[2013]DLHC5654 Login to Read Full Case <span style="font-size: 18px !important;"><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%"><span class="NoSpacingChar"><b><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif";color:#00B0F0">EBUSUAPANYIN KWESI OBENG & 2 ORS.</span></b></span><span class="NoSpacingChar"><i><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%"><span class="NoSpacingChar"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"">(</span></i></span><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"">PLAINTIFF</span></i><span class="NoSpacingChar"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"">)<o:p></o:p></span></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%"><span class="NoSpacingChar"><b><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif";color:#00B0F0">vs.</span></b></span><b><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;color:#00B0F0"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%"><span class="NoSpacingChar"><b><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif";color:#00B0F0">SCANCOM LIMITED & ANOTHER</span></b></span><b><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif";mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%"><span class="NoSpacingChar"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"">(</span></i></span><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"">DEFENDANT</span></i><span class="NoSpacingChar"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"">)<o:p></o:p></span></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%"><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;">[HIGH COURT (</span><span class="NoSpacingChar"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:Tahoma">INDUSTRIAL/LABOUR DIVISION</span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;">), ACCRA]</span><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt; padding:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%;border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0in;mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"">SUIT NO: TRLD 85/09 </span></b><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;">DATE: 9</span><sup><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%; font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif";mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma">TH </span></sup><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma">MAY, 2013</span><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </div><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="line-height:115%"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"">COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="line-height:115%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"">MR. OWUSU AFRIYIE FOR THE PLAINTIFFS.<o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt; padding:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in"> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="line-height:115%;border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0in;mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"">MR. DICK ANYADI FOR THE DEFENDANT.<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><b><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"">CORAM: </span></b><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt; padding:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%;border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0in;mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in"><span class="NoSpacingChar"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif";mso-fareast-font-family: Tahoma">JUSTICE KWABENA ASUMAN-ADU</span></span><span class="NoSpacingChar"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> </div><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><b><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt; padding:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in"> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%; border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0in; mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in"><b><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"">JUDGMENT<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </div><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif";mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma">Ebusuapanyin Kwesi Obeng and Supi Kwesi Abeka commenced the instant action against the 1<sup>st</sup> Defendant on 8<sup>th</sup> April, 2009. Subsequent to an application by Tekyina Aboradze Family of Apam per its Head of Family Frederick Stephen Sey, this court joined the family to the suit as 2<sup>nd</sup> Defendant on 29<sup>th</sup> July, 2009 and on 14<sup>th</sup> June, 2011 Obotantan Edu Efrim X was joined to the suit as 3<sup>rd</sup> Plaintiff. In view of that the Plaintiffs filed an amended writ on 18<sup>th</sup> July, 2011 claiming as follows:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif";mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in; line-height:115%;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">(a)<span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif";mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma">Substantial damages for trespass.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in; line-height:115%;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">(b)<span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif";mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma">Immediate removal of the said mast from Plaintiff’s land, or in the alternative, immediate atonement of tenancy to Plaintiffs and payment of due compensation in the amount of GH¢10,000.00 by Defendants to Plaintiffs for Defendants’ use of the land.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in; line-height:115%;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">(c)<span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif";mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma">Perpetual injunction restraining the Defendants by itself, its assigns, agents, privies, successors in title or any other person(s) claiming through it from interfering with the land in any manner.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in; line-height:115%;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">(d)<span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif";mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma">Costs, including Attorney’s fees.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in; line-height:115%;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">(e)<span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif";mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma">Any further order(s) and/or relief(s) as Plaintiffs shall be entitled under the circumstances.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif";mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-heigh