[2019]DLCA8761 Login to Read Full Case <span style="font-size: 18px !important;"><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; color:#00B0F0">REV. NANA ADJEI NTOW<o:p></o:p></span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif"><w:sdtpr></w:sdtpr></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">(PLAINTIFF/APPELLANT)<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"; color:#00B0F0;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">vs.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;color:#00B0F0">GEORGE ARTHUR (DECEASED) (SUBSTITUTED BY ERIC OFORI)<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">(DEFENDANT/RESPONDENT</span></i><i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">)<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-ansi-language:EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">[COURT OF APPEAL, 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="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center;border:none; mso-border-bottom-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">CIVIL APPEAL SUIT NO: H1/33/19<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">DATE: 28</span><sup><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">TH</span></sup><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB"> </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">MAY, 2019</span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </div><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-ansi-language: EN-GB">COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p></span></b></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="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;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">ALFRED TUAH YEBOAH FOR DEFENDANT/RESPONDENT<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family: "Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">CORAM:<o:p></o:p></span></b></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="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;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">MARIAMA OWUSU JA (PRESIDING), S. DZAMEFE JA, M. WELBOURNE JA<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB"><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><o:p></o:p></b></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="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" align="center" style="text-align:center;mso-pagination: none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none;border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">JUDGMENT</span></b><b><u><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Arial Unicode MS"; mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p> </div><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma"><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align:justify;line-height:150%"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif">DZAMEFE, JA<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:150%"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">This is an appeal from the judgment of the High Court, Sunyani Brong Ahafo dated 27<sup>th</sup> April, 2013.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:150%"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:150%"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">The plaintiff in that suit, herein after referred to as the appellant issued the writ against the defendant, referred to as the respondent for the following reliefs; -<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-add-space:auto; text-align:justify;text-indent:0cm;line-height:150%;mso-list:l6 level1 lfo2"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family: "Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua""><span style="mso-list:Ignore">1.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">An ORDER of perpetual injunction restraining George Arthur from interfering or otherwise dealing with the plaintiff’s house on Plot No. D10/2, Central Area Sunyani.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-add-space:auto; text-align:justify;text-indent:0cm;line-height:150%;mso-list:l6 level1 lfo2"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family: "Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua""><span style="mso-list:Ignore">2.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">A declaration that the plaintiff is the owner of the house or buildings on Plot No. D10/2, Central Area, Sunyani.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-add-space:auto; text-align:justify;line-height:150%"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-add-space:auto; text-align:justify;text-indent:0cm;line-height:150%;mso-list:l6 level1 lfo2"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family: "Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua""><span style="mso-list:Ignore">3.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">Recovery of possession of all the ten (10) storerooms and an office space the plaintiff permitted the defendant to let out and use the proceeds to pay off the defendants indebtedness.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-add-space:auto"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-add-space:auto; text-align:justify;text-indent:0cm;line-height:150%;mso-list:l6 level1 lfo2"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family: "Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua""><span style="mso-list:Ignore">4.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">Any other reliefs as the honourable court may deem fit to make.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-add-space:auto; text-align:justify;line-height:150%"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:150%"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">The plaintiff/appell