EDWIN OKRAH, VICTORIA OKRAH vs RICHARD NIKOI AND THE OCCUPIERS [2015]DLHC16729

Date	2015-03-04
Suit No.	FAL/836/2015
Citation No.	[2015]DLHC16729

HER LADYSHIP JUSTICE BARBARA TETTEH-CHARWAY (MRS)

KIN HUSSEIN

MARIAN OWUSU-ANSAH

ROBERT QUARTEY

[2015]DLHC16729
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;font-family:
&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:
&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;color:#00B0F0">EDWIN OKRAH, VICTORIA OKRAH<o:p></o:p>

(PLAINTIFFS)<o:p></o:p>

<span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;font-family:
&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:
&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;color:#00B0F0">RICHARD NIKOI AND THE OCCUPIERS<o:p></o:p>

(DEFENDANT)<o:p></o:p>

[HIGH
COURT, ACCRA]<o:p></o:p>

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<a name="_heading=h.gjdgxs"></a>FAL/836/2015&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; DATE: 4TH MARCH 2015<o:p></o:p>

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COUNSEL&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>

KIN
HUSSEIN FOR PLAINTIFF<o:p></o:p>

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CORAM<o:p></o:p>

HER LADYSHIP JUSTICE
BARBARA TETTEH-CHARWAY (MRS)<o:p></o:p>

JUDGMENT<o:p></o:p>

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Plaintiffs, Edwin Okrah and Victoria Okrah, issued a writ of summons and statement of claim out of this court for a declaration of title to and recovery of possession of plot number 48
situated at East Legon Residential Area in Accra. The dimensions of the land in dispute
were described in detail in the schedule reproduced in the
statement of claim.<o:p></o:p>

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The defendants to the suit
were Richard Nikoi and unnamed
occupiers of the land in dispute. Neither the 1ST defendant nor the
persons described as occupiers entered
appearance to the suit although
there was proof
that 1ST defendant was served
with the writ of summons
and statement of claim
by substituted service. Plaintiffs
therefore applied for and obtained judgment in default
of appearance against
1st defendant. Defendants were
subsequently served with court notes and hearing notice. There is no indication however that defendants were served with
an entry of interlocutory judgment. I do not think that this omission was fatal
as the importance of this procedure is that defendants are notified of the hearing date, which was accomplished by
service of the hearing notice.<o:p></o:p>