[2016]DLHC17395 Login to Read Full Case <span style="font-size: 18px !important;"><div class="WordSection1"> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:-2.5pt; margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:4.5pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family: "Book Antiqua";color:#00B0F0">RICHARD BENTUM, VIVIAN CLOTTEY<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:-2.5pt; margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:4.5pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">(PLAINTIFFS)<o:p></o:p></span></i></p> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:-2.5pt; margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:4.5pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;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="margin-top:0in;margin-right:-2.5pt; margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:4.5pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family: "Book Antiqua";color:#00B0F0">EUNICE PAPPOE<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:-2.5pt; margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:4.5pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;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="margin-top:0in;margin-right:-2.5pt; margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:4.5pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;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" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:-2.5pt;margin-bottom: 0in;margin-left:4.5pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;tab-stops:168.75pt 278.15pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua""> <o:p></o:p></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: 0in 0in 1pt; margin-left: 4.5pt; margin-right: -2.5pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt: solid black 1.5pt;padding:0in;mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in"><a name="_heading=h.gjdgxs"></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">SUIT NO: BMISC 595/2014 DATE: 19<sup>TH</sup> APRIL 2016<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:-2.5pt;margin-bottom: 0in;margin-left:4.5pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;tab-stops:96.25pt 122.25pt"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;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: black; padding: 0in 0in 1pt; margin-left: 4.5pt; margin-right: -2.5pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt: solid black 1.5pt;padding:0in;mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family: "Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">MS. CANDY FRIMPONG BAIDOO FOR PLAINTIFFS<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt: solid black 1.5pt;padding:0in;mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family: "Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">MR. NII BI AYI BONTE FOR DEFENDANT<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:-2.5pt;margin-bottom: 0in;margin-left:4.5pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;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="margin-top:0in;margin-right:-2.5pt;margin-bottom: 0in;margin-left:4.5pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family: "Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">HER LADYSHIP GEORGINA MENSAH-DATSA<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 0in; margin-left: 4.5pt; margin-right: -2.5pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;border:none; mso-border-top-alt:solid black 1.5pt;mso-border-bottom-alt:solid black 1.5pt; padding:0in;mso-padding-alt:1.0pt 0in 1.0pt 0in"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">JUDGMENT<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </div> <p class="MsoBodyText" align="left" style="margin-left: 0in; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif">The<span style="letter-spacing:-.4pt"> </span>plaintiffs<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>claim<span style="letter-spacing:-.45pt"> </span>against<span style="letter-spacing:-.4pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>defendant<span style="letter-spacing:-.4pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt"> </span>following<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span><span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">reliefs:</span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:.1in;margin-bottom: 0in;margin-left:.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-25.45pt;line-height: 115%;mso-list:l1 level2 lfo3;tab-stops:46.0pt"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family: "Book Antiqua"">i.<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: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%; font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">An eviction order against the defendant from House No. WL 369/1, Kasoa<span style="letter-spacing:2.0pt"> </span>(forming part of the estate of the late William Appiaenim Appiah).<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:.1in;margin-bottom: 0in;margin-left:.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-29.3pt;line-height: 115%;mso-list:l1 level2 lfo3;tab-stops:46.0pt 49.45pt"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family: "Book Antiqua"">ii.<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: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%; font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif"> A declaration<span style="letter-spacing:1.3pt"> </span>that the<span style="letter-spacing:1.3pt"> </span>said<span style="letter-spacing:1.3pt"> </span>house<span style="letter-spacing:1.3pt"> </span>belongs to<span style="letter-spacing: 1.3pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:1.3pt"> </span>estate<span style="letter-spacing:1.3pt"> </span>of<span style="letter-spacing:1.3pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:1.3pt"> </span>late<span style="letter-spacing:1.3pt"> </span>William Appiaenim Appiah.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:6.75pt;margin-bottom: 0in;margin-left:.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-33.15pt;line-height: 115%;mso-list:l1 level2 lfo3;tab-stops:46.0pt"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family: "Book Antiqua"">iii.<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: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%; font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">An<span style="letter-spacing:-.35pt"> </span>order<span style="letter-spacing:-.5pt"> </span>directed<span style="letter-spacing:-.45pt"> </span>at<span style="letter-spacing:-.35pt"> </span>the<span style="lette