[2016]DLHC17167 Login to Read Full Case <span style="font-size: 18px !important;"><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%"><a name="_Hlk152146143"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family: "Book Antiqua";color:#00B0F0">WILLIAM AMOAKU AND DEBORAH AMOAKU<i><o:p></o:p></i></span></b></a></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family: "Book Antiqua"">(PLAINTIFF)<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family: "Book Antiqua";color:#00B0F0">vs.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family: "Book Antiqua";color:#00B0F0">WOODFIELDS DEV. COMPANY LTD<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family: "Book Antiqua"">(DEFENDANT)<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family: "Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">[HIGH COURT, ACCRA]<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%; tab-stops:168.75pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family: "Book Antiqua""> </span></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;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%;border:none; mso-border-bottom-alt:solid black 1.5pt;padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"><a name="_heading=h.gjdgxs"></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family: "Book Antiqua"">SUIT N0. LD 0653/2016 DATE: 28<sup>TH</sup> JULY 2016<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family: "Book Antiqua"">COUNSEL<o:p></o:p></span></b></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;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%;border:none; mso-border-bottom-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family: "Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">EKOW EGIR DADSON ESQUIRE FOR PLAINTIFF<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%;border:none; mso-border-bottom-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family: "Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">EDWARD DARLINGTON ESQUIRE FOR DEFENDANT<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family: "Book Antiqua"">CORAM <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family: "Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">HER LADYSHIP MRS. ELIZABETH ANKUMAH J<o:p></o:p></span></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;"> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%; border:none;mso-border-top-alt:solid black 1.5pt;mso-border-bottom-alt:solid black 1.5pt; padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:1.0pt 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"><b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">RULING</span></b><b><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua""><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </div><p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:8.3pt;margin-bottom: 0cm;margin-left:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:115%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">This is motion on notice for an order of summary judgment filed by the plaintiff/applicant against the defendant for the reliefs endorsed on the writ of summons and statement of claim. It is the contention of the plaintiff<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span>that<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>they<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>caused a<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>writ<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>and<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>statement<span style="letter-spacing: -.15pt"> </span>of<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>claim<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>to<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>be<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>issued<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>and served on the defendants for a declaration that the plaintiffs have completed payment of the purchase price of two plots of land at East Legon Extension. The plaintiff is therefore seeking an order directed at the defendants, its officers etc. to issue the plaintiffs with title documents<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>to<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>cover<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>two<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>plots<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt"> </span>of<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>land.<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>The<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>plaintiffs<span style="letter-spacing: -.15pt"> </span>are<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>also<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>seeking an order of injunction to restrain the defendant from disturbing their quiet enjoyment of the land. The basis of the plaintiff’s request or plea can be found at paragraph 9 of the affidavit in support as follows:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:6.4pt;margin-bottom: 0cm;margin-left:5.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height: 115%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">“9.<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>That<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>per<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt"> </span>Exhibit<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt"> </span>NMS1<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt"> </span>although<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>Defendant/Respondent<span style="letter-spacing:-.3pt"> </span>has been served it has failed and or refused to file a defence as at the date of <b>filing </b>this application.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-top:0cm;text-align:justify;line-height:115%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">The background to the issuance and service of the writ on the defendant/respondent<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>as<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>contained<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>in<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt"> </span>paragraphs<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>11,<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>12,<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt"> </span>14,15,<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>17,<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>19, 20<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>and<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>25<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span>are<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>as <span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">follows:</span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-top:0cm;text-align:justify;line-height:115%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">“11.<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>That<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>sometime<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>in<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt"> </span>2002<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>Plaintiffs/Applicants<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt"> </span>purchased<span style="letter-spacing: -.2pt"> </span>two<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>plots<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt"> </span>of land Block, Plot No. 1 and 8 East Legon Extension, Accra from the <span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">Defendant/Respondent.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:8.3pt;margin-bottom: 0cm;margin-left:5.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height: 115%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">12. That Plaintiffs/Applicants were initially dealing with one Ken Ebow Awortwi<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>a<span style="letter-spacing:-.35pt"> </span>representative<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>of<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>Defendant<span style="letter-spacing: -.2pt"> </span>in<span style="letter-spacing:-.35pt"> </span>2002<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>and<s