[2017]DLHC16566 Login to Read Full Case <span style="font-size: 18px !important;"><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0cm;text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;color:#00B0F0">WILLIAM WILSON KWAKYE & 2 ORS.<i> <o:p></o:p></i></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0cm;text-align:center"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">(PLAINTIFFS)<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0cm;text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;color:#00B0F0">vs.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0cm;text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;color:#00B0F0">THE CHIEF REGISTRAR OF LANDS<i> <o:p></o:p></i></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0cm;text-align:center"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">(DEFENDANT)<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0cm;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">[HIGH COURT, ACCRA]<o:p></o:p></span></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;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;text-align:justify;border:none; mso-border-bottom-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">SUIT NO. LD/1273/2016 </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">DATE: 16</span><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;"><span style="font-size: 10px;">TH </span><span style="font-size: 10pt;">JANUARY 2017<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> </div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">COUNSEL<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">JOYCE OPOKU-BOATENG FOR PLAINTIFFS PRESENT,<o:p></o:p></span></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;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;text-align:justify;border:none; mso-border-bottom-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">NO LEGAL REPRESENTATION FOR DEFENDANT<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">CORAM<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: windowtext; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;text-align:justify;border:none; mso-border-bottom-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">HIS LORDSHIP K. A. GYIMAH<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0cm;text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif"> </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: windowtext; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0cm;text-align:center; border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0cm; mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">JUDGMENT<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify;border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""> </span></b></p> </div><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify;line-height:150%"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height: 150%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""> </span></b></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:144.0pt;text-align:justify;line-height: 150%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">This is a motion for Summary Judgment under Order 14 of C.I. 47. Counsel moves in terms of the motion paper and supporting affidavit. The defendant entered appearance on 18<sup>th</sup> October<sup>, </sup>2016 but has failed to file a defence. The present motion was duly served on the defendant on 30<sup>th</sup> October, 2016 but he has not responded to the motion. I will therefore grant the motion as prayed and enter Summary Judgment for the plaintiffs.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify;line-height:150%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-weight:bold"> </span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:144.0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent: -144.0pt;line-height:150%"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">BY COURT: </span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:150%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">The Motion for Summary Judgment is granted as prayed. Judgment is entered for the Plaintiffs on all the reliefs endorsed on the Writ of Summons.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="right" style="text-align:right"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""> </span></b></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="right" style="text-align:right"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""> </span></b></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="margin-left:216.0pt;text-align:center; text-indent:36.0pt"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">(SGD.)</span></b><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="margin-left:252.0pt;text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"">K. A. GYIMAH<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="right" style="text-align:right"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman""> (JUSTICE OF THE HIGH COURT) <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p> </p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="right" style="text-align:right"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman""> </span></b></p></span>