MISS JOSEPHINE AUGUSTA PRA vs. THE DEVELOPER [2011]DLHC4369

Date	2011-04-21
Suit No.	SUIT NO. IRL 409/09
Citation No.	[2011]DLHC4369

KWABENA ASUMAN-ADU

MR. ALEXANDER AGYEI HOLDING THE BRIEF OF MR. ANOKYE FREMPONG FOR THE PLAINTIFF.

NO APPEARANCE FOR THE DEFENDANT.

[2011]DLHC4369
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" ><a name="OLE_LINK1">MISS JOSEPHINE AUGUSTA PRA<o:p></o:p></a>vs.<o:p></o:p>THE DEVELOPER <o:p></o:p>[HIGH COURT (INDUSTRIAL/LABOUR
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SUIT NO. IRL 409/09&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: 21ST APRIL, 2011<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>MR.
ALEXANDER AGYEI HOLDING THE BRIEF OF MR. ANOKYE FREMPONG 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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</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>

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JUDGMENT<o:p></o:p>

</div>The Plaintiff issued out a writ of summons against
the Defendant who is unknown to her on 25th June, 2009 for the
following reliefs:<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p><ol style="margin-top:0in" start="1" type="a">
 <li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: 0.5in; text-align: justify; line-height: 115%; border: none;">Declaration of
 title to all that piece/parcel of land described in paragraph 5 of the
 statement of claim.<o:p></o:p></li>
 <li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: 0.5in; text-align: justify; line-height: 115%; border: none;">Recovery of
 Possession<o:p></o:p></li>
 <li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: 0.5in; text-align: justify; line-height: 115%; border: none;">Damages for
 trespass.<o:p></o:p></li>
 <li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: 0.5in; text-align: justify; line-height: 115%; border: none;">Mesne profit<o:p></o:p></li>
 <li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: 0.5in; text-align: justify; line-height: 115%; border: none;">Perpetual
 injunction restraining the Defendant whether by itself or assigns,
 servants and agents from interfering with the Plaintiff’s ownership,
 occupation and use of the said land.<o:p></o:p></li>
 <li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: 0.5in; text-align: justify; line-height: 115%; border: none;">Other just and
 reasonable reliefs.<o:p></o:p></li>
 <li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: 0.5in; text-align: justify; line-height: 115%; border: none;">Costs occasioned
 by this action.<o:p></o:p></li>
</ol><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:.5in;margin-bottom:0in;
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mso-border-shadow:yes"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>In the accompanying statement of claim, the
Plaintiff avers that the Defendant is unknown to her. She goes on to aver that
in or about the year 2001 she was granted a sub-lease of a piece or a parcel of
land, situate, lying and being at Abehenease near Amasaman by Madam Dora Naa
Akuyea Mills of Accra who was the beneficiary of an original lease granted by
Nii Odoi Kwao and Kotoku Lartey being heads and lawful representatives of the
Abehenease family of Amasaman.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>She states that she has been in undisturbed control
and possession of the land after the acquisition and has exercised acts of
ownership such as the laying of a foundation of a school block and developing
same up to a certain level on one part of the land. However, recently the
Defendant has entered the land and erected a wall and a structure on portions
of the said land. She claims that the act of the Defendant constitutes trespass
as she is the bona fide owner of the land by virtue of the sub-lease granted to
her by the said Madam Naa Akuyea Mills. She claims the Defendant will not
desist from same unless restrained by this Court.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>Since the Defendant was unknown to the Plaintiff
she served him with the writ and the statement of claim through substituted
service by posting copies of the processes on the Court’s notice board and on a
conspicuous portion of the disputed land/property. The Court ordered that the
processes should remain at those places for 14 days after which the Plaintiff
applied for judgment in default of appearance which was granted and costs of
GH¢1,000.00 awarded in favour of the Plaintiff on 26th April, 2010
and the case adjourned for Plaintiff to give evidence in prove of her title and
damages so that final judgment could be given.<o:p></o:p>