ALEX OSEI WEREKO vs. PETER OWUSU MENSAH [2011]DLHC8159

Date	2011-04-21
Suit No.	SUIT NO. C12/115/11
Citation No.	[2011]DLHC8159

HIS LORDSHIP JUSTICE JACOB B. BOON

MICHAEL OWUSU FOR PLAINTIFF

STEPHEN OPPONG FOR DEFENDANT

[2011]DLHC8159
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >ALEX OSEI
WEREKO<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>PETER OWUSU MENSAH<o:p></o:p>[HIGH COURT,
KUMASI]<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. C12/115/11&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; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; DATE: 21ST APRIL, 2011<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>MICHAEL
OWUSU FOR PLAINTIFF<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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STEPHEN
OPPONG FOR DEFENDANT&nbsp; <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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HIS LORDSHIP JUSTICE JACOB B. BOON<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:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;
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</div>By his application of 31/3/11 before this court, the
plaintiff is seeking an order of interlocutory injunction to restrain the
defendant from disposing of to any third party, a property known and described
as LEMON LODGE, situated at Asylum Down, Accra, until the final determination
of a suit he instituted against the defendant. In that suit filed in the
Registry of this court on 17/1/11, plaintiff sought the following reliefs:<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; “(a) &nbsp;A declaration that by virtue of the power of
Attorney dated &nbsp;<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;14th January, 2010 he the
plaintiff had the authority of the <o:p></o:p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;principals in the said power of attorney to
undertake the <o:p></o:p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; sale of
the property designated as “Lemon Lodge” and <o:p></o:p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; situated
at Asylum Down, Accra.<o:p></o:p>(b)<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">&nbsp;&nbsp;
&nbsp;A further declaration that the sale of the
property to Eric Wisdom Quarcoo is valid and binding on the defendant herein.<o:p></o:p>(c)<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;An order directed at the defendant herein to
ratify the Agreement for the sale of the said property to Eric Wisdom Quarcoo
in accordance with the terms of the power of attorney dated 14th
January, 2010.<o:p></o:p>(d)<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">&nbsp; &nbsp;Any other order or orders of the Honourable
Court as may be &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;fit, proper and just
in the circumstances.<o:p></o:p>(e)<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">&nbsp;&nbsp;
Costs.”<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>In the i</main>