SIKIRATU ZAID vs. MOHAMMED ZAID & ANOR. [2009]DLHC4305

Date	2009-06-23
Suit No.	SUIT NO. BFA/ 17/08
Citation No.	[2009]DLHC4305

KWABENA ASUMAN-ADU

FARUK SEIDU FOR THE PLAINTIFF.

NAA ODOFOLEY NORTEY FOR THE DEFENDANTS.

[2009]DLHC4305
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" ><a name="OLE_LINK1">SIKIRATU
ZAID<o:p></o:p></a>vs.<o:p></o:p>MOHAMMED ZAID &amp; ANOR.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;[HIGH COURT (INDUSTRIAL/LABOUR DIVISION),
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. BFA/ 17/08&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: 23RD
JUNE,
2009 <o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>FARUK
SEIDU FOR THE PLAINTIFF.<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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NAA ODOFOLEY NORTEY FOR THE DEFENDANTS.<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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KWABENA ASUMAN-ADU,
JUSTICE OF THE HIGH COURT<o:p></o:p>

</div><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;
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</div>The plaintiff herein issued out a writ of summons against the
defendants on 15th November, 2007 for the following reliefs:<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p><ol style="margin-top:0in" start="1" type="1">
 <li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify; border: none;"><span style="font-size:
 12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;mso-fareast-font-family:
 &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;">Declaration that
 H/No. 553/3, Swalaba, Accra forms part of the estate of the late Alhaji
 Aremu Seidu (deceased).<o:p></o:p></li>
</ol><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p><ol style="margin-top:0in" start="2" type="1">
 <li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify; border: none;"><span style="font-size:
 12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;mso-fareast-font-family:
 &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;">Declaration that
 until H/No. 553/3, Swalaba, Accra is distributed according to law,
 defendants cannot intermeddle with the same by way of remolding same.<o:p></o:p></li>
</ol><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p><ol style="margin-top:0in" start="3" type="1">
 <li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify; border: none;"><span style="font-size:
 12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;mso-fareast-font-family:
 &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;">An order for
 perpetual injunction to restrain the defendants from further interfering
 with H/No. 553/3, Swalaba, Accra by changing the character of the
 building.<o:p></o:p></li>
</ol><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>On 17th April,
2008 the defendants filed a defence and counterclaimed for the following
reliefs:<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p><ol style="margin-top:0in" start="1" type="1">
 <li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify; border: none;"><span style="font-size:
 12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;mso-fareast-font-family:
 &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;">A declaration
 that H/No. 553/3, Swalaba is the personal property of Moshood Zaid.<o:p></o:p></li>
</ol><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p><ol style="margin-top:0in" start="2" type="1">
 <li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify; border: none;"><span style="font-size:
 12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;mso-fareast-font-family:
 &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;">An order of the
 court directed at the plaintiff, her assigns, agents, mother, siblings and
 anyone claiming through her, however, described to vacate the said house
 with immediate effect.<o:p></o:p></li>
</ol><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p><ol style="margin-top:0in" start="3" type="1">
 <li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify; border: none;"><span style="font-size:
 12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;mso-fareast-font-family:
 &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;">An order of
 perpetual injunction to restrain the plaintiff, her mother, her siblings,
 agents, assigns, tenants, or anyone however describ</main>