MRS SHIRLEY ANNA ADDINGTON vs. DHIRA J. J. LAKHIANI & 2 ORS [2017]DLHC11985

Date	2017-12-04
Suit No.	SUIT NO. FAL/158/14
Citation No.	[2017]DLHC11985

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

KIZITO BEYUO FOR PLAINTIFF

GEORGE AMISSAH ESHUN FOR 1ST DEFENDANTS

[2017]DLHC11985
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MRS SHIRLEY ANNA ADDINGTON<o:p></o:p>

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

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

<a name="_heading=h.gjdgxs"></a>DHIRA
J. J. LAKHIANI &amp; 2 ORS<o:p></o:p>

(DEFENDANTS)<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>

<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. FAL/158/14&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; DATE: 4TH&nbsp;DECEMBER 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>

KIZITO
BEYUO FOR PLAINTIFF,<o:p></o:p>

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

HER LADYSHIP JUSTICE REBECCA N.
S. SITTIE (MRS)<o:p></o:p>

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

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The Plaintiff
issued this Writ of Summons
against the Defendants in her capacity as the widow and Administratrix of the Estate
of her late husband Paul Augustus
Addington who died intestate in the United Kingdom where they were both
domiciled. The 1st Defendant is the successful purchaser of the
property at an auction. I will describe him as the Defendant in this case because though
2nd and 3rd Defendants were served by substitution they never entered
appearance nor filed any
Statement of Defence. No interlocutory judgement was taken against them either.
2nd Defendant was the judgment
creditor in Suit No. RPC/263/07 in whose favour the property was attached and auctioned. The 3rd Defendant was the judgment debtor who was a tenant in the house the subject
matter of the auction. Plaintiff says her husband
acquired the subject
matter in dispute
known as No. 9 Walnut Street, Teshie Nungua which was acquired from the
State Housing Corporation in 1983. The property was uncompleted. Plaintiff
says they later completed the
property and let it to 3rd Defendant in 1994, and renewed the
tenancy until 2007. Plaintiff said they ejected third Defendant in 2010 and 3rd Defendant handed over keys to the property to Plaintiff’s family
members. It came to Plaintiff’s
notice in that the subject matter in dispute became the subject of an auction
sale in execution against the 3rd Defendant where 1st
Defendant was