ASSEMBLIES OF GOD CHURCH GHANA, NII ADAM KWATEI QUARTEY vs JOHN KWABENA OHENE MANU & 3 ORS [2017]DLHC16701

ASSEMBLIES OF GOD CHURCH GHANA, NII ADAM KWATEI QUARTEY vs JOHN KWABENA OHENE MA... [2017]DLHC16701

Date	2017-11-17
Suit No.	SUIT NO. LD/0913/2016
Citation No.	[2017]DLHC16701

HER LADYSHIP JUSTICE BARBARA TETTEH-CHARWAY (MRS)

FELIX NANA OSEI

FELIX QUARTEY

SAMPSON OBENG

[2017]DLHC16701
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&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;color:#00B0F0">ASSEMBLIES OF GOD CHURCH GHANA, NII ADAM KWATEI
QUARTEY<o:p></o:p>

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

[HIGH
COURT, ACCRA]<o:p></o:p>

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<a name="_heading=h.gjdgxs"></a>SUIT NO. LD/0913/2016&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:
17TH NOVEMBER 2017<o:p></o:p>

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COUNSEL<o:p></o:p>

FELIX
NANA OSEI HOLDING BRIEF FOR FELIX QUARTEY FOR PLAINTIFFS<o:p></o:p>

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HER LADYSHIP JUSTICE
BARBARA TETTEH-CHARWAY (MRS)<o:p></o:p>

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

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INTRODUCTION:<o:p></o:p>

This is a dispute
over ownership of a piece
of land which
adjoins 1ST defendant’s
residential property at McCarthy Hill, Accra. 1ST plaintiff,
Assemblies of God Church Ghana, Faith Chapel, McCarthy Hill, appears to be a
branch of the Assemblies of God Church Ghana,
which has its place of worship at McCarthy
Hill, Accra while 2ND plaintiff is the head of the Gbawe Kwatei
family of Gbawe. The said family are owners of a vast stretch of land which
encompasses the area known as McCarthy Hill. 1ST defendant is a pharmacist,
who acquired land at McCarthy Hill in the 1970’s while 2ND, 3RD
and 4TH defendants are vehicle mechanics whom the 1ST defendant
permitted to ply their trade on the piece of land in dispute.<o:p></o:p>

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FACTS:<o:p></o:p>

By
an indenture dated 12TH June 2015, 1ST plaintiff acquired
the land in dispute from 2ND
plaintiff’s family. After putting in an application for registration of title
at the Land Title Registration Division of the Lands Commission, 1ST
plaintiff attempted to take physical possession of the land in dispute. 1ST
plaintiff’s attempt to take physical possession of the land in dispute was met
with fierce resistance from the 2ND, 3RD and </main>