[2017]DLHC17113 Login to Read Full Case <span style="font-size: 18px !important;"><div class="WordSection1"> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%"><a name="_Hlk152146143"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family: "Book Antiqua";color:#00B0F0">CHARLES AMORIN<o:p></o:p></span></b></a></p> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;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" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;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;line-height:115%"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family: "Book Antiqua";color:#00B0F0">EMMANUEL AMO HAMMOND AND DANIEL OTOE HAMMOND<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family: "Book Antiqua"">(DEFENDANT)<o:p></o:p></span></i></p> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;line-height:115%;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" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%; tab-stops:168.75pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;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;line-height:115%;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;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family: "Book Antiqua"">SUIT N0. 35/10 DATE: 10<sup>TH</sup> FEBRUARY 2017<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;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: windowtext; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%;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;mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family: "Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">SELLASIE KOFI FUMEY ESQUIRE FOR THE PLAINTIFF<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%;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;mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family: "Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">GEORGE ESHUN ESQUIRE FOR THE DEFENDANTS<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;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;line-height:115%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family: "Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">HER LADYSHIP MRS. ELIZABETH ANKUMAH J<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;line-height:115%; 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;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">JUDGMENT</span></b><b><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua""><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </div> <p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-left:0cm;text-align:justify;line-height: 115%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">The<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span>plaintiff<span style="letter-spacing: -.2pt"> </span>per<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>his<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt"> </span>Writ<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>of<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>Summons issued<span style="letter-spacing: -.15pt"> </span>on<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt"> </span>17<span style="position:relative;top:-5.0pt;mso-text-raise:5.0pt">th<span style="letter-spacing:1.4pt"> </span></span>February<span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt"> </span>2003<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>sued one Emmanuel Amoo Hammond for the following reliefs:<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:5.8pt;margin-bottom: 0cm;margin-left:41.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;text-indent: -18.0pt;line-height:115%;mso-list:l4 level1 lfo5;tab-stops:40.9pt 41.0pt"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">1.<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">A declaration of title to all that piece or parcel of land situate lying and being at Kokomlemle Accra and bounded on the North-West by Down<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span>Hill Street<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span>measuring 100 feet more or<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span>less<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>on<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>the South- East by a fence measuring 100 feet more or less on the South- West by a fence and measuring 100 feet more or less and on the North-East by a fence measuring 100 feet more or less and covering an approximate area of <b>0.23 acre </b>more or less which piece<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>of<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>land<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>is<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>more<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>particularly<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>delineated<span style="letter-spacing: -.15pt"> </span>on<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>a<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt"> </span>site<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>plan<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>attached to an indenture dated 27/6/81 made between flora Amorin and J.N.O.<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>Amorin<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>of<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>one<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>part<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt"> </span>and<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>plaintiff<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>of<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>other<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>part<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>and thereon shown edged pink which shows the relevant <span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">measurements.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:10.55pt; margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:41.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify; text-indent:-18.0pt;line-height:115%;mso-list:l4 level1 lfo5;tab-stops:40.9pt 41.0pt"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">2.<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">An order of perpetual injunction restraining defendant, his servants,<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>assigns,<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>successors<span style="letter-spacing: -.3pt"> </span>or<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt"> </span>any<span style="letter-spacing:-.3pt"> </span>persons<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>claiming<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>through<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>him from<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>challenging<span style="letter-spacing:-.3pt"> </span>plaintiff’s<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>title<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>or<span style="letter-spacing:-.3pt"> </span>doing<spa