EDWIN J. QUARTEY-PAPAFIO vs. ASHITEY ARMAH [2018]DLHC3302

Date	2018-11-30
Suit No.	SUIT NO: FAL 266/10
Citation No.	[2018]DLHC3302

ALEXANDER OSEI TUTU J. SITTING AS A JUSTICE OF THE HIGH COURT

KENNEDY EFFAH FOR L.S.N. AKUETTEH FOR THE PLAINTIFF

BENNONY TONY AMEKUDZIE FOR THE DEFENDANT ABSENT

[2018]DLHC3302
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >EDWIN J. QUARTEY-PAPAFIO<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>ASHITEY ARMAH<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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[HIGH
COURT (LAND DIVISION), ACCRA]<o:p></o:p>

SUIT
NO: FAL 266/10&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 30TH NOVEMBER, 2018<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>KENNEDY
EFFAH FOR L.S.N. AKUETTEH 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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</div>CORAM:<o:p></o:p>ALEXANDER
OSEI TUTU J. SITTING AS A JUSTICE OF THE HIGH COURT<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border-top:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%;
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</div>This
is a land suit filed by the Plaintiff on 14th July 2010. He is
seeking the following reliefs against the Defendant from the Court:<o:p></o:p>a.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Declaration
of title to a parcel of land at Teshie measuring an area of 0.22 acre.<o:p></o:p>b.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Recovery
of possession<o:p></o:p>c.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
General
Damages for trespass <o:p></o:p>d.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Perpetual
injunction against the Defendant, his agents, servants and privies and all
persons claiming through him from entering, developing or in any way dealing
with the subject matter land.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>Per
the records, initial attempts to serve the Defendant proved futile so the
Plaintiff was compelled to serve the Defendant by substituted service.&nbsp; On 25th November 2010, the
Defendant entered appearance per his lawyer, James Abiaduka Esq. of Ebaa Law
Consult and went to sleep. According to an African proverb, a tree that refuses
to dance will be forced to do so by the wind. A motion on notice for judgment
in default of defence was therefore filed by the Plaintiff. &nbsp;The application was later struck out when the
Defendant on 6th June 2011 filed his Statement of Defence. <o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>&nbsp;On 12th February 2012, the Court
adopted all the following issues filed on 1st November 2011:<o:p></o:p>a.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Whether
or not the land in dispute was granted to the Plaintiff’s grandfather. Martin
Botchway Adjaye in 1951 and registered at the Deeds Registry as No. 1075/1959?<o:p></o:p>b.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Whether
or not Martin Botchway Adjaye put up a building on a portion of the said land?<o:p></o:p>c.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Whether
or not the Plaintiff’s mother inherited the land in dispute from Martin
Botchway Adjaye?<o:p></o:p>