F. K. A. COMPANY LIMITED vs. DAVID OFOSU [2017]DLHC11973

Date	2017-03-16
Suit No.	SUIT NO. SOL/36/14
Citation No.	[2017]DLHC11973

HER LADYSHIP JUSTICE REBECCA N. S. SITTIE (MRS)

IRENE MARIA QUARSHIE FOR THE PLAINTIFF

[2017]DLHC11973
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >F. K. A. COMPANY LIMITED<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p><a name="_heading=h.gjdgxs"></a>DAVID
OFOSU<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANT)<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;">[HIGH
COURT, ACCRA (LAND DIVISION)]<o:p></o:p><div style="border-top: none; border-right: none; border-left: none; border-image: initial; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: black; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;">

<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;">SUIT
NO. SOL/36/14&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &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: 16TH&nbsp;&nbsp;MARCH 2017<o:p></o:p>

</div>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><div style="border-top: none; border-right: none; border-left: none; border-image: initial; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: windowtext; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;">

IRENE
MARIA QUARSHIE FOR THE PLAINTIFF &nbsp;<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM<o:p></o:p>HER LADYSHIP JUSTICE REBECCA N.
S. SITTIE (MRS)<o:p></o:p><div style="border-top-width: 1.5pt; border-top-color: windowtext; border-left: none; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-right: none; padding: 1pt 0cm 0cm; margin-left: 5pt; margin-right: 5.8pt;">

<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-top:1.05pt;text-align:center;
line-height:115%;border:none;mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
mso-border-bottom-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:1.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm">JUDGMENT<o:p></o:p>

</div>By
his amended Writ of Summons pursuant to an Order of Court dated 25th
August 2014, the Plaintiff sued the Defendant and claimed the following reliefs:<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;
mso-bidi-font-size:14.0pt;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;">A.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Declaration that the
activities of Defendant on Plaintiff’s land amount to trespass.<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;
mso-bidi-font-size:14.0pt;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;">B.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Recovery of possession of
any part of Plaintiff’s land trespassed by Defendant and further order to demolish
offending structure on the land at cost to the Defendant.<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;
mso-bidi-font-size:14.0pt;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;">C.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Perpetual injunction
restraining the Defendant, his agents, assigns, and workmen from dealing with
the land, subject matter of this suit in any manner inconsistent with
Plaintiff’s interests.<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:14.0pt;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;">D.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; General damages
for trespass.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;BRIEF FACTS<o:p></o:p>Plaintiff, who is a Real Estate
developer avers that he sold two plots of land from
his 95.194 acre land at Weija to Defendant and executed a deed in his favour.
Plaintiff said the land measures 140 feet by 100 feet, covering an area of 0.32
acre, lying near the Kasoa main road.<o:p></o:p>