BENJAMIN QUAYE vs EMMANUEL MENSAH [2016]DLHC16704

Date	2016-06-24
Suit No.	SUIT NO. LD/0267/2015
Citation No.	[2016]DLHC16704

HER LADYSHIP JUSTICE BARBARA TETTEH-CHARWAY (MRS)

AMON KOTEI

[2016]DLHC16704
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;font-family:
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&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;color:#00B0F0">BENJAMIN QUAYE<o:p></o:p>

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

[HIGH
COURT, ACCRA]<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;&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>

AMON
KOTEI FOR PLAINTIFF<o:p></o:p>

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CORAM&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; <o:p></o:p>

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

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

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The plaintiff, Benjamin Quaye,
filed suit in the High Court against
the defendant, Emmanuel
Mensah, for declaration of title to land, recovery of land, order for
demolition of the fence wall erected by the defendant
and a perpetual injunction
to restrain defendant from interfering with the land in dispute.<o:p></o:p>

In the accompanying
statement of claim, plaintiff asserted that he was the son and customary
successor of the late Felicia
Aborsey, (hereafter referred
to as the deceased) while defendant
was a trespasser on a parcel
of land that belonged to the
deceased. According to plaintiff the deceased purchased the land in
dispute from the late E.A. Aryeequaye in 1975 at the cost of GHC600.00. Before
this purchase the deceased
had conducted a search which
disclosed that her vendor
had registered his interests in the land in dispute and same had been indexed
as number 1868/1975. Plaintiff further claimed that the deceased was issued
with a receipt dated 7th May 1975 for payment
of the land and also executed a deed of conveyance with her vendor.
The said