COLLINS ABEBRESE (A.K.A AKWESI AGYEMENG) vs. PHYLISS AKOSUA AGYEMANG (A.K.A PHYLLIS AKOSUA AGYEPONG) [2017]DLHC11900

COLLINS ABEBRESE (A.K.A AKWESI AGYEMENG) vs. PHYLISS AKOSUA AGYEMANG (A.K.A PHYL... [2017]DLHC11900

Date	2017-10-21
Suit No.	SUIT NO. BMISC 785/2012
Citation No.	[2017]DLHC11900

HER LADYSHIP JUSTICE PATIENCE-MILLS TETTEH

SAMUEL ADU BOAHEN FOR PLAINTIFF

BRIGHT AKWETEY FOR DEFENDANT

[2017]DLHC11900
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COLLINS ABEBRESE (A.K.A
AKWESI AGYEMENG)<o:p></o:p>

(PLAINTIFF)<o:p></o:p>

vs.<o:p></o:p>

<a name="_heading=h.gjdgxs"></a>PHYLISS AKOSUA AGYEMANG (A.K.A
PHYLLIS AKOSUA AGYEPONG)<o:p></o:p>

(DEFENDANT)<o:p></o:p>

[HIGH COURT, ACCRA]<o:p></o:p>

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padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm">SUIT NO. BMISC 785/2012&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; DATE: 24TH&nbsp;OCTOBER 2017<o:p></o:p>

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COUNSEL&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&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>

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FOR PLAINTIFF <o:p></o:p>

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CORAM<o:p></o:p>

HER LADYSHIP JUSTICE PATIENCE-MILLS
TETTEH<o:p></o:p>

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Even
before a customary marriage was contracted in 2001, the parties herein were friends
and the woman who is the defendant in this action purportedly sold property to
the man, the couple therefore traded in property before the marriage. It is
therefore no wonder that after
separation in 2011, the plaintiff, a Ghanaian resident in the US should drag
the defendant to this court in respect of the properties acquired jointly by instituting this action through his lawful attorney for the following reliefs;<o:p></o:p>

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A declaration that the plaintiff is entitled to beneficial interest
and equal share in the following;<o:p></o:p>

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mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-font-width:99%">i.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
House no. 458 situate and
lying at Ogbojo East Legon Accra in the Greater Accra Region.<o:p></o:p>

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Two shops on plot number 12
block 7, Nsawam Road Avenor Accra.<o:p></o:p>

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