JESSIE WOETSA NYAFLI FLAMMER AND NII NGLESHIE ADDY V vs. KOFI AGYEMANG AND PAYTELL CO. LTD [2013]DLHC4185

JESSIE WOETSA NYAFLI FLAMMER AND NII NGLESHIE ADDY V vs. KOFI AGYEMANG AND PAYTE... [2013]DLHC4185

Date	2013-07-31
Suit No.	SUIT NO.BL 746/2005
Citation No.	[2013]DLHC4185

HIS LORDSHIP MR JUSTICE P. BRIGHT MENSAH

PAUL OPOKU FOR THE PLAINTIFFS

PETER ZWENNES FOR THE DEFENDANTS

[2013]DLHC4185
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >JESSIE WOETSA NYAFLI
FLAMMER AND NII NGLESHIE ADDY V<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>KOFI AGYEMANG AND
PAYTELL CO. LTD<o:p></o:p>[HIGH
COURT (FINANCIAL DIVISION 1), 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.BL 746/2005&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: 31ST JULY, 2013<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>PAUL
OPOKU FOR THE PLAINTIFFS<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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PETER
ZWENNES FOR THE DEFENDANTS<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>This
case has a very chequered history.<o:p></o:p>On
the 19th day of September, 2005Mrs Jessie WoetsaNyafliFlammer, (Plaintiff
herein) suing per her lawful Attorney,FugahEtseDzename caused to be issued on
her behalf, a Writ of Summons accompanied by a Statement of Claim, claiming the
following judicial reliefs:<o:p></o:p>1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Declaration of title to the land as
described in paragraph 13 of her Statement of Claim;<o:p></o:p>2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; An order of ejectment and recovery of
possession of the portion of Plaintiff (sic) land encroachedupon by defendant without
lawful authority and or consent by Plaintiff;<o:p></o:p>3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Perpetual Injunction restraining the
defendant by himself, his assigns workmen agents servants and privies from
dealing with any portion of Plaintiff’s land;<o:p></o:p>4.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Damages for trespass.<o:p></o:p>Description
of the land in paragraph 13 of the Statement of Claim:<o:p></o:p>“13. Plaintiff says that her said land
is situate lying and being at North Kwabenya, in the Ga District of the Greater
Accra Region and covers an approximate area of 1.65 acres and isbounded on the
North by proposed lane measuring 380 feet more or less on the East by proposed
road measuring 200 feet more or less on the South by proposed lane mea- suring
330 feet more or less on the West by proposed lane measuring 200 feet more or
less.”&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>Amendment
of Pleadings:<o:p></o:p>During
the trial, several applications for amendment of pleadings were made to the
courtby both partiesand each of them was granted.&nbsp; It first started with the amendment of the
Plaintiff’s writ.&nbsp; The initial writ
sealed in the court on 19/09/2005 was amended a few times.The latest amendment
to the writ was on 24/02/12, endorsed with the reliefs reproduced here below:<o:p></o:p>a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Declaration of title to NiiNgleshieAddyAboasah
family land situatelying and being at Kwabenya, Accra in the Greater Accra
region ofthe Republic of Ghana and bounded on the north by Obli and MankroloAddo’s
properties respectively measuring 1780 feet more or less, onthe east by
NiiOdoi, NiiOwuAyiku, Dowuona andSakunobii’s properties respectively measuring
7638 feet more or less, on the south-eastby Swaniker, KwashieTisuru and Nii
Abbey’s properties respect- Ivelymeasuring 71 feet more or less and on
south-west by Ato KpaeNiiTettehTsuru lands measuring 6096 feet more or less and
containingan approximate area of 78.686 acres or 318.43 hectares more or
lessparticularly and delineated and edged with pinkcolour on survey PLANNO.
X2813 annexed to Land Certificate No. GA 6187 issued to NiiNgleshieAddyAboasa family
dated 29th January, 1996.<o:p></o:p>b)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Declaration of title to the Plaintiff’s
land described in the Deeds of Conveyance entered as Nos. AR/3145/2003, AR/3146/2003,
AR/3147/2003 and AR/310/2003.<o:p></o:p>c)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; An order of ejectment and recovery of
possession of the portions of the Plaintiff’s land unlawfully encroached upon
by the defendant.<o:p></o:p>d)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; An order of perpetual injunction restraining
the defendant, either by himself or his assigns, agents, workmen and privies
from further destruction, development or dealing in any manner whatsoever with the
Plaintiff’s land.<o:p></o:p>e)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Payment of ¢80 million (Gh¢8000.) to the
Plaintiff in respect of things unlawfully destroyed on the Plaintiff’s land.<o:p></o:p>f)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Damages for trespass.<o:p></o:p>g)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; General damages.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>&nbsp;It is noted that the defendant was also
granted leave to amend his defence on 01/12/11 and 04/05/12 respectively.<o:p></o:p>Joinder
of Parties:<o:p></o:p>It
is instructive that a NII NGLESHIE ADDY V describing himself as the Head and
Lawful representative of NiiNgleshieAddyAboasah Family and claiming that his
family owned the land, the subject matter of the instant suit s</main>