STEPHEN KOJO AMISSAH vs. PAULINA KWARTENG [2016]DLHC4223

Date	2016-11-30
Suit No.	SUIT NO. E1/12/2012
Citation No.	[2016]DLHC4223

ALEXANDER OSEI TUTU J.

CHRISTIANA ACKOM ASANTE HOLDING THE BRIEF OF MICHAEL

OWUSU AWUAH FOR THE PLAINTIFF

GLORIA KANKO ARTHUR HOLDING THE BRIEF OF VIVIENNE TETTEH FOR THE DEFENDANT

[2016]DLHC4223
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" ><a name="OLE_LINK1">STEPHEN
KOJO AMISSAH<o:p></o:p></a>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; vs.<o:p></o:p>PAULINA KWARTENG<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.
E1/12/2012&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:
30TH NOVEMBER, 2016 <o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>CHRISTIANA
ACKOM ASANTE HOLDING THE BRIEF OF MICHAEL OWUSU AWUAH FOR THE PLAINTIFF <o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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ALEXANDER
OSEI TUTU J. SITTING AS JUSTICE OF THE HIGH COURT<o:p></o:p>

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JUDGEMENT<o:p></o:p>

</div>In this suit, the plaintiff is
seeking the following reliefs:<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 of title of the
 unnumbered house, 1st on the Ontario Lane adjacent to the
 Ontario Guest House and close to the Jubail Specialist Hospital, Sakumono
 Estate Tema.<o:p></o:p></li>
</ol><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p><ol style="margin-top:0in" start="2" type="a">
 <li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 115%; border: none;">An Order against the Defendant
 to account for rents collected from the property since.<o:p></o:p></li>
</ol><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p><ol style="margin-top:0in" start="3" type="a">
 <li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 115%; border: none;">An Order for interim injunction
 restraining the Defendant from renewing the rent or in the alternative an
 Order for the rents to be paid into Court pending the determination of the
 suit.<o:p></o:p></li>
</ol><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p><ol style="margin-top:0in" start="4" type="a">
 <li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 115%; border: none;">Recovery of Possession.<o:p></o:p></li>
</ol><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p><ol style="margin-top:0in" start="5" type="a">
 <li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 115%; border: none;">Cost.<o:p></o:p></li>
</ol>No counterclaim was attached to the
Defendant’s Statement of Defence filed on 19th December, 2011,
barely two months after the Plaintiff had issued his writ.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>The underneath issues raised by the
Plaintiff ‘s counsel in her application for directions were adopted by the
Court on 3rd May, 2012:<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;">Whether or not the Plaintiff
 paid for the land.<o:p></o:p></li>
</ol><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p><ol style="margin-top:0in" start="2" type="a">
 <li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 115%; border: none;">Whether or not the receipts on
 the land documents were fraudulently signed by the Defendant.<o:p></o:p></li>
</ol><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p><ol style="margin-top:0in" start="3" type="a">
 <li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 115%; border: none;">Whether or not the Plaintiff
 gave money to the Defendant to be used in erecting the building.<o:p></o:p></li>
</ol><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p><ol style="margin-top:0in" start="4" type="a">
 <li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 115%; border: none;">Whether or not the Plaintiff is
 entitled to the reliefs he is seeking from the Court.<o:p></o:p></li>
</ol><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p><ol style="margin-top:0in" start="5" type="a">
 <li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 115%; border: none;">