HAJIA AKWELEY AMUDALATU vs. BABA BIDARI [2014]DLCA4836

Date	2014-07-17
Suit No.	CIVIL APPEAL NO: H1/29/2014
Citation No.	[2014]DLCA4836

KUSI-APPIAH JA (PRESIDING)

DZAMEFE JA

TORKORNOO (MRS.) JA

MR. BABA AVIO FOR DEFENDANT/APPELLANT

ROMA LOKKO (MISS) FOR PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT

[2014]DLCA4836
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >HAJIA AKWELEY AMUDALATU<o:p></o:p>(RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>BABA BIDARI<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANT/
APPELLANT)<o:p></o:p>[COURT OF APPEAL, ACCRA]<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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CIVIL
APPEAL NO: H1/29/2014&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: 17TH JULY, 2014<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>MR.
BABA AVIO FOR DEFENDANT/APPELLANT<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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ROMA
LOKKO (MISS) FOR PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT<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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KUSI-APPIAH
JA (PRESIDING), DZAMEFE JA, TORKORNOO (MRS.) JA<o:p></o:p>

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</div>DZAMEFE,
JA<o:p></o:p>This is an appeal
from the judgment of the High Court Accra dated 15th June 2012.&nbsp; The plaintiff hereinafter referred to as the respondent
issued this writ of summons against the appellant for the following reliefs:<o:p></o:p>a.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
A
declaration of title to all that piece or parcel of land situate at a Lane off
Derby Avenue in Accra Central in the Greater Accra Region of the Republic of
Ghana and measuring 19.0 in the North, 50.1 in the West, 19.0 in the South and
43.0&nbsp; in the East;<o:p></o:p>b.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Recovery
of possession of all that piece or parcel of land described in paragraph 1 (a)
above;<o:p></o:p>c.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Perpetual
injunction restraining the defendant and all other members of the Bidari family
and all persons claiming title through them whether as successor, assigns or
agents from interfering with the plaintiff’s use/enjoyment of the land in dispute;<o:p></o:p>d.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Mense
profit<o:p></o:p>e.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Cost<o:p></o:p>The respondent in his
statement of claim avers she is the owner of a piece of land situate and lying
at Lane off Derby Avenue in Accra Central.&nbsp;
She acquired the property by a deed of conveyance dated 5th
July 2007 made by Ken Brookman Amissah, the lawful attorney of the
Administrator of the Estate of Stephen Coleman as Vendor and she the respondent
as the purchaser.&nbsp; On 6th May
2008 she was issued with Land Title Certificate No.GA 26540.<o:p></o:p>Th</main>