ABDEL RAHMAN TOURE vs. AUGUSTUS ABEIKU BREW [2016]DLHC17108

Date	2016-04-22
Suit No.	SUIT N0. FAL 640/15
Citation No.	[2016]DLHC17108

HER LADYSHIP MRS. ELIZABETH ANKUMAH J

BASILIA ADJEI TAWIAH

KWEKU PAINTSIL ESQUIRE

KWAME AGATI ESQUIRE

[2016]DLHC17108
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&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;">SUIT N0. FAL 640/15&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &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: 22ND &nbsp;APRIL 2016<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL<o:p></o:p>BASILIA ADJEI TAWIAH
FOR KWEKU PAINTSIL ESQUIRE FOR DEFENDANT/APPLICANT<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;">

KWAME AGATI ESQUIRE
FOR PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT<o:p></o:p>

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LADYSHIP MRS. ELIZABETH ANKUMAH J<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>This
is motion on notice filed by the defendant/applicant herein praying for an
order to strike out the writ of summons and statement of claim. The basis of
the defendant/applicants’ prayer can be found in paragraphs 4, 5, 6 to 13 of
the affidavit in support filed on 18/3/16 as follows:<o:p></o:p>“4.
That on the 11th June, 2015, the Plaintiff in the
above-captioned case issued a writ in this Honourable Court against me for a
declaration of title to a piece of land in Amanfrom, near Pokuase
in the Greater Accra region of Ghana.<o:p></o:p>5<span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
That I entered a vigorous defence in the
matter as a matter of course because I had purchased some plots of land in
Amanfrom in 2004 and since then has
been subjected to undue harassment interlopers, land guards and certain
unscrupulous persons including the
Plaintiff and his assigns.<o:p></o:p>6<span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
That subsequent to the filing of my initial
defence, I conducted a search at the Land Title Registry of the Lands
Commission and discovered that the land in question belonged to Maxwell Oppong
and Afia Oppong and was duly registered with Land Certificate number GA48009. A copy of the Land Title Certificate is
attached as Exhibit 1.<o:p></o:p>8.<span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; That
accordingly, the Plaintiff’s application to register the land has been
terminated by the Land Title registry and parcel plan has been “DELETED” to the
extent to which it affects “(Maxwell Oppong and Afia Oppong)” who have now been
confirmed as the true owners of the disputed land.<o:p></o:p>