[2017]DLHC3696 Login to Read Full Case <span style="font-size: 18px !important;"><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;mso-pagination:none; border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow:yes"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif";color:#00B0F0">DUALATA DALIO<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;mso-pagination:none; border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow:yes"><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="text-align:center;mso-pagination:none; border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow:yes"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif";color:#00B0F0">GUARANTY TRUST BANK GH. LTD AND 2 OTHERS<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;mso-pagination:none; border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow:yes"><b><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;">[HIGH COURT (COMMERCIAL DIVISION), ACCRA]<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;mso-pagination:none;border:none; mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow:yes"><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;">SUIT NO. OCC/4/14 19<sup>TH</sup> JANUARU, 2017<o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt; padding:31.0pt 31.0pt 1.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow:yes"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;mso-pagination:none;border:none; mso-border-bottom-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0in;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 1.0pt 31.0pt; mso-border-shadow:yes"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> </div><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;mso-pagination:none;border:none; mso-padding-alt:0in 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;">COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;mso-pagination:none;border:none; mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow:yes"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;">OBENG-MANU JNR FOR PLAINTIFF <o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt; padding:0in 31.0pt 1.0pt 31.0pt"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;mso-pagination:none;border:none; mso-border-bottom-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0in;mso-padding-alt:0in 31.0pt 1.0pt 31.0pt"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> </div><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;mso-pagination:none;border:none; mso-padding-alt:0in 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;">CORAM:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;mso-pagination:none;border:none; mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow:yes"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;">GEORGE K. KOOMSON JUSTICE OF THE HIGH COURT <o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt; padding:0in 31.0pt 1.0pt 31.0pt"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;mso-pagination:none;border:none; mso-border-bottom-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0in;mso-padding-alt:0in 31.0pt 1.0pt 31.0pt"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> </div><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;mso-pagination:none; border:none;mso-padding-alt:0in 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;">JUDGMENT<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt; padding:0in 31.0pt 1.0pt 31.0pt"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;mso-pagination:none;border:none; mso-border-bottom-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0in;mso-padding-alt:0in 31.0pt 1.0pt 31.0pt"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> </div><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;mso-pagination:none;border:none; mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow:yes"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;"> </span></b><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;">On the 3<sup>rd </sup>February, 2014, the plaintiff filed this suit against the defendants claiming the following reliefs as per her amended writ of summons: <b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in; mso-pagination:none;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-border-shadow:yes"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;">1.<span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;">An order setting aside the Auction sale conducted by C.T SQUIRE OF M/S F.O. Squire, Licensed Auctioneer of Goodwill Mart on 22<sup>nd </sup>June, 2012 under a Writ of execution in satisfaction of the judgment of the High Court. (Fast Track Division) dated 13<sup>th </sup>May, 2008 in suit No. AB6/2008 on the ground of fraud <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in; mso-pagination:none;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-border-shadow:yes"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;">2.<span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;">An order setting aside the said Auction sale in relief 1 above on the further ground that the property sold in that auction sale was not the property of the defendant/judgement debtor IMADA HAIDARA but rather the personal property of HAMMIDU DALO (deceased) the father of Plaintiff herein. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in; mso-pagination:none;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-border-shadow:yes"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;">3.<span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;">An order setting aside the said auction sale in reliefs 1 above as being void on the ground that as at the time of the auction sale on 22<sup>nd </sup>June, 2012, the Defendant had died way back on 26<sup>th </sup>July, 2009 and notice of his death had come to the Registry/Deputy sheriff who ought to have stopped the auctioneer until the judgment debtor was substituted but did not. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in; mso-pagination:none;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-border-shadow:yes"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;">4.<span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;">An order setting aside and or cancelling the Certificate of Purchase issued by the Deputy Sheriff 2<sup>nd </sup>Defendant in respect of “All that property situate at AKWATEMAN” as having been issued contrary to the law and induced by the fraudulent misrepresentation of the 1<sup>st </sup>and 2<sup>nd </sup>defendants herein. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in; mso-pagination:none;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-border-shadow:yes"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;">5.<span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;">An order cancelling the land Title Certificate with Certificate No: GA. 41603 Volume 25 Folio 719 issued by the Chief Registrar of lands at the land title Registry on 25<sup>th </sup>June, 2013 covering the disputed land described as parcel No. 380 Block 20 section 51 situate at Abeka Lapaz in the Greater Accra Region of the Republic of Ghana as delineated on registry Map No. 004/51.1991 in the land Title Registry, Victoriaborg, Accra <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in; mso-pagination:none;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-border-shadow:yes"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;">6.<span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height