[2017]DLHC16402 Login to Read Full Case <span style="font-size: 18px !important;"><div class="WordSection1"> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"; color:#00B0F0">SABI-NALDIE VENTURES COMPANY<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">(PLAINTIFF)<o:p></o:p></span></i></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family: "Book Antiqua";color:#00B0F0"> vs. <o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"; color:#00B0F0">NII AMONFIO KOTEI & 8 ORS<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">(DEFENDANTS)<o:p></o:p></span></i></p> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family: "Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">[HIGH COURT, ACCRA]<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua""> </span></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;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt: solid black 1.5pt;padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"><a name="_heading=h.gjdgxs"></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">SUIT NO. TRLD/61/09 DATE: 23<sup>RD</sup> JUNE, 2017<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;tab-stops:102.7pt 193.45pt"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family: "Book Antiqua"">COUNSEL <o:p></o:p></span></b></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;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt: solid black 1.5pt;padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family: "Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">MR. KWAKU PAINTSIL FOR PLAINTIFF <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt: solid black 1.5pt;padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family: "Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">MR. THOMAS HUGHES FOR 1ST DEFENDANT <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt: solid black 1.5pt;padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family: "Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">MR. NICK AFESI PRESENT FOR 3RD, 4TH, 5TH, 6TH AND 9TH DEFENDANTS<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt: solid black 1.5pt;padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family: "Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">NII AKWEI BRUCE-THOMPSON FOR 8TH DEFENDANT AND HOLDS THE BRIEF OF MR. KWASI AGYENIM BOATENG FOR 2ND DEFENDANT<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">CORAM<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">HER LADYSHIP JUSTICE AFIA SERWAA ASARE-BOTWE (MRS.) <o:p></o:p></span></p> <div style="border-top-width: 1.5pt; border-top-color: black; border-left: none; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-right: none; padding: 1pt 0cm;"> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;border:none; mso-border-top-alt:solid black 1.5pt;mso-border-bottom-alt:solid black 1.5pt; padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:1.0pt 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">JUDGMENT<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </div> <p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:6.9pt;margin-bottom: 0cm;margin-left:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:115%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif"> </span></p> <p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:6.9pt;margin-bottom: 0cm;margin-left:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:115%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">This action commenced with the issuance of a writ of summons against the<span style="letter-spacing:-.3pt"> </span>current<span style="letter-spacing:-.4pt"> </span>first<span style="letter-spacing:-.4pt"> </span>seven<span style="letter-spacing:-.5pt"> </span>Defendants,<span style="letter-spacing: -.15pt"> </span>and<span style="letter-spacing:-.4pt"> </span>statement<span style="letter-spacing:-.5pt"> </span>of<span style="letter-spacing:-.3pt"> </span>claim<span style="letter-spacing:-.3pt"> </span>praying<span style="letter-spacing:-.45pt"> </span>for<span style="letter-spacing:-.3pt"> </span>the following reliefs;<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoBodyText" align="left" style="margin-left: 0cm; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif"> </span></p> <p class="MsoBodyText" align="left" style="margin-left: 0cm; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif"> </span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:7.0pt;margin-bottom: 0cm;margin-left:48.6pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height: 115%;mso-list:l2 level2 lfo5;tab-stops:61.05pt"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:13.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family: "Book Antiqua";letter-spacing:-.05pt;mso-font-width:99%">i.<span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%; font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">Declaration of title to all that piece or parcel of land more particularly<span style="letter-spacing:-1.05pt"> </span>described<span style="letter-spacing:-1.05pt"> </span>in<span style="letter-spacing:-1.05pt"> </span>paragraph<span style="letter-spacing:-1.05pt"> </span>one<span style="letter-spacing:-1.05pt"> </span>of<span style="letter-spacing:-1.0pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing: -1.05pt"> </span>Statement<span style="letter-spacing:-1.1pt"> </span>of<span style="letter-spacing:-1.05pt"> </span>Claim;<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoBodyText" align="left" style="margin-left: 0cm; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif"> </span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:6.65pt;margin-bottom: 0cm;margin-left:48.6pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height: 115%;mso-list:l2 level2 lfo5;tab-stops:61.05pt"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:13.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family: "Book Antiqua";letter-spacing:-.05pt;mso-font-width:99%">ii.<span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%; font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">Recovery of possession of the portion of land affected by or included on the Deed Poll of Disclaimer executed by the 2<sup>ND</sup> Defendant in favour of the 3<sup>RD</sup>, 4<sup>TH</sup> and 6<sup>TH</sup> Defendants;<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoBodyText" align="left" style="margin-left: 0cm; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">