JEFF OWUSU YEBOAH vs. EBENEZER BATSA AND JACOB ESSUMAN [2019]DLHC10283

Date	2019-05-13
Suit No.	SUIT NO. LD/1047/2016
Citation No.	[2019]DLHC10283

HER LADYSHIP JUSTICE ANANDA JULIANA AIKINS

COUNSEL FOR THE PLAINTIFF: MR CHARLES KUSI

COUNSEL FOR THE DEFENDANT: MR SENANU S. ASHIAGBOR

[2019]DLHC10283
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >JEFF OWUSU YEBOAH (suing per
his lawful attorney Philip &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Gaisie)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>EBENEZER BATSA AND JACOB
ESSUMAN<o:p></o:p>[HIGH
COURT, ACCRA]<o:p></o:p><div style="border-top: none; border-right: none; border-left: none; border-image: initial; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: windowtext; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;">

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>COUNSEL FOR
THE PLAINTIFF: MR CHARLES KUSI<o:p></o:p><div style="border-top: none; border-right: none; border-left: none; border-image: initial; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: windowtext; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;">

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FOR THE DEFENDANT: MR SENANU S. ASHIAGBOR<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM:<o:p></o:p>HER
LADYSHIP JUSTICE ANANDA JULIANA AIKINS<o:p></o:p><div style="border-top-width: 1.5pt; border-top-color: windowtext; border-left: none; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-right: none; padding: 1pt 0cm;">

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</div>&nbsp;On the 21st day of July, 2016
the plaintiff, per his lawful attorney Philip Gaisie, issued a writ of summons accompanied
by a statement of claim against the two defendants herein for the following
reliefs:<o:p></o:p>a)
Declaration
of title to all the piece of land at Abehenease, Accra and bounded on the north-west
by his grantor’s property measuring 90 feet more or less, on the north-east by
a proposed road measuring 84 feet more or less, on the south-east by proposed
road measuring 84 feet more or less and on the south-west by grantor’s property
measuring 90 feet more or less and containing an approximate area of 0.16 acre
or 0.06 hectare.<o:p></o:p>b)
Recovery
of possession of the said land.<o:p></o:p>c)
Damages
for trespass<o:p></o:p>d)
Perpetual
injunction restraining the defendants, their servants, workmen, assigns and
anybody claiming through them from further occupying the land in dispute.<o:p></o:p>The record shows that the defendants
entered appearance to the plaintiff’s suit on 29th July, 2016 but
they never filed any statement of defence. The plaintiff subsequently applied
for judgment in default of defence and this Court, per my sister Laurenda Owusu
J., ordered that the matter be set down for trial, after taking into
consideration the claims or reliefs endorsed on the plaintiff’s statement of
claim and writ of summons. This judgment is thus in respect of the evidence
adduced by the plaintiff and his witness (PW1).<o:p></o:p>The record shows that the defendant’s
counsel was served with the witness statements of both plaintiff and his
witness but the defendants never reacted to same and neither did they appear in
Court for the trial.<o:p></o:p>The issue for determination in this
judgment is whether or not the plaintiff is entitled to the reliefs endorsed on
his writ and statement of claim and before the Court makes a determination in
this regard, it is prudent at this juncture to set out the case of the plaintiff.<o:p></o:p>The plaintiff claims that he bought the
piece of land described on the writ and statement of claim from one Nii Sowa
Odoi who is described as the head and lawful representative of Nii Odoi Kwao
family of Abehenease near Amasaman, Accra and that the purchase was evidenced
by a lease dated 27th May, 2004 stamped as LVD17781c/2011 which he
submitted to the Land Title Registry Accra for registration as lodgment no.
09216/2011 as far back as the year 2011.<o:p></o:p>The plaintiff claims he went into
possession of the said land immediately upon its acquisition and commenced the
building of a two bedroom house on the la</main>