MRS LILIAN BONARPARTE AND ANOTHER vs. MR. CHARLES K. ANNAN AND ANOTHER [2018]DLHC3305

Date	2018-11-28
Suit No.	SUIT NO: LD/1043/2017
Citation No.	[2018]DLHC3305

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

MRS. REBECCA NTORI NKANSAH FOR THE PLAINTIFFS PRESENT

[2018]DLHC3305
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >MRS LILIAN BONARPARTE AND ANOTHER<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>MR. CHARLES K. ANNAN AND ANOTHER<o:p></o:p>[HIGH
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SUIT NO: LD/1043/2017&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;28TH NOVEMBER, 2018<o:p></o:p>

</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>The Plaintiffs commenced this action
against the first Defendant on 29th September, 2017.&nbsp; The writ was later amended to include the
second Defendant. The reliefs sought by the Plaintiffs are:<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;
line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;mso-fareast-font-family:
&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;">a.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; A
declaration by the honourable court that the indenture with Registration number
2976/1982 purporting to cover a gift in favour of Mr. Charles K. Annan is void
and of no legal effect.<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;
line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;mso-fareast-font-family:
&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;">b.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; An
order of the Court to cancel the registration.<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;
line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;mso-fareast-font-family:
&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;">c.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Expunge
the transaction<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;
line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;mso-fareast-font-family:
&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;">d.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Perpetual
Injunction restraining the said Charles K. Annan, his assigns and
representatives from dealing with the property.<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;
line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;mso-fareast-font-family:
&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;">e.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Damages
for trespass<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;
line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;mso-fareast-font-family:
&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;">f.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Any other order/orders that the
honourable court will deem fit.<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;
line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;mso-fareast-font-family:
&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;">g.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Costs<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>When the Defendants could not be
served, the Court ordered that they be served by substituted service. The
Plaintiffs applied and successfully obtained an interlocutory judgment against
the two Defendants on 12th April 201</main>