AKWESI AMANKWA EVANS vs. KOJO PREMPEH [2016]DLHC11953

Date	2016-07-19
Suit No.	SUIT NO. FAL/160/13
Citation No.	[2016]DLHC11953

HER LADYSHIP JUSTICE REBECCA N. S. SITTIE (MRS)

MR A. G. BOADU FOR THE PLAINTIFF

NII AKWEI BRUCE-THOMPSON FOR THE DEFENDANT

[2016]DLHC11953
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AKWESI AMANKWA EVANS<o:p></o:p>

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

vs.<o:p></o:p>

<a name="_heading=h.gjdgxs"></a>KOJO
PREMPEH<o:p></o:p>

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

<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;">[HIGH
COURT, ACCRA (LAND DIVISION)]<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;&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>

MR A. G.
BOADU FOR THE PLAINTIFF,<o:p></o:p>

NII AKWEI
BRUCE-THOMPSON FOR THE DEFENDANT &nbsp;<o:p></o:p>

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

HER LADYSHIP JUSTICE REBECCA N.
S. SITTIE (MRS)<o:p></o:p>

<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-top:1.05pt;text-align:center;
line-height:115%;border:none;mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
mso-border-bottom-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:1.0pt 0cm 1.0pt 0cm">JUDGMENT<o:p></o:p>

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The Plaintiff issued
a Writ of Summons and Statement of Claim against
the<o:p></o:p>

Defendant on 27th November,
2012 for the following reliefs:<o:p></o:p>

<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;
font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;
mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;">1.&nbsp;&nbsp; A declaration that Plaintiff is the owner of the land described in the schedule.<o:p></o:p>

<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;
font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;
mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;">2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Perpetual
injunction restraining Defendant, his agents, servants and assigns from
interfering with the land.<o:p></o:p>

<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:14.0pt;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;">3.&nbsp;&nbsp;
Damages for trespass.<o:p></o:p>

<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:14.0pt;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;">4.&nbsp;&nbsp;
Recovery of possession.<o:p></o:p>

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PLAINTIFF’S CASE<o:p></o:p>

Plaintiff’s
case is that he acquired the land in dispute in 1999 from the Head of the
Onamrokor Adain Family who are the owners of the land but no documents were executed so the current
Head of the Onamrokor Adain Family
Arthur Hammond Tetteh Quarcoo executed a lease in his favour. It is Plaintiff’s
case that the Defendant a mechanic, has wi</main>