KAS ESTATE GHANA LTD. vs. RICHMOND ADDO BERKOH [2017]DLHC16560

Date	2017-06-06
Suit No.	SUIT NO. FAL/878/2015
Citation No.	[2017]DLHC16560

HIS LORDSHIP K. A. GYIMAH

CHARLES BENTUM WITH LETICIA AFFUL FOR PLAINTIFF

MARTIN KPEBU WITH GODFRED ANIM-NYARKO FOR DEFENDANT

[2017]DLHC16560
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >KAS ESTATE
GHANA LTD.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>RICHMOND ADDO
BERKOH <o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANT)<o:p></o:p>[HIGH
COURT, ACCRA]<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;">

SUIT NO. FAL/878/2015&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;&nbsp;&nbsp;DATE: 6TH&nbsp;JUNE 2017<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL<o:p></o:p>CHARLES BENTUM WITH LETICIA AFFUL FOR PLAINTIFF<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;">

</div>CORAM<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;">

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

</div>Introduction<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;This dispute is
about a parcel of land situate at Doblo Gonno where both parties claim to have
acquired from the Nii Achia Royal Family of Achiaman.&nbsp; Whilst the plaintiff claims it acquired the
land in dispute from the said family in 1998 acting through the then head of
family Emmanuel Odartei Mills together with Nii Achia Apumah II, chief of
Achiaman with the consent and concurrence of the principal elders of the family
and was given an indenture in 2002 to evidence the transaction, the defendant
claims he acquired the land in dispute in 2007 from the said family acting
through its head of family Nii Kwartey Adjan I with the consent and concurrence
of the principal elders of the family.&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>&nbsp;The claim of the
plaintiff is borne out of its amended writ of summons filed on 16th
October 2015 in which the plaintiff claimed the following reliefs against the
defendant:<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm;
margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:54.0pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-align:justify;
text-indent:-18.0pt;line-height:150%;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1">1.<span style="font-style: normal; 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: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; A
declaration of title to the land described in the schedule below.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;Schedule A<o:p></o:p>All that piece or parcel of land situate lying and being at
Doblo Gonno – Accra and containing an approximate area of 5.13 acres or 2.08
hectare more or less and bounded on the North-East by Lessor’s property
measuring 553.8 feet more or less, on the South-East by Lessor’s property
measuring 479.1 feet more or less, on the South-West by Lessor’s property
measuring 420.3 feet more or less, on the North-West by proposed road measuring
449.3 feet more or less on which said piece of land is more particularly delineated
on the plan attached thereto.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;Schedule B<o:p></o:p>All that piece or parcel of land situate lying and being at
Doblo Gonno – Accra and containing an approximate area of 1.55 acres or 2.71
hectare more or less and bounded on the North-East by Lessor’s property
measuring 201.5 feet more or less, on the South-East by Lessor’s proper</main>