[2011]DLHC7899 Login to Read Full Case <span style="font-size: 18px !important;"><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt; text-align:center"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; color:#00B0F0">HANNY SHERRY AYITTEY<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt; text-align:center"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;">(</span></i><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">PLAINTIFF</span></i><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;">)<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt; text-align:center"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua";color:#00B0F0">vs.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;color:#00B0F0">STARCOM BROADCASTING SERVICES</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma; text-transform:uppercase"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">(</span></i><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma; text-transform:uppercase">1<sup>ST</sup> DEFENDANT</span></i><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">)<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;color:#00B0F0">ALLIED TRADE AND FINANCE LTD.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">(2<sup>ND</sup> DEFENDANT)<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">[HIGH COURT (FAST TRACK DIVISION), ACCRA]<o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt; padding:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%; border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0cm; mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">SUIT NO. BC 115/2011 TRS </span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%; font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif"> DATE: 20<sup>TH</sup> OCTOBER, 2011<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p> </div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">CORAM:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt; padding:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="line-height:115%;border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">JUSTICE C. J. HONYENUGA J.A., SITTING AS AN ADDITIONAL HIGH COURT JUDGE<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt; padding:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt; text-align:center;border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt; padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri">JUDGMENT</span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif"> <o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </div><h1 style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma; mso-font-kerning:0pt;font-weight:normal">This case was heard to finality by the late Justice Nana Gyamera Tawiah and my only duty is to order Addresses and Write the Judgment as I do.<o:p></o:p></span></h1><p class="MsoNormalCxSpFirst" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma">By an amended Writ of Summons filed on the 24<sup>th</sup> day of January 2006, the plaintiff claims against the defendant as follows:-<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:72.0pt;mso-add-space:auto; text-align:justify;text-indent:-36.0pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma">“(a) A declaration that the plaintiff has no obligation to the defendant in respect of One Hundred and Fifty Thousand United States Dollars (US$150,000.00) owed to the defendant by Allied Trade and Finance Company.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:72.0pt;mso-add-space:auto; text-align:justify;text-indent:-33.0pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma">(b) An order that the Deed of Assignment dated the 25<sup>th</sup> day of February 2001, be delivered up to the plaintiff and cancelled.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:72.0pt;mso-add-space:auto; text-align:justify;text-indent:-33.0pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma">(c) Alternatively if the court is of the opinion that the Deed of Assignment is still binding on the plaintiff, a declaration that the Deed of Assignment is in substance a mortgage.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:72.0pt;mso-add-space:auto; text-align:justify;text-indent:-33.0pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma">(d) A declaration that the plaintiff is the legal owner of House No. D37 Obenyaade, Community Eleven, Tema (“the property”).<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:72.0pt;mso-add-space:auto; text-align:justify;text-indent:-33.0pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma">(e) An order setting aside the consent to assign the property dated the 20<sup>th</sup> day of May 2001.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:72.0pt;mso-add-space:auto; text-align:justify;text-indent:-33.0pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma">(f) A declaration that the order obtained from the District Court to eject the plaintiff’s Tenant was obtained by fraud.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:72.0pt;mso-add-space:auto; text-align:justify;text-indent:-33.0pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma">(g) An order setting aside the orders of the District Court ejecting the plaintiff’s Tenant from the property.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:72.0pt;mso-add-space:auto; text-align:justify;text-indent:-33.0pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma">(h) Perpetual injunction restraining the defendant from in any way dealing with the property.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:72.0pt;mso-add-space:auto; text-align:justify;text-indent:-33.0pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma">(i) Recovery of possession of the property.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:72.0pt;mso-add-space:auto; text-align:justify;text-indent:-33.0pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma">(j) Damages for Trespass.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:72.0pt;mso-add-space:auto; text-align:justify;text-indent:-33.0pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma">(k) Further or other relief.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:72.0pt;mso-add-space:auto; text-align:justify;text-indent:-33.0pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma">(l) Costs”.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align:justify"><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-bidi-font-family:Tah