[2009]DLHC16637 Login to Read Full Case <span style="font-size: 18px !important;"><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-right:-.35pt;text-align:center"><b><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"; color:#00B0F0">PETER INCOOM, NII ASHONG KOJO III<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-right:-.35pt;text-align:center; tab-stops:center 216.0pt left 262.95pt"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">(PLAINTIFFS)<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-right:-.35pt;text-align:center"><b><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"; color:#00B0F0">vs.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-right:-.35pt;text-align:center"><b><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"; color:#00B0F0">ERIC ADJEI SOWATEY<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-right:-.35pt;text-align:center; tab-stops:center 216.0pt left 268.6pt"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">(DEFENDANT)<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-right:-.35pt;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">[HIGH COURT, ACCRA]<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:-.35pt;text-align:justify;tab-stops: 168.75pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family: "Book Antiqua""> <o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="border-top: none; border-right: none; border-left: none; border-image: initial; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: black; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: -0.35pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt: solid black 1.5pt;padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"><a name="_heading=h.gjdgxs"></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">SUIT NO. AL 154/2007 DATE: 6<sup>TH</sup> NOVEMBER 2009<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:-.35pt;text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">COUNSEL<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><div style="border-top: none; border-right: none; border-left: none; border-image: initial; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: black; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: -0.35pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt: solid black 1.5pt;padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">JULIET AMPONSAH FOR PLAINTIFFS<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt: solid black 1.5pt;padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">SAMPSON OBENG FOR DEFENDANTS<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:-.35pt;text-align:justify;tab-stops: 134.0pt"><b><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">CORAM <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:-.35pt;text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">HIS LORDSHIP SAMUEL K. A. ASIEDU J. <o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="border-top-width: 1.5pt; border-top-color: black; border-left: none; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-right: none; padding: 1pt 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: -0.35pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;border:none; mso-border-top-alt:solid black 1.5pt;mso-border-bottom-alt:solid black 1.5pt; padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:1.0pt 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"><b><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family: "Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">JUDGMENT<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:-.35pt;text-align:justify;line-height: 115%"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-ansi-language: EN-GB">The plaintiffs’ claim against the defendant is for:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:-.35pt;text-align:justify;text-indent: 9.0pt;line-height:115%"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-ansi-language:EN-GB"> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:-.35pt;margin-bottom: 0cm;margin-left:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:9.0pt; line-height:115%;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2;tab-stops:list 36.0pt"><!--[if !supportLists]--><i><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"; mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">(a)<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></i><!--[endif]--><i><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">“A declaration of title in favour of the plaintiff against defendant for ALL THAT PIECE OR PARCEL OF LAND situate, lying and being at Amrahia in the Greater Accra Region of the Republic of Ghana and bounded on the North east by site for Maximum Security Prison measuring 1,000 feet more or less on the South West by Stool land measuring 1,000 feet more or less on the North West by Lessor’s land measuring 675 feet more or less and containing an approximate area of 15.5 acres TOGETHER with all rights, privileges, easements, liberties, rights of way advantage and more also described at paragraph 3 of 1<sup>st</sup> plaintiff’s statement of claim.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:-.35pt;text-align:justify;text-indent: 9.0pt;line-height:115%"><i><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB"> </span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:-.35pt;margin-bottom: 0cm;margin-left:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:9.0pt; line-height:115%;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2;tab-stops:list 36.0pt"><!--[if !supportLists]--><i><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"; mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">(b)<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></i><!--[endif]--><i><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">General damages in favour of 1<sup>st</sup> plaintiff for the trespass committed by defendant on plaintiff’s land.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:-.35pt;text-align:justify;text-indent: 9.0pt;line-height:115%"><i><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB"> </span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:-.35pt;margin-bottom: 0cm;margin-left:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:9.0pt; line-height:115%;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2;tab-stops:list 36.0pt"><!--[if !supportLists]--><i><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"; mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">(c)<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></i><!--[endif]--><i><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">An order of perpetual injunction restraining defendant whether by himself, servants, workmen or agents or otherwise from interfering with plaintiff’s right to develop and enjoy his property and/or trespassing or otherwise interfering with 1<sup>st</sup> plaintiff’s ownership and possession of the land the subject matter of this suit<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:-.35pt;text-align:justify;text-indent: 9.0pt;line-height:115%"><i><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:-.35pt;margin-bottom: 0cm;margin-left:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:9.0pt; line-height:115%;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2;tab-stops:list 36.0pt"><!--[if !supportLists]--><i><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"