KINGSLEY DARKO vs. AWONYE AKORLEY, MARTIN, ISAAC TOGBOR, PAPA KWAO [2016]DLHC4215

Date	2016-06-23
Suit No.	SUIT NO. E1/02/2012
Citation No.	[2016]DLHC4215

ALEXANDER OSEI TUTU J.

SILAS OSABUTEY ESQ. FOR THE PLAINTIFF

ERIC ASUMAN-ADU ESQ. FOR THE DEFENDANTS

BUT IS REPRESENTED BY DAVID BONDORIN

[2016]DLHC4215
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" ><a name="OLE_LINK1">KINGSLEY
DARKO<o:p></o:p></a>vs.<o:p></o:p>AWONYE AKORLEY, MARTIN, ISAAC TOGBOR, PAPA KWAO<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;[HIGH COURT (LAND DIVISION), TEMA]<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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SUIT NO.
E1/02/2012&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;DATE:
23RD JUNE, 2016 <o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>SILAS
OSABUTEY ESQ. FOR THE PLAINTIFF <o:p></o:p>ERIC
ASUMAN-ADU ESQ. FOR THE DEFENDANTS <o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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BUT IS REPRESENTED BY DAVID BONDORIN <o:p></o:p>

ALEXANDER
OSEI TUTU J. SITTING AS JUSTICE OF THE HIGH COURT<o:p></o:p>

</div><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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JUDGMENT<o:p></o:p>

</div>The plaintiff claimed to have
purchased House Number B40 situate at Ashaiman from the late Ayerh Oberko on 17th
October, 2010 as per his statement of claim. Defendants were the gratuitous
licensees of his late transferor who were introduced to the plaintiff. Ayerh
Oberko told them that plaintiff was their new landowner before he died in
February 2012.&nbsp; After his funeral,
plaintiff notified the defendants to vacate the premises but they refused to
give vacant possession and would not, unless compelled by the Court to do so. The
court has always been the last hope of any aggrieved person and does not shy
away from ensuring justice when invited to do so. Dotse JSC in the unreported
case of Francis Yirenkyi v. The Republic; Criminal Appeal No.
J3/7/2015, dated 17th February, 2016, SC stated:&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>&nbsp;“The one place where a
man ought to get a square deal is in a courtroom, be he any colour of the
rainbow.”&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><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>It is against that backdrop that the
plaintiff commenced the present action on 27th June 2012 per his
lawyer, Paul K. Opoku Esq. of Allotei Mingle &amp; Co. asking for:<o:p></o:p><ol style="margin-top:0in" start="1" type="a">
 <li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 115%; border: none;">An order directed at the
 defendant to vacate the said premises and give vacant possession of same
 to the plaintiff. <o:p></o:p></li>
 <li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo5;
 border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow:
 yes">Costs of the suit herein.<o:p></o:p></li>
</ol><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>Defendants disagreed with the
plaintiff on his claim that Aryeh Oberko owned the property and did sell it to
him. Therefore, when they were served with the writ, Defendants immediately
caused their lawyer, Affum Agyepong to enter an appearance and a defence. They
added a counterclaim against the plaintiff as follows:<o:p></o:p><ol style="margin-top:0in" start="1" type="a">
 <li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 115%; border: none;">A declaration that the property
 i.e. H/No. B40 Ashaiman near Weekend Bar Ashaiman is the property of
 Akornor Family of New Ningo.<o:p></o:p></li>
 <li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 115%; border: none;">Recovery of Possession.<o:p></o:p></li>
 <li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%;mso-list:l6 level1 lfo6;
 border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow:
 yes">Perpetual Injunction to restrain the plaintiff, his servants,
 workmen and anybody claiming through him from having anything to do with
 the property interfering with the subject matter of this dispute pending
 the final determination of this suit