RICHMOND TETTEH vs. ERIC NANEWTOR [2018]DLHC17209

Date	2018-11-13
Suit No.	SUIT NO. LD/1131/17
Citation No.	[2018]DLHC17209

HER LADYSHIP JUSTICE BARBARA TETTEH-CHARWAY (MRS)

STEPHEN OPOKU

[2018]DLHC17209
																																						<div class="restriction-wrapper">
														<div class="container-lg">
															<div class="row">
																<div class="col-md-12 restricted-content">
																	<div class="restricted-content-img-wrapper">
																		<div class="lock-icon bounce-7">
																			<img class=""
																				src="https://www.dennislawgh.com/dl-assets/dl-images/lock-content.png"
																				alt="Subscription based content">
																		</div>
																	</div>
																	 
																		<a href="https://www.dennislawgh.com/login"
																		class="btn btn-primary btn-lg"
																		style="font-family: 'open sans'; text-transform: capitalize; border-radius: 8px"> 
																		Login to Read Full Case </a>
																	 
																	
																</div>
															</div>
														</div>
													</div>
													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >RICHMOND TETTEH<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>ERIC NANEWTOR<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;&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; margin-left: 4.5pt; margin-right: -2.5pt;">

<a name="_heading=h.gjdgxs"></a>SUIT NO. LD/1131/17&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: 13TH NOVEMBER, 2018<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL&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; margin-left: 4.5pt; margin-right: -2.5pt;">

STEPHEN OPOKU 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; margin-left: 4.5pt; margin-right: -2.5pt;">

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

</div>The
Plaintiff, Richmond Tetteh, caused a writ of summons to be issued out of the
Registry this court for a declaration of title to a 0.23 acre parcel of land
located at Amrahia in the Greater Accra Region, perpetual injunction to
restrain the Defendant and his agents from interfering with the land in dispute
and an order for removal
of a two bedroom structure that has been put up by the Defendant on the land in dispute.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;The
Defendant was served with the writ of summons and statement of claim by
substituted service but failed to enter appearance or to file a defence to the
action. The Plaintiff applied for and obtained judgment in default of
appearance against the Defendant and proceeded to serve the Defendant with a
witness statement by substituted service. The Defendant did not respond to any
of the court processes that were served on him by substituted service. As a
result, the Plaintiff proceeded to prove his claim on the authority of Conca
Engineering v Moses (1984 – 86) 1 GLR 319.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;The
Plaintiff’s case, as presented in his witness statement which was filed on 1st
October 2018, was that in 2011, he acquired the land in dispute from Nii Otu
Akwetey IX of Katamanso; however, a lease was executed by the parties in March
2014. Subsequently, he applied for registration of his interest in the said
land and was issued with a land title certificate on 2nd April 2015 (See Exhibit ‘1’) Thereafter he applied for and was granted a
building permit based upon which he put up a five bedroom
structure which has been roofed ( See Exhibit ‘2’).<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;The
Plaintiff’s case is that the Defendant entered onto a section of his land and
beg</main>