M3 MOTORS LTD. vs. ISAAC KONEY [2010]DLHC4188

Date	2010-04-05
Suit No.	SUIT NO.AL 174/2007
Citation No.	[2010]DLHC4188

HIS LORDSHIP MR JUSTICE P. BRIGHT MENSAH

R. IVAN QUANSAH FOR THE PLAINTIFF

CYRIL QUARTEY FOR THE DEFENDANT

[2010]DLHC4188
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >M3 MOTORS LTD.<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>ISAAC KONEY<o:p></o:p>[HIGH
COURT (FINANCIAL DIVISION ONE), 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.AL 174/2007&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:
5TH APRIL, 2010<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>R.
IVAN QUANSAH 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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CYRIL
QUARTEY FOR THE DEFENDANT <o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM:<o:p></o:p>HIS
LORDSHIP MR JUSTICE P. BRIGHT MENSAH<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border-top:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%;
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</div>By
a writ of summons issued in the registry of the court, the Plaintiff herein
seeks the judicial reliefs listed here below:<o:p></o:p>a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Declaration of title to all that piece and
parcel of land situate lying and being at AMANFRO NEAR ASHIYIE WITHIN THE
NUNGUATRADITIONAL AREA – ACCRA containing an approximate areaof 9.410 Acres or
3.811 Hectares and bounded on a bearing of 30°28” to a distance of 139.6 feet
on a bearing of 99°54” to a distance of 420 feet on a bearing of 185.0 feet on
a bearing of 84°01” to a distance of 572.7 feet on a bearing of 196°20” to a
distance of 178 feet on a bearing of 263°28” to a distance of 135.3 feet on a
bearing of 303°30” to a distance of 105.2 feet on a bearing of 202°30” to a
distance of 95.1 feet on a bearing of 268°28” to a distance of 459.4 feet
on&nbsp; a bearing of 293°49” which property
plaintiff acquired title by an assignment from one Mr. OtooAfotey of Accra on
the 17th day of February 2002.<o:p></o:p>b)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Recovery of possession of areas or portions
of the said land entered upon by the defendant and unlawfully remaining thereon
without the consent of the Plaintiff and purporting to bethe owner and
unlawfully making grantsto other persons.<o:p></o:p>c)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Five Hundred Million Cedis {₵500,000,000.00}
damages for trespass.<o:p></o:p>d)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Perpetual injunction restraining the
defendant, his agents, servants, assigns, etc from unlawfully entering unto the
Plaintiff’s land.<o:p></o:p>With
leave of the court, the defendant did file on 12/12/2007, a late Statement of
Defence and counterclaimed as follows:-<o:p></o:p>1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Declaration of title to the parcel of land
more particularly described in the SCHEDULE hereto.<o:p></o:p>2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Recovery of possession.<o:p></o:p>3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Damages for trespass at the rate of ₵5.0m
per each day from the date when the presence of the Plaintiff was noticed on
the land up to the date he gives up possession.<o:p></o:p>4.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Perpetual injunction restraining the Plaintiff
whether by himself, his servants, agents, workmen or otherwise howsoever from
entering on the disputed area.<o:p></o:p>5.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Further or other reliefs.<o:p></o:p>The
description of the Schedule of the land was given as:<o:p></o:p>Starting
from the Accra-Dodowa Road the 14.3 mile post bearing 290° distance 1200’ on
bearing 344° distance 1390 on bearing 250° distance 1200 on bearing 82°
distance 6670 on bearing 0°.00 distance 110 on bearing 156° distance 510 on
bearing 278° distance on bearing 198.3° distance 900 on bearing 107° distance
1200 on bearing 19° distance 630’ on bearing 156.3° distance 620’ on bearing
207°’ distance 910 on bearing 209° distance 1000 on bearing 117.30° distance
510 on bearing 258.3° distance 3810’ on bearing 297° distance 1630 covering an
approximate area of 5,887 acres.<o:p></o:p>At
the close of the pleadings the Issues as set out in the Application for
Directions filed on 11/07/2008 and adopted for trial were as follows:-<o:p></o:p>1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Whether or not the Plaintiff is assignee of
piece or parcel of land described in his&nbsp;
claim as per an indenture of Assignment made on 17th day of February,
2002.<o:p></o:p>2.&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Whether or not the Assignor has any
registerable or registered interest in the said land.<o:p></o:p>3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Whether or not the Assignee that is, the
Plaintiff in this case has successfully had his land plotted in the Lands
Commission<o:p></o:p>Secretariat
without being in conflict with any earlier grant.<o:p></o:p>4.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Whether or not the Plaintiff has
successfully enclosed the area assigned to him by erecting boundary pillars and
linking them with a barbed wire.<o:p></o:p>