[2018]DLHC7630 Login to Read Full Case <span style="font-size: 18px !important;"><p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:150%"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:150%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;color:#00B0F0">SULEMANA MOSHIE, Ayigya Zongo, Kumasi<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:150%"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">(PLAINTIFF)<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:150%"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:150%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;color:#00B0F0">vs.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:150%"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:150%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;color:#00B0F0">ALHAJI ISSAH, Sepe-Tinpomu, Kumasi<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:150%"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">(DEFENDANT)<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:150%"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">[HIGH COURT, KUMASI]<o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt; padding:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:150%; border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0cm; mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt; line-height:150%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">SUIT NO LS/250/2000 DATE: 22<sup>ND</sup> OCTOBER, 2018.<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify;line-height:150%"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:150%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify;line-height:150%"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">LIZZY ADDISON FOR PLAINTIFF<o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt; padding:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify;line-height:150%;border:none; mso-border-bottom-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">KYEI MENSAH SARPONG FOR DEFENDANT<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify;line-height:150%"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:150%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">CORAM:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify;line-height:150%"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">HIS LORDSHIP JUSTICE FRANCIS OBIRI HIGH COURT JUDGE.<o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border-top:solid windowtext 1.5pt; border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;border-right:none; padding:1.0pt 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:150%; border:none;mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt;mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:1.0pt 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:150%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">JUDGMENT<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </div><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">The plaintiff instituted this action by writ of summons filed on 25<sup>th</sup> October, 2000 seeking the following reliefs against the defendant:<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-left:54.0pt;mso-add-space: auto;text-align:justify;text-indent:-36.0pt;line-height:150%;mso-list:l4 level1 lfo1"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">(a)<span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:150%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">A declaration that plots No. 5 Block K, Sepe-Tinpomu together with the building thereon belonged to one Musa Sekande now deceased.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:54.0pt;mso-add-space: auto;text-align:justify;text-indent:-36.0pt;line-height:150%;mso-list:l4 level1 lfo1"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">(b)<span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:150%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">General damages<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-left:54.0pt;mso-add-space:auto; text-align:justify;text-indent:-36.0pt;line-height:150%;mso-list:l4 level1 lfo1"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">(c)<span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:150%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">An order for vacant possession.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:150%"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">The defendant resisted the action and filed a counterclaim against the plaintiff seeking the following reliefs:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-left:54.0pt;mso-add-space: auto;text-align:justify;text-indent:-36.0pt;line-height:150%;mso-list:l5 level1 lfo2"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">(a)<span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:150%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">A declaration that, title to plot No. 5 Block K, Sepe-Tinpomu, Kumasi is vested in him.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-left:54.0pt;mso-add-space:auto; text-align:justify;text-indent:-36.0pt;line-height:150%;mso-list:l5 level1 lfo2"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">(b)<span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:150%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">An order that perpetual injunction is granted against the plaintiff herein, restraining him from interfering with the defendant enjoyment and or possession or any way dealing with the property in dispute.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:150%"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">At the application for directions stage, the following issues were set down by the court for determination:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-left:54.0pt;mso-add-space: auto;text-align:justify;text-indent:-36.0pt;line-height:150%;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">(a)<span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:150%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">Whether or not the late Musa Sekande lived in house No. 5 Block K, Sepe-Tinpomu, and Kumasi until his death.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:54.0pt;mso-add-space: auto;text-align:justify;text-indent:-36.0pt;line-height:150%;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">(b)<span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:150%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">Whether or not at the time of his death, the said Musa Sekande had built seven rooms on the disputed plot.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMi