LORD HUNNOUR BOBOBEE vs. DAVID ATTA EDUDJAN [2017]DLHC4217

Date	2017-03-07
Suit No.	SUIT NO. E1/01/2006
Citation No.	[2017]DLHC4217

ALEXANDER OSEI TUTU J.

AUGUSTINE AHAMEY HOLDING ANTHONY DESAWU’S BRIEF FOR THE PLAINTIFF

EDWARD METTLE NUNOO AND EUNICE TACKIE FOR THE DEFENDANT

[2017]DLHC4217
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" ><a name="OLE_LINK1">LORD
HUNNOUR BOBOBEE<o:p></o:p></a>vs.<o:p></o:p>DAVID ATTA EDUDJAN<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;[HIGH COURT (LAND DIVISION), TEMA]<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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SUIT NO.
E1/01/2006&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; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;DATE: 7TH MARCH, 2017 <o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>AUGUSTINE
AHAMEY HOLDING ANTHONY DESAWU’S BRIEF FOR THE PLAINTIFF<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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ALEXANDER
OSEI TUTU J. SITTING AS JUSTICE OF THE HIGH COURT<o:p></o:p>

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JUDGEMENT&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>

</div>This suit commenced on October 4, 2005. The claim
of the plaintiff in this court is for:<o:p></o:p><ol style="margin-top:0in" start="1" type="a">
 <li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 115%; border: none;">A Declaration of title to the plot of land
 known and called Plot No. B87, Community 17, Lashibi and as described in
 paragraph 17 of the Statement of Claim.<o:p></o:p></li>
 <li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 115%; border: none;">An Order of ejectment and recovery of
 possession of Plaintiff’s said plot of land encroached upon by Defendant
 without lawful authority and or consent by Plaintiff.<o:p></o:p></li>
 <li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 115%; border: none;">Perpetual Injunction restraining the Defendant
 by himself, his assigns, workmen, agents, servants and privies from
 dealing with any portion of Plaintiff’s said plot of land.<o:p></o:p></li>
 <li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 115%; border: none;">Damages for trespass.<o:p></o:p></li>
</ol><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>On his part, the Defendant also counterclaimed for:<o:p></o:p><ol style="margin-top:0in" start="1" type="a">
 <li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 115%; border: none;">A Declaration that Plot No. B 87/C 17 situate
 at Tema is the bonafide property of the Defendant.<o:p></o:p></li>
 <li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 115%; border: none;">Perpetual Injunction restraining the
 Plaintiff, his workers and servants from disturbing the Defendant of his
 peaceful enjoyment of the land.<o:p></o:p></li>
 <li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 115%; border: none;">Damages for trespass and wrongful arrest of
 his workers.<o:p></o:p></li>
</ol><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>The issues adopted by the Court on April 1,
2015 were:<o:p></o:p><ol style="margin-top:0in" start="1" type="1">
 <li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 115%; border: none;">Whether or not the Plaintiff was at all
 material times in possession of the land in dispute and had some
 structures thereon.<o:p></o:p></li>
 <li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 115%; border: none;">Whether or not the Defendant and his grantor
 trespassed onto the land in dispute and sought to dispossess the
 Plaintiff.<o:p></o:p></li>
 <li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 115%; border: none;">Whether or not the Plaintiff’s grantor or the
 Defendant’s grantor was the one the Nungua Traditional Council allocated
 the land in dispute to.<o:p></o:p></li>
 <li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 115%; border: none;">Whether or not Nungua Traditional Council
 erroneously gave the Defendant an allocation letter.<o:p></o:p></li>
 <li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 115%; border: none;">Whether or not Nungua Traditional Council
 wrote to the Tema Development Corporation to withdraw the allocation
 letter which was erroneously given to the Defendant.<o:p></o:p></li>
 <li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 115%; border: none;">