E.B. TIBBOH vs. ZENITH BANK, ACCRA, LANDS COMMISSION [2016]DLHC12070

Date	2016-06-06
Suit No.	SUIT NO. FAL/323/12
Citation No.	[2016]DLHC12070

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

SHADRACK ARHIN FOR PLAINTIFF

THEOPHILUS CODJOE FOR 1ST DEFENDANT

POKU BOA FOR 2ND DEFENDANT

[2016]DLHC12070
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >E.B. TIBBOH<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p><a name="_heading=h.gjdgxs"></a>ZENITH
BANK, ACCRA, LANDS COMMISSION<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANTS)<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><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;">

</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;">

SHADRACK
ARHIN FOR PLAINTIFF ,<o:p></o:p>

THEOPHILUS
CODJOE FOR 1ST DEFENDANT ,<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM<o:p></o:p>HER LADYSHIP JUSTICE REBECCA N.
S. SITTIE (MRS)<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: 6pt 0cm 1pt;">

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

</div>Before
I proceed to read my judgment I wish to make this comment; that Counsel for
Plaintiff submitted his address on Thursday the 19th May 2016 when this judgment was ready and was
to be read the following
day Friday 20th May
2016. I have had to address some of
the issues raised in Counsel’s address which may have resulted in some
repetitions in sections of this judgment. I wish to therefore crave your
indulgence as I proceed to deliver this judgment.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;Plaintiff
issued a writ against the Defendants on 23rd February 2012. By an
Amended Writ of Summons and Statement of Claim with leave of the court,
Plaintiff filed 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;;
letter-spacing:-.05pt">1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Declaration of title in
favour of the E. B. Tibboh Family of all that piece or parcel of land situate
at Independence Avenue, Accra, measuring on the North East 205 feet more or
less on the South East 180 feet more or
less, on the South West 250 feet more or less, on the North West in an irregular line a total of 200
feet more or less and containing 1.03 acres more or less which parcel of land is more particularly delineated on the plan
annexed hereto and thereon edged Pink.<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;;
letter-spacing:-.05pt">2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Recovery of Rent since 1st
Defendant has been in possession on the land as lessees of the Lands Commission<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:
0cm;margin-left:18.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-18.05pt;line-height:
115%;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo3;tab-stops:26.05pt"><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;;letter-spacing:-.05pt">3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
General damages
for <s</main>