[2019]DLHC4169 Login to Read Full Case <span style="font-size: 18px !important;"><span style="font-size: 18px !important;"><p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif";color:#00B0F0">SETH KOFI NYAMADI<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif";color:#00B0F0">vs.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="margin-right:.2in;text-align:center; line-height:115%"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"; color:#00B0F0">HENRY KWESI KORLETEY AND LAND TITLE REGSITRY</span></b><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="margin-right:.2in;text-align:center; line-height:115%"><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;"> [HIGH COURT (LAND DIVISION), TEMA]</span><b><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt; padding:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in;margin-left:0in;margin-right:.2in"> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="line-height:115%;border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0in;mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in"><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif; position: relative; top: 0.5pt; letter-spacing: 0.05pt;">SUIT</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif; position: relative; top: 0.5pt;"> N<span style="letter-spacing:.05pt">O</span>. E1 /49<span style="letter-spacing:.05pt">/</span>2013</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;"> DATE: 17</span><sup><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;">TH</span></sup><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;"> JANUARY, 2019</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </div><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="line-height:115%"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;">COUNSEL: <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="line-height:115%"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;">ROBERTS EKOR DASSAH FOR THE PLAINTIFF <o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt; padding:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in;margin-left:0in;margin-right:.2in"> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="line-height:115%;border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0in;mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;">KWAME FOSU GYEABOUR FOR THE DEFENDANT <b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p> </div><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-right:.2in;line-height:115%"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;">CORAM: <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt; padding:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in;margin-left:0in;margin-right:.2in"> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="line-height:115%;border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0in;mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in"><span class="NoSpacingChar"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;">ALEXANDER OSEI TUTU J. SITTING AS A JUSTICE OF THE HIGH COURT</span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </div><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-top:1.45pt;margin-right:0in; margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center; line-height:115%;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace: none"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt; padding:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in;margin-left:0in;margin-right:.2in"> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-top:1.45pt;margin-right:0in; margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center; line-height:115%;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace: none;border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0in; mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;">JUDGMENT<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </div><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;">The Plaintiff commenced this action on 7<sup>th</sup> March 2013 seeking the following reliefs on the endorsement on his writ of summons:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in; line-height:115%;mso-list:l7 level1 lfo1"><!--[if !supportLists]--><i><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">1.<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></i><!--[endif]--><i><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;">A Declaration of title to all that piece or parcel of land situate, lying and being at Dodowa in Dangme West District of the Greater Accra Region, containing an approximate area of 1.44 Acres or 0.58 hectare more or less and bounded by the North East by Daniel Tetteh Zorh’s land measuring 153.0 feet more or less on the South West by Accra-Somanya Road, measuring 146.6 feet more or less and on the North-West by Okunko, Tetteh Opersah and Odumaney’s land measuring 431.5 feet more or less which piece or parcel of land is more particularly delineated on a site plan.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in; line-height:115%;mso-list:l7 level1 lfo1"><!--[if !supportLists]--><i><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">2.<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></i><!--[endif]--><i><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;">Recovery of possession of the aforesaid land.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in; line-height:115%;mso-list:l7 level1 lfo1"><!--[if !supportLists]--><i><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">3.<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></i><!--[endif]--><i><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;">Perpetual injunction to restrain the first Defendant, his servants, workers, agents, privies or any of them however called from trespassing on his land, the subject matter of this suit.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in; line-height:115%;mso-list:l7 level1 lfo1"><!--[if !supportLists]--><i><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">4.<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></i><!--[endif]--><i><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;">An order directed at the second Defendant to cease the processing and issue of a land title certificate to the first Defendant.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in; line-height:115%;mso-list:l7 level1 lfo1"><!--[if !supportLists]--><i><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">5.<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></i><!--[endif]--><i><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;">Damages for trespass.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in; line-height:115%;mso-list:l7 level1 lfo1"><!--[if !supportLists]--><i><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">6.<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></i><!--[endif]--><i><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;">Costs inclusive solicitor’s fees and cost of litigation.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in; line-height:115%;mso-list:l7 level1 lfo1"><!--[if !supportLists]--><i><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">7.<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></i><!--[endif]--><i><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;">Any other order (s) as this honourable court may deem fit.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%"><span lang="EN-GB" styl