SODZEDO AKUTEYE, AGNES AKUTEYE AND AFI AKUTEYE vs. ADJOA NYAKOAH, TETTEH AKUTEYE AND EBENEZER AKUTEYE [2018]DLSC483

SODZEDO AKUTEYE, AGNES AKUTEYE AND AFI AKUTEYE vs. ADJOA NYAKOAH, TETTEH AKUTEYE... [2018]DLSC483

Date	2018-05-23
Suit No.	CIVIL APPEAL NO. J4/58/2017
Citation No.	[2018]DLSC483

AKUFFO (MS) CJ (PRESIDING)

ANSAH JSC

ADINYIRA (MRS) JSC

YEBOAH JSC

BAFFOE-BONNIE JSC

LAMBERT KARIBA FOR PLAINTIFFS/RESPONDENTS/APPELLANTS

JULIET AGBO WITH SORIATA FROKO FOR THE 1ST DEFENDANT/APPELLANT/RESPONDENT

[2018]DLSC483
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" ><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center; line-height: 115%; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">SODZEDO AKUTEYE, AGNES AKUTEYE AND AFI AKUTEYE<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center; line-height: 115%; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">vs.<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center; line-height: 115%; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">ADJOA NYAKOAH, TETTEH AKUTEYE&nbsp;AND EBENEZER AKUTEYE<o:p></o:p>[SUPREME COURT, ACCRA]<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;
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padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm">CIVIL&nbsp;APPEAL
NO. J4/58/2017&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;DATE: 23RD&nbsp;MAY, 2018<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>LAMBERT KARIBA FOR
PLAINTIFFS/RESPONDENTS/APPELLANTS.<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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JULIET
AGBO WITH SORIATA FROKO FOR THE 1ST&nbsp;DEFENDANT/APPELLANT/ RESPONDENT.<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM:<o:p></o:p>AKUFFO (MS) CJ
(PRESIDING), ANSAH JSC, ADINYIRA (MRS) JSC, YEBOAH JSC<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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</div>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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</div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 7.5pt; text-align: justify; line-height: 115%; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">AKUFFO (MS), CJ:-<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 7.5pt; text-align: justify; line-height: 115%; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">This is an appeal against the
judgment of the Court of Appeal, delivered on 19th&nbsp;day of
November, 2015, setting aside the judgment of the High Court. The
Plaintiffs/Respondents/Appellants (hereinafter referred to as ‘the
Appellants’), and the 2nd&nbsp;and 3rd&nbsp;&nbsp;Defendants/Appellants/Respondents
(hereinafter referred to as ‘the 2nd&nbsp;and 3rd&nbsp;Respondents’),
are the biological children of one Tsengor Akuteye (deceased), who during his
life time, took a lease from the Tema Development Corporation (hereinafter
referred to as ‘TDC’) on house number D/11, Tsinai Agbor Electoral Area,
Ashaiman, the subject matter in dispute herein. The 1st&nbsp;Defendant/Appellant/Respondent
(hereinafter referred to as ‘the 1st&nbsp;Respondent’) is the
purchaser of the said house.<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 7.5pt; text-align: justify; line-height: 115%; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">Background<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 7.5pt; text-align: justify; line-height: 115%; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">&nbsp;<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 7.5pt; text-align: justify; line-height: 115%; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">By a writ of summons issued in the
High Court, Accra, on 28th&nbsp;November 2008, the Appellants
claimed from the 1st&nbsp;Respondent the following reliefs:<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 7.5pt 36pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18pt; line-height: 115%; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A declaration of title to H/No D/11, Tsinai Agbor Electoral Area,
Ashaiman.<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 7.5pt 36pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18pt; line-height: 115%; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Recovery of possession of same.<o:p></o:p>