NII ASHIKWEI KWAOBOTSWE II vs. SABAH ESTATE DEVELOPMENT LTD. & ANOR [2017]DLHC11926

Date	2017-07-14
Suit No.	SUIT NO. BL 119/2008
Citation No.	[2017]DLHC11926

HER LADYSHIP JUSTICE PATIENCE-MILLS TETTEH

EDGAR ANSAH OBIRI FOR PLAINTIFF

G.S.K BABANAWO FOR 1ST DEFENDANT

[2017]DLHC11926
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NII ASHIKWEI KWAOBOTSWE II <o:p></o:p>

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

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

<a name="_heading=h.gjdgxs"></a>SABAH
ESTATE DEVELOPMENT LTD. &amp; ANOR<o:p></o:p>

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

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

SUIT NO. BL 119/2008&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &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: 14TH&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;JULY 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>

EDGAR
ANSAH OBIRI FOR PLAINTIFF <o:p></o:p>

G.S.K
BABANAWO FOR 1ST DEFENDANT<o:p></o:p>

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

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

JUDGMENT<o:p></o:p>

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This
suit was originally instituted by Jerry Nii Armah Mensah who upon his demise
was substituted by Nii Ashiekwei Kwaobotwe II. The plaintiff, in his capacity as the head of family of Lenshie
Quarter and acting Dzasetse of Teshie entered into agreement with the 1st
defendant over a large tract of land which was leased to the 1st
defendant. The 1st defendant did not dispute that it had not paid
the full consideration for the land
leased as agreed upon by the contract, but the reason the 1st defendant gave
for non-compliance with stipulations under the terms of the agreement including
payment of the sum required was that
it had contesting claims over the leased property by the military, precisely
the Ministry of defence and La Youth Association. From the evidence however,
there is an indication that the 1st defendant had obtained title to
the land from the Land title Registry and has been dealing with the land
without any hindrance but also without settlement of the agreed consideration sum to the plaintiff.<o:p></o:p>

The
plaintiff therefore suing on behalf of the Lenshie quarter and on his own behalf issued this writ on
18/06/2001 which was amended on the 7th of June 2012 with the
following reliefs:<o:p></o:p>

<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:16.0pt;line-height:115%;
font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;
mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;letter-spacing:-.05pt;mso-font-width:99%">1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
An order for the
cancellation or expunging from the records at the Land Titles Registry, the
Land Title Certificate Number GA 9116 Volume 02 Folio 31 registered in favour
of the 1st defendant herein.<o:p></o:p>

<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;
mso-bidi-font-size:16.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;
letter-spacing:-.05pt;mso-font-width:99%">2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; An
order for the cancellation and expunging from the records at the Land Titles Registry, the Land
Title of all conveyances, transfers and or entries made from 20/1/2007 in
pursuance of the Land Title Certificate Number GA 9116 Volume 02 Folio 31 and
registered in favour of third parties till date on grounds of fraud for
non-disclosure of the existence of agreed terms of settlement with the
plaintiff predecessor –in –title “and or as the matter is res judicata.”<o:p></o:p>

<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:16.0pt;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;
letter-spacing:-.05pt;mso-font-width:99%">3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; General damages
for trespass.<o:p></o:p>