VINCENT EBO OCRAN VS. NUMO LARYEA TOTORLE WULORMOR [2019]DLHC10525

Date	2019-06-04
Suit No.	SUIT NO.: LD/1000/19
Citation No.	[2019]DLHC10525

HER LADYSHIP JUSTICE ELLEN VIVIAN AMOAH

JOHN-HANSON SENOO FOR THE PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT - PRESENT

KWABENA ANKAMAH OFFEI-BADU FOR THEDEFENDANT/APPLICANT – PRESENT

[2019]DLHC10525
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >VINCENT EBO OCRAN<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF)<o:p></o:p>VS.<o:p></o:p>NUMO LARYEA TOTORLE WULORMOR<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANT)<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:&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>JOHN-HANSON
SENOO FOR THE PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT - PRESENT&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <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;">

KWABENA ANKAMAH OFFEI-BADU FOR THEDEFENDANT/APPLICANT
– PRESENT<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM:<o:p></o:p>HER
LADYSHIP JUSTICE ELLEN VIVIAN AMOAH<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;This matter is for ruling today. The court has
seen and had sight of affidavit in opposition filed yesterday the 3rd of June,
2019.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;The
Defendant Applicant is praying this court to strike out or dismiss plaintiff’s
suit pursuant to order 11 rule 18(1) and also under the inherent jurisdiction
of this court. The context of this instant application is as follows:<o:p></o:p>The
Plaintiff/Respondent herein issued a writ of summons and statement of claim
against the Defendant Applicant herein on the 31st day of August 2018 seeking the following reliefs:<o:p></o:p>1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Declaration
of title to all the pieces or parcels of land situate and being at Nungua
Batsoona covering an approximate area of 0.52 acre bounded as follows: on one
side by an existing road measuring 140 feet more or less on another side by the
property of the defendant measuring 253 feet more or less; on another side by
an existing road measuring 70 feet more or less, on another side by the
property of one Billy measuring 153 feet more or less; on another side by the
property of one Billy measuring 70 feet more or less and on the last side by
the property of the defendant which was purchased from the defendant in or
about 2001.<o:p></o:p>2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Perpetual
injunction restraining the defendant his agents assigns servants workmen or
otherwise from trespassing on the plaintiff’s land or having anything to do
with the said land.<o:p></o:p>3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; An
order to the defendant to execute an indenture for the plaintiff forthwith.<o:p></o:p>4.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Damages
for trespass and costs of destruction of fence wall foundation and construction
thereon.<o:p></o:p>5.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Cost.<o:p></o:p>According
to the Defendant/Applicant herein prior to this instant suit he had commenced a
suit against the Plaintiff /Respondent herein on the 27th day of August, 2018 before the circuit court in
respect the same subject matter of this dispute. The Defendant/Applicant’s suit
against the Plaintiff/Respondent before the circuit court is for the following
reliefs:<o:p></o:p>1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; A
declaration of title to all that piece or parcel of land situate lying and
being at Nungua Baatsona in the LEKMA i</main>