BETTINA AFI HEWLETT vs RICHARD AGBOZO & 2 ORS [2017]DLHC16706

Date	2017-03-10
Suit No.	SUIT NO. LD/0562/2016
Citation No.	[2017]DLHC16706

HER LADYSHIP JUSTICE BARBARA TETTEH-CHARWAY (MRS)

JOE ABOAGYE DEBRAH

CONSTANCE QUIST

ADJENIM BOATENG

[2017]DLHC16706
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mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;color:#00B0F0">BETTINA AFI HEWLETT<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF)<o:p></o:p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;
mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;color:#00B0F0">vs.<o:p></o:p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;
mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;color:#00B0F0">RICHARD AGBOZO &amp; 2 ORS<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANTS)<o:p></o:p>[HIGH
COURT, ACCRA]<o:p></o:p>&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><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; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: -2.3pt;">

<a name="_heading=h.gjdgxs"></a>SUIT NO. LD/0562/2016&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; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;DATE: 10TH &nbsp;MARCH 2017<o:p></o:p>

</div>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; <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: black; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: -2.3pt;">

JOE
ABOAGYE DEBRAH FOR PLAINTIFF<o:p></o:p>

CONSTANCE
QUIST FOR ADJENIM BOATENG FOR DEFENDANTS<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM<o:p></o:p>HER
LADYSHIP JUSTICE BARBARA TETTEH-CHARWAY (MRS)<o:p></o: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; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: -2.3pt;">

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

</div>&nbsp;The plaintiff, Bettina Afi Hewlett,
commenced the instant action against the 1ST defendant,
Richard Agbozo, for, among others, a declaration of title to a parcel of land measuring
approximately 0.723 of an acre, located at Pantang,
Accra; an order of perpetual injunction to restrain the defendant and his
agents from developing the land; an order for demolition of the defendant’s structures
on the land; and damages.<o:p></o:p>Upon being served with the writ of
summons and statement of claim, the 1ST defendant brought
an application for joinder of Anthony Agblevor
and Gladys Nana Amoah,
whom he claimed were his brother and sister in law respectively as parties to this suit. The
court granted the application, which led to the addition of the 2ND
and 3RD defendants as parties to this suit.<o:p></o:p>Subsequent to the grant
of the Order for joinder
of the 2ND and 3RD defendants as additional parties to this suit, the
plaintiff filed an amended writ of summons and statement of claim. In her
amended statement of claim, the plaintiff asserted that she acquired the land
in dispute from the Nii Affutu Brempong Family of Teshie, acting through the
then head of family, Nii Amonfio Kotei. She applied for registration of her
title to the land and was duly issued with a land certificate by the relevant
authorities. According to the plaintiff, the 1ST defendant committed
trespass by constructing a makeshift shed on a section
of her land. When she reported the matter to the
police, the 1ST defendant refused to vacate the