DR. A. O. ABUDU vs. THE REGISTERED TRUSTEES OF THE LIBERTY CHURCH AND ALHAJI [2018]DLHC16532

Date	2018-05-04
Suit No.	SUIT NO. IRL/158/2010
Citation No.	[2018]DLHC16532

HIS LORDSHIP K. A. GYIMAH

KWABENA ANKAMAH OFFEI-BADU FOR PLAINTIFF

ADJEI LARTEY FOR 1ST DEFENDANT

[2018]DLHC16532
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >DR. A. O. ABUDU <o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>THE REGISTERED TRUSTEES OF
THE LIBERTY CHURCH AND ALHAJI (DEFENDANTS)<o:p></o:p>[HIGH
COURT, ACCRA]<o:p></o: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;">

SUIT NO. IRL/158/2010&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:
4TH&nbsp;&nbsp;MAY &nbsp;2018<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL<o:p></o:p>KWABENA
ANKAMAH OFFEI-BADU FOR PLAINTIFF<o:p></o: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;">

</div>CORAM<o:p></o: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;">

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JUDGMENT<o:p></o:p>

</div>Plaintiff’s
case<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;The plaintiff describes himself as a
retired banker.&nbsp; It is the plaintiff’s
case that he acquired the land in dispute in March 1998 from the Annona Family
of Odupong Ofaakor in the Central Region acting through its head Nii Odupong
Awushie Tetteh II.&nbsp; He asserts that after
acquiring the land, he went into immediate possession by fixing corner pillars
with his initials clearly engraved on the pillars.&nbsp; He remained in undisturbed and uninterrupted
possession until his possession was disturbed sometime in 2008 by the
defendants with the 1st defendant constructing a fence-wall around a
large portion of his land and also putting up a bill board on the land and the
2nd defendant in the process of constructing a one-storey building
on another part of the land.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;It is further the plaintiff’s case that
the land in dispute is situate at Odupong-Ofaakor in the Central Region and
this is borne out by the judgment of the Stool Lands Boundaries Settlement
Commission and a judgment plan that was drawn in respect of the said
judgment.&nbsp; It is therefore the
plaintiff’s case that the defendants will continue with their acts of trespass
unless restrained by the court.&nbsp; The
plaintiff by a writ of summons issued on 17th February 2012
therefore claims the following reliefs against the defendants:<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;1.<span style="font-style: normal; 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: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Declaration
of title to all that piece or parcel of land described in the schedule to the
endorsement on the writ of summons.<o:p></o:p>2.<span style="font-style: normal; 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: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Damages
for trespass.<o:p></o:p>3.<span style="font-style: normal; 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: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Recovery
of possession.<o:p></o:p>4.<span style="font-style: normal; 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: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;