[2017]DLHC17322 Login to Read Full Case <span style="font-size: 18px !important;"><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%; tab-stops:4.5pt"><a name="_Hlk154138250"></a><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">ENOCH ATSU DZIKUNOO <o:p></o:p></span></b></a></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%; tab-stops:4.5pt"><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">SUB. BY IVY AKABA DZIKUNOO<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%; tab-stops:4.5pt"><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%; tab-stops:4.5pt"><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%; tab-stops:4.5pt"><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">SOLOMON CRAN MENSAH & 3ORS.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%; tab-stops:4.5pt"><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"">(DEFENDANTS)<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%; tab-stops:4.5pt"><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" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%;tab-stops:4.5pt 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%;tab-stops:4.5pt; 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 NO. BL/173/05 DATE: 30<sup>TH</sup> NOVEMBER, 2017</span><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""><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </div><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%;tab-stops:4.5pt"><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%;tab-stops:4.5pt; 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">KIN HUSSEIN FOR PLAINTIFF<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%;tab-stops:4.5pt; 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">OPOKU BOATENG FOR THE 1ST & 4TH DEFENDANTS<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%;tab-stops:4.5pt"><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%;tab-stops:4.5pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">HIS LORDSHIP EMMANUEL AMO YARTEY (J)</span><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"><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%; tab-stops:4.5pt;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-top:11.8pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom: 0cm;margin-left:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:115%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">The brief facts of the case as captured by the statement of claim of the plaintiffs are that the plaintiffs are husband and wife; the 1<sup>st</sup> plaintiff is currently residing outside the jurisdiction whilst the 2<sup>nd</sup> plaintiff is resident at Gonyiteh, La Bawaleshie, East Legon, <span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt">Accra.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-top:10.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom: 0cm;margin-left:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:115%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">That the 1<sup>st</sup> and 2<sup>nd</sup> defendants are members of the La Klanaa Quarter of which the 3<sup>rd</sup> defendant is the chief whiles the 4<sup>th</sup> defendant is a businessman resident in Accra.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-top:9.75pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom: 0cm;margin-left:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:115%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">It<span style="letter-spacing:-.7pt"> </span>is<span style="letter-spacing:-.65pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:-.65pt"> </span>case<span style="letter-spacing:-.65pt"> </span>of<span style="letter-spacing:-.55pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:-.65pt"> </span>plaintiffs<span style="letter-spacing:-.8pt"> </span>that<span style="letter-spacing:-.65pt"> </span>in<span style="letter-spacing:-.65pt"> </span>July<span style="letter-spacing:-.85pt"> </span>1994,<span style="letter-spacing:-.5pt"> </span>they<span style="letter-spacing:-.85pt"> </span>purchased<span style="letter-spacing:-.6pt"> </span>a<span style="letter-spacing:-.65pt"> </span>parcel<span style="letter-spacing:-.55pt"> </span>of<span style="letter-spacing:-.55pt"> </span>land<span style="letter-spacing:-.65pt"> </span>situate,<span style="letter-spacing:-.65pt"> </span>lying and<span style="letter-spacing:-.65pt"> </span>being<span style="letter-spacing:-.65pt"> </span>at<span style="letter-spacing:-.55pt"> </span>Gonyiteh,<span style="letter-spacing:-.45pt"> </span>La<span style="letter-spacing:-.65pt"> </span>Bawaleshie,<span style="letter-spacing:-.55pt"> </span>East<span style="letter-spacing:-.55pt"> </span>Legon,<span style="letter-spacing:-.65pt"> </span>Accra<span style="letter-spacing:-.65pt"> </span>from<span style="letter-spacing:-.8pt"> </span>one<span style="letter-spacing:-.65pt"> </span>Numo<span style="letter-spacing:-.65pt"> </span>Amoah<span style="letter-spacing:-.55pt"> </span>Mensah also known as Amah Gogoe (deceased).<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-top:3.3pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom: 0cm;margin-left:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:115%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">Plaintiffs aver that the said parcel of land was purchased by them after the said Numo Amoah<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span>Mensah<span style="letter-spacing: -.15pt"> </span>had<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>shown<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>to<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>them<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>documents<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>and<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span>an<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt"> </span>Order<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span>for<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>Possession<span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt"> </span>granted<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span>in<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>his favour by the High Court, Accra in Suit No. 2086/1990 in respect of a large tract of land of which the said land forms part.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-top:10.05pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom: 0cm;margin-left:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:115%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">Plaintiffs aver also that they purchased the land at the total cost of USD 19,000.00 and were issued with receipts.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-top:9.7pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom: 0cm;margin-