KAMARU JAJI vs. PAUL BOATENG [2019]DLHC10556

Date	2019-10-09
Suit No.	SUIT NO: AP/206/2015
Citation No.	[2019]DLHC10556

HIS LORDSHIP JUSTICE KWEKU T. ACKAAH- BOAFO

LONGINUS CHINEDU NWAEHIE FOR THE PLAINTIFF – PRESENT

SIMON OKYERE ESQ. FOR THE DEFENDANT – PRESENT

[2019]DLHC10556
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >KAMARU JAJI<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>PAUL BOATENG<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANT)<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
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mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">[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;">

SUIT
NO: AP/206/2015&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: <span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
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mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">9TH OCTOBER, 2019<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>LONGINUS CHINEDU NWAEHIE FOR THE
PLAINTIFF – PRESENT<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;">

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:144.0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:
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padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm">SIMON OKYERE ESQ. FOR THE DEFENDANT –
PRESENT<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM:<o:p></o:p>HIS
LORDSHIP JUSTICE KWEKU T. ACKAAH- BOAFO<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;">

<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%;
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</div>&nbsp;i.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Introduction:<o:p></o:p>[1]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The
Plaintiff’s purchase of a property at an auction conducted by the Judicial
Service is the centerpiece of this litigation. <span style="background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">In October 2012, the Plaintiff purchased the property located
at “DF17, Race Course”, Bungalow House at a cost of GH¢65,000.00.&nbsp; <span style="background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">After the purchase the Plaintiff was
issued with a Certificate of Purchase duly signed by a Judicial Officer to
confirm the sale. According to the Plaintiff he renovated the property and put
tenants in possession of the house.<o:p></o:p><span style="font-family: &quot;Book Antiqua&quot;, serif; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">&nbsp;<span style="font-family: &quot;Book Antiqua&quot;, serif; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">[2]<span style="font-family: &quot;Book Antiqua&quot;, serif; 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; Further
to certain orders made by the High Court differently constituted, the
Plaintiff’s ownership was legally challenged by the Defendant herein. Consequently,
on August 13, 2015, the Plaintiff commenced the instant action against the
Defendant, seeking a<span style="font-family: &quot;Book Antiqua&quot;, serif; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"> declaration that he is the owner of the property
described above. He is also seeking an order of perpetual injunction to
restrain the Defendant, his agents, workmen, assigns or whosoever claim under
him the ownership of the property DF 17, Race Course, Accra and cost.&nbsp;<o:p></o:p><span style="font-family: &quot;Book Antiqua&quot;, serif; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">&nbsp;<span style="font-family: &quot;Book Antiqua&quot;, serif; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">[3]<span style="font-family: &quot;Book Antiqua&quot;, serif; 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; After the
service of the writ with its accompanying statement of claim on the Defendant,
a conditional appearance was entered on March 21, 2016 and after series of
interlocutory applications the Defendant filed a statement of defence on
November 17, 2016 and same was subsequently amended on
April 24, 2017. The Plaintiff filed a reply December 5, 2016 together with
application for directions. <o:p></o:p>&nbsp;ii.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The
Issues: <o:p></o:p>[4]