NUMO SAMUEL ADJEI SORSEY OBLIE vs. MENSAH SOWA KODIE & ORS [2014]DLHC12134

Date	2014-06-23
Suit No.	SUIT NO. FAL/115/10
Citation No.	[2014]DLHC12134

HIS LORDSHIP JUSTICE JOHN AJET-NASAM

NICK AFESI FOR PLAINTIFF

G. K. NTONY FOR THE DEFENDANTS

[2014]DLHC12134
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >NUMO
SAMUEL ADJEI SORSEY OBLIE<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>MENSAH
SOWA KODIE &amp; ORS<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANTS)<o:p></o:p>[HIGH
COURT, ACCRA]<o:p></o:p><div style="border-top: none; border-right: none; border-left: none; border-image: initial; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: windowtext; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;">

SUIT
NO. FAL/115/10&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: 23RD&nbsp;JUNE 2014<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL&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; <o:p></o:p><div style="border-top: none; border-right: none; border-left: none; border-image: initial; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: windowtext; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;">

</div>CORAM<o:p></o:p>HIS
LORDSHIP JUSTICE JOHN AJET-NASAM<o:p></o:p><div style="border-top-width: 1.5pt; border-top-color: windowtext; border-left: none; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-right: none; padding: 1pt 0cm;">

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padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:1.0pt 0cm 1.0pt 0cm">JUDGMENT<o:p></o:p>

</div>On the 10th day of February 2010, the
plaintiff issued a Writ against the following:-<o:p></o:p>1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Mensah
Sowah Kodia<o:p></o:p>2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Adjei
Okpoti Massey<o:p></o:p>3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Lands
Commission<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;Through the
proceedings, the 3rd defendant, Lands Commission never appeared to
contest the matter.&nbsp; The 2nd
defendant testified.&nbsp; In-fact, he had
been attending Court.&nbsp; He said he
represented the 1st defendant in the Court.&nbsp; The 3rd defendant entered
appearance, field on the 13th day of February 2010, the Solicitor,
Yaw Awuku Asabre.&nbsp; The only defence filed
on behalf of the 3rd defendant is as follows:-<o:p></o:p>(1)&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;The 3rd defendant is not in
position to admit or deny paragraphs&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
1 – 8 of the Statement of Claim;<o:p></o:p>Then, the 3rd
defendant filed a general traverse as follows:-<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; “2’
Save as hereinbefore expressly admitted the 3rd defendant denies
every allegation set out by the plaintiff in his claim as if same were set out
in extensor and denied seriation”.<o:p></o:p>After the above had been filed, the 3rd
defendant failed to take part of the proceedings.&nbsp; The 3rd defendant, though served
to participate, failed, refused or neglected to take part.&nbsp; This Judgment is been given without any input
from the 3rd defendant.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;In the application for directions, the following
were set down as issues for trial:-<o:p></o:p>(1)<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;Whether the 1st &amp; 2nd
defendants had a grant of the land in dispute from the Kplen We family.<o:p></o:p>(2)<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;