document in his favour with the consent of the
principal elders of the Sempe Stool. He subsequently got his document
registered at the Lands Commission in 1964 and on 25th November, 1996 he
obtained a Land Title Certificate No. GA 10457. <o:p></o:p>The
Plaintiff further averred that immediately he acquired the land he constructed
a temporary structure on the land and placed a Caretaker on it. <o:p></o:p>The
Caretaker lived in the structure since 1964 without any disturbance or
challenge. <o:p></o:p>The
Plaintiff's further pleading was that a few months prior to the issuance of the
writ of summons, the Defendant started making adverse claim to the land,
claiming that </main>