AKUA AFRIYIE {PLAINTIFF} vs. NII AKWEI SAKA & ANOR {DEFENDANTS}OTUAFO ABOAGYE & 2 OTHERS [2016]DLHC6292

AKUA AFRIYIE {PLAINTIFF} vs. NII AKWEI SAKA & ANOR {DEFENDANTS}OTUAFO ABOAGYE &... [2016]DLHC6292

Date	2016-06-15
Suit No.	Suit No.RPC/339/09
Citation No.	[2016]DLHC6292

JENNIFER DODOO (MRS)

ANDREWS TETTEH FOR PLAINTIFF/JUDGMENT CREDITOR

VICTOR KWAJOGAH ADAWUDU FOR CLAIMANTS

[2016]DLHC6292
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >AKUA AFRIYIE<o:p></o:p>{PLAINTIFF}<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>NII AKWEI SAKA &amp; ANOR<o:p></o:p>{DEFENDANTS}OTUAFO ABOAGYE &amp; 2 OTHERS {CLAIMANTS}<o:p></o:p>[HIGH
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Suit No.RPC/339/09&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &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: 15TH JUNE 2016<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>ANDREWS TETTEH FOR
PLAINTIFF/JUDGMENT CREDITOR<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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VICTOR KWAJOGAH ADAWUDU FOR
CLAIMANTS<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>JENNIFER DODOO (MRS), JUSTICE OF THE
HIGH COURT<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border-top:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%;
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</div><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>The Claimants in this suit have
claimed ownership of a building which the Execution Creditor had seized in
execution of a prior judgment.&nbsp; Nii
Aboagye who described himself as the 2nd Claimant deposed to a
supplementary affidavit thus:<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p><ol style="margin-top:0in" start="1" type="1">
 <li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1">I am the 2nd
 Claimant and deponent herein.<o:p></o:p></li>
 <li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1">That I am a grandchild of the
 late Ataa Aye Otuafo and a member of the Otuafo family and have the
 authority of the other Claimants to depose to this affidavit, the facts of
 which have come to my knowledge as a member of the said family.<o:p></o:p></li>
 <li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1">That the family has agreed that
 I act to protect the property in question instead of the head of family
 who has been hindered in the performance of his duties by his health. <o:p></o:p></li>
 <li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1">That at the hearing of this
 application, Counsel for the Claimants shall seek leave of this Honourable
 Court to refer to all processes or issues filed so far in this suit. <o:p></o:p></li>
 <li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1">That the property (H. No.
 E/389/16) which has been attached is a family property and in accordance
 with customs and traditions, the property cannot be claimed by a
 descendant of our late grandfather Ataa Ayeh Otuafo<o:p></o:p></li>
 <li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1">That the late Ataa Ayeh Otuafo
 was a subject of the Osu Stool and was validly granted a parcel of land in
 Maamobi where he constructed the current property which he used as his
 home.&nbsp; Attached are Water Bill and
 Electricity Bill in his name.<o:p></o:p></li>
 <li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1">That I am verily advised and
 believe same to be true that if there is any interest any of the judgment
 debtors have in the said property, it may only be the right to be
 accommodated and not to alienate the property as it is contrary to law,
 custom and tradition.<o:p></o:p></li>
</ol><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>The Plaintiff disputed the claim.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>The court proceeded to take evidence
from the 2 rival contenders to determine the true ownership of the property in
question.&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&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>The 2nd Claimant in his
witness statement repeated his averments made in his affidavit of
interest.&nbsp; He also told the court that
the attached property was House No. E389/16 situate and lying at Maamobi.&nbsp; It was his testimony that the house in
question belonged to his deceased grandfather.&nbsp;
On his grandfather’s demise, the house had been used as a family
house.&nbsp; He said the 2nd Defendant
whom judgment had been entered against lived also in the said house but denied
that the house belonged to the said uncle.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>This is what transpired in
cross-examination:<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>Q: Is Nii Kojo Otuafo, the 2nd
Defendant in the original case your father?<o:p></o:p>A: No. My Lord.<o:p></o:p>Q: Who is he to you?<o:p></o:p>A: He is my uncle, the youngest of
my uncles.<o:p></o:p>Q: In fact, he is the surviving
child or son of your grandfather.<o:p></o:p>A: Yes. My Lord.<o:p></o:p>Q: And he was and still is living in
that property.<o:p></o:p><</main>