GEORGE TETTEH ODONKOR vs. ERNEST PAPA ARKU [2016]DLHC11909

Date	2016-01-15
Suit No.	SUIT NO. FAL 158/2011
Citation No.	[2016]DLHC11909

HER LADYSHIP JUSTICE PATIENCE-MILLS TETTEH

STEPHANIE AMARTEIFIO HOLDING BRIEF FOR SYLVIA CUDJOE FOR PLAINTIFF

[2016]DLHC11909
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >GEORGE
TETTEH ODONKOR <o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p><a name="_heading=h.gjdgxs"></a>ERNEST
PAPA ARKU <o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANT)<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: black; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;">

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padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm">SUIT NO. FAL 158/2011&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; DATE: 15TH&nbsp;&nbsp;JANUARY 2016<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;&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; <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;">

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HOLDING BRIEF FOR SYLVIA CUDJOE FOR PLAINTIFF <o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM<o:p></o:p>HER LADYSHIP JUSTICE PATIENCE-MILLS
TETTEH<o:p></o:p><div style="border-top-width: 1.5pt; border-top-color: black; border-left: none; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-right: none; padding: 1pt 0cm;">

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</div>Plaintiff instituted this action on 9/7/10
for the following reliefs:<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:13.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:
&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:
&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-font-width:99%">1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Declaration
of title to all that piece of land situate and lying and being at Adenta as is
more particularly described on the land Title Registry map no. 05/127/93. as
parcel no.197Block 1 section 122.<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:13.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:
&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:
&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-font-width:99%">2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Recovery
of possession of portion trespassed onto by the defendant.<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:13.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:
&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:
&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-font-width:99%">3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; General
damages for trespass<o:p></o:p>According to the statement of claim attached
to the writ, the plaintiff’s title to the said piece or parcel of land is
covered by land title certificate no.GA17073 and dated 18th October 2000. The
defendant is said to have trespassed onto the land in dispute and has commenced
building operations thereon. It stated further that the plaintiff acquired
title to the said piece or parcel of land from the Adjei Kwashie, Adjei Kpobi
and Sowah Klotia families of Oyarifa on the 24th day of September 2000. The
said Adjei Kwashie, Adjei Kpobi and Sowah Klotia families are the Alodial title
holders of all that piece or parcel of land known as the Amanfro Koo bounded on
the north west by the&nbsp; Kplen&nbsp; Koo being the Kplenwe family lands measuring
3435ft more or less and on the north east by the said kplenwe family lands
measuring 2400ft more or less; on the south -east by the Accra-Dodowa roads
measuring 6820ft more or less; on the south by the Agbawe family lands of
Adenta measuring 2200ft more or less; on the south west by the Accra-Aburi Road
measuring 3700ft more or less; on the north by the Owusuwe family land
measuring 3100ft more or less; on the north west by the Owusuwe family land
measuring 3500ft more or less covering an approximate of 624.16 acres or 282.78
hectares. The ownership of the said piece or parcel of land by the said Adjei
Quarshie, Adjei Kpobi and Sowah Klotia families was confirmed by the judgment
of the High Court Accra dated 21st June 2005 in a suit entitled Nii Sowah
Okataban II v. Samuel Adjei Ago suit no. L568/97 and in respect of the said
lands the said families are the holders of a land title certificate no.
GA12050. The plaintiff stated that ever since he acquired the said piece or
parcel of land he has been in undisturbed possession and occupation of the same
until he noticed recently that the defendant has trespassed onto the land and
has commenced constructional development on the same.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;The defendant, after service of the writ on
him, did not file any appearance until plaintiff filed judgment in default of
appearance and then he entered appearance but he filed no defence until
plaintiff filed a motion for summary judgment on 14/2/2011 and then defendant
filed a defence that he was out of the jurisdiction and consequently he was
never served with any of the processes filed. He also stated in defence that
any land title acquired by the plaintiff should have</main>