[2018]DLHC11971 Login to Read Full Case <span style="font-size: 18px !important;"><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; color:#00B0F0">GEORGINA KUSI ALIAS GEORGINA ESI AIKINS<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">(PLAINTIFF)<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;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"><a name="_heading=h.gjdgxs"></a><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;color:#00B0F0">REGINA DOSOO, GLORIA AFRIYIE<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;">(DEFENDANTS)<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">[HIGH COURT, ACCRA (LAND DIVISION) ]<o:p></o:p></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;border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt: solid black 1.5pt;padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">SUIT NO. FAL/835/12 DATE: 31</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;"><span style="font-size: 10px;">ST </span><span style="font-size: 10pt;">JULY 2018<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> </div><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;tab-stops:286.5pt"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt; 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;border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">VALENTINE T. KUUZUME FOR PLAINTIFF ,<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">NANA OFEI GYAN FOR DEFENDANTS <o:p></o:p></span></p> </div><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;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"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family: "Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">HER LADYSHIP JUSTICE </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">REBECCA N. S. SITTIE (MRS)<o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="border-top-width: 1.5pt; border-top-color: windowtext; border-left: none; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-right: none; padding: 1pt 0cm 0cm; margin-left: 5pt; margin-right: 5.8pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-top:1.05pt;text-align:center; line-height:115%;border:none;mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt; mso-border-bottom-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:1.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm"><b><span lang="EN-US" 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"">JUDGMENT<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </div><p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:5.75pt;margin-bottom: 0cm;margin-left:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:115%"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">By Court</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">: I take notice a new Counsel for Defendants filed<span style="letter-spacing: 2.0pt"> </span>a notice of appointment on 23<sup>rd</sup> July 2018 and filed a motion for an order to set aside judgment and for leave to defend suit with a return date for 30<sup>th</sup> July<span style="letter-spacing:2.0pt"> </span>2018. Yesterday, when the case was called there was no affidavit of proof of service. The Counsel for Defendants was informed that today 31<sup>st</sup> July 2018 was set for judgment at 12 noon and effort to made to serve the Plaintiff the motion.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:5.8pt;margin-bottom: 0cm;margin-left:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:115%"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">There is still no affidavit of proof of service neither Counsel for Defendants nor Defendants<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span>are<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span>in<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>Court.<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span>I<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>will<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span>dismiss<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>application. I<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>will<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span>proceed to<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span>read<span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt"> </span>my <span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">judgment.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-left:0cm;line-height:115%"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">Tawiah<span style="letter-spacing:-.4pt"> </span>Yoyowa<span style="letter-spacing:-.3pt"> </span>new<span style="letter-spacing:-.35pt"> </span>Counsel<span style="letter-spacing:-.3pt"> </span>for<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt"> </span>Defendants<span style="letter-spacing:-.3pt"> </span>came<span style="letter-spacing:-.3pt"> </span><span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">later.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoTitle" style="margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:115%"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; letter-spacing:-.1pt">JUDGMENT</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoBodyText" align="left" style="margin-left: 0cm; line-height: 115%;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif"> </span></b></p><p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:5.6pt;margin-bottom: 0cm;margin-left:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:115%"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">Plaintiff who is ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom took out this action against Defendants through her Lawful Attorney Bempah Acheampong on 7<sup>th</sup> August 2012, praying the Court for the following reliefs:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:5.75pt;margin-bottom: 0cm;margin-left:54.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;text-indent: -18.0pt;line-height:115%;mso-list:l1 level2 lfo2;tab-stops:59.05pt"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%; font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua";letter-spacing:-.05pt">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 lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">Declaration<span style="letter-spacing:-.3pt"> </span>of<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>title<span style="letter-spacing:-.3pt"> </span>to<span style="letter-spacing:-.35pt"> </span>all<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>that<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>piece<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>or<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>parcel<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt"> </span>of<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>land<span style="letter-spacing:-.3pt"> </span>situate<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt"> </span>at<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>Ashaley Botwe containing an approximate area of 0.32 acre and bounded in the<span style="letter-spacing: -.5pt"> </span>North<span style="letter-spacing:-.55pt"> </span>by<span style="letter-spacing:-.45pt"> </span>Donor’s<span style="letter-spacing:-.35pt"> </span>land<span style="letter-spacing:-.55pt"> </span>measuring<span style="letter-spacing:-.5pt"> </span>100<span style="letter-spacing:-.55pt"> </span>feet<span style="letter-spacing:-.5pt"> </span>more<span style="letter-spacing:-.5pt"> </span>or<span style="letter-spacing:-.45pt"> </span>less<span style="letter-spacing:-.45pt"> </span>on<span style="letter-spacing:-.5pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:-.5pt"> </span>East by<span style="letter-spacing:1.25pt"> </span>proposed<span style="letter-spacing: 1.2pt"> </span>road<span style="letter-spacing:1.2pt"> </span>measuring<span style="letter-spacing:1.25pt"> </span>140<span style="letter-spacing:1.2pt"> </span>feet<span style="letter-spacing:1.35pt"> </span>more<span style="letter-spacing:1.25pt"> </span>or<span style="letter-spacing:1.3pt"> </span>less<span style="letter-spacing:1.2pt"> </span>on<span style="letter-spacing:1.25pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:1.25pt"> </span>South<span style="letter-spacing:1.2pt"> </span>by Donor’s<span style="letter-spacing: -.2pt"> </span>land<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>measuring<span style="letter-sp