MARK OFEI ANTWI vs. JOHN KWAKU MORTEY [2015]DLCA8312

Date	2015-03-26
Suit No.	SUIT NO: H1/90/2011
Citation No.	[2015]DLCA8312

OWUSU M. (PRESIDING)

KORBIEH J.A.

DZAMEFE J.A.

MR. KWAME YANKYERAA FOR APPELLANT

MR. DAVID AMATEPEH FOR RESPONDENT

[2015]DLCA8312
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >MARK OFEI ANTWI<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
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color:#00B0F0;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">vs.<o:p></o:p>JOHN KWAKU MORTEY<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANT/APPELLANT)<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>[COURT OF APPEAL,
ACCRA]<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;
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SUIT NO: H1/90/2011&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; &nbsp;DATE: 26TH MARCH, 2015<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>MR. KWAME YANKYERAA FOR APPELLANT<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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MR. DAVID AMATEPEH
FOR RESPONDENT<o:p></o:p>

</div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;
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mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">CORAM:<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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OWUSU M. (PRESIDING),
KORBIEH J.A., DZAMEFE J.A.<o:p></o:p>

</div>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></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>MARIAMA
OWUSU, J.A:<o:p></o:p>On 8 – 1 – 2009, the High Court, Accra gave judgment for
the plaintiff in this case against the defendant.&nbsp; The court held among other things as follows:<o:p></o:p>“Having found that Exhibit 1 is tainted with
fraud and that the defendant did not enter the land in 1991 but in 2007, his
occupation of the land cannot be protected under Act 2 since in 2007,&nbsp; when he entered the land, there was a fence
wall around the land.&nbsp; The plaintiff also
presented his title deeds to the Land Registry as far back as 1994.&nbsp; An injunction order had also been served on
the defendant but he ignored it and continue to build.<o:p></o:p>I therefore enter judgment for the plaintiff as follows:<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm;
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text-indent:.55pt;line-height:150%;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1">a.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Declaration
of title to the land as described in the writ of summons.<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm;
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text-indent:.55pt;line-height:150%;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1">b.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Recovery
of possession of the said land.<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm;
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text-indent:.55pt;line-height:150%;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1">c.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
An
order of perpetual injunction restraining the defendant, his agents, servants,
etc from the land described in the writ.<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm;
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The
plaintiff is at liberty to demolish all structures on the land if he so wishes
and if he does, should claim the cost involved from the defendant.<o:p></o:p>