JOHN OWUSU vs MARGARET DIOP [2018]DLHC16741

Date	2018-07-04
Suit No.	SUIT NO. LD/0334/16
Citation No.	[2018]DLHC16741

HER LADYSHIP JUSTICE BARBARA TETTEH-CHARWAY (MRS)

J.K. YEBOAH

CHARLES PUOZUING

[2018]DLHC16741
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&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;color:#00B0F0">JOHN OWUSU<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF)<o:p></o:p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;font-family:
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&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;color:#00B0F0">vs.<o:p></o:p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;font-family:
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&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;color:#00B0F0">MARGARET DIOP<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANT)<o:p></o:p>[HIGH
COURT, ACCRA]<o:p></o:p>&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; <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: black; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;">

</div>COUNSEL&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <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: black; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;">

J.K.
YEBOAH FOR PLAINTIFF<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM<o:p></o:p>HER LADYSHIP JUSTICE
BARBARA TETTEH-CHARWAY (MRS)<o:p></o: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;">

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

</div>The
Plaintiff, John Owusu, caused his lawyer to issue a Writ of Summons against the
Defendant, Margaret Diop, for declaration of title to the land in dispute,
an order for recovery
of possession, damages for trespass and an order of perpetual injunction.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;In
his Statement of Claim, the Plaintiff asserts that he is a businessman who
resides in Pokuase near the ACP Estates. According to the Plaintiff, in 1991, his late father,
Kwabena Owusu, acquired two plots of land at Pokuase from Nii Otto Kwame
III, the then Head of the Dodoo Clottey family of Pokuase in plaintiff’s name.
The conveyance evidencing this transaction was stamped and indexed as No: LVB530/2001. His father took
possession of the land in dispute by placing it under the care of a caretaker
called Abu, who cultivated a farm on the land. With time, a dispute arose
between two factions
in his grantor family; as a
result, he was compelled to obtain a new document
from the current
head of family,
Nii Amo Dodoo. He asserts that he has since obtained
a Land Certificate covering the land in dispute.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;The
Plaintiff further claims that after his father’s death, he noticed that a
trespasser was developing one of the two plots. His enquiries from one of the
workers called Kponor revealed that the Defendant, who lives overseas, was
responsible for the development. The Plaint</main>