HFC BANK GHANA LIMITED vs. SETHO CLASSIC ENGINEERING LTD [2015]DLCA8320

Date	2015-11-05
Suit No.	APPEAL NO. HI/172/2015
Citation No.	[2015]DLCA8320

V. D. OFOE J.A (PRESIDING)

AGNES M. A. DORDZIE J.A

I.O. TANKO AMADU J.A

A.K. BANNERMAN - WILLIAMS JNR. (FOR THE APPELLANTS)

PROSPER NYAHE - (FOR THE RESPONDENT)

[2015]DLCA8320
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >HFC BANK GHANA LIMITED<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF/APPELLANT)<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
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color:#00B0F0">vs.<o:p></o:p>SETHO CLASSIC ENGINEERING LTD<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANT/RESPONDENT)<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 1.5pt;
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APPEAL NO. HI/172/2015&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; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;DATE: 5TH NOV, 2015<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>A.K. BANNERMAN - WILLIAMS JNR. (FOR THE APPELLANTS)<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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PROSPER
NYAHE - (FOR THE 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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&nbsp; V. D. OFOE J.A (PRESIDING), AGNES M. A.
DORDZIE J.A, I.O. TANKO AMADU J.A<o:p></o:p>

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</div>TANKO AMADU J.A<o:p></o:p>(1)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
This appeal emanates from
the ruling of the High Court (Land Division) Accra dated 30th July
2014, wherein the Plaintiff/ Appellant’s application for an order for
interlocutory injunction was dismissed. <o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm;
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150%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">(2)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
In the High Court, the
Plaintiff/Appellant (hereinafter referred to as the Appellant) took out a writ
of summons against the Defendant/Respondent (hereinafter referred to as “the Respondent)
for the following reliefs:-<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm;
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text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal">“(i) Declaration Title to the land<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm;
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text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal">(ii)&nbsp;
Recovery of possession<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm;
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text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal">(iii) Order to demolish any structures on the
land<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm;
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text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm;
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text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal">(iv) Damages for trespass<o:p></o:p>