MARGARET DUNCAN-WILLIAMS AND THERESA ABAKAH vs. EDWARD DUNCAN-WILLIAMS [2019]DLHC6821

Date	2019-03-04
Suit No.	SUIT NO: BMSC 732/2010
Citation No.	[2019]DLHC6821

HIS LORDSHIP JUSTICE KWEKU T. ACKAAH-BOAFO

MR. K. AMOFA AGYEMANG FOR THE PLAINTIFFS/RESPONDENTS

MR. DERICK ADU-GYAMFI FOR THE DEFENDANT/ APPLICANT

[2019]DLHC6821
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >MARGARET DUNCAN-WILLIAMS
AND THERESA ABAKAH<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFFS/RESPONDENTS)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>EDWARD DUNCAN-WILLIAMS<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANT/APPLICANT)<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>[HIGH COURT (GENERAL JURISDICTION DIVISION, COURT 6),
ACCRA]<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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SUIT
NO: BMSC 732/2010 &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; &nbsp;&nbsp;DATE: 4TH
MARCH, 2019<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL: <o:p></o:p>MR. K. AMOFA AGYEMANG FOR
THE PLAINTIFFS/RESPONDENTS <o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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MR.
DERICK ADU-GYAMFI FOR THE DEFENDANT/ APPLICANT <o:p></o:p>

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

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</div>i.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Background:<o:p></o:p>[1]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; On
July 27, 2012 this Court presided over by His Lordship, Mr. Justice E.F.
Dzakpasu granted the Plaintiffs/Respondents claim for reliefs endorsed on their
Writ as: <o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>i. Declaration that Defendant fraudulently made 2nd Plaintiff
to sign papers transferring the land on which the Defendant built House No. 42,
Mensah Wood Road, East Legon, Accra into his name;<o:p></o:p>ii. An order that Defendant complies with
the agreement between the parties by replacing 2nd Plaintiff’s land with
another land at East Legon together with a fence Wall and foundation for two
three-bedroom houses, or in the alternative an order declaring 2nd Plaintiff
the owner of House Number 42, Mensah Wood Road, East Legon, Accra; <o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>iii. Recovery of £15,000
or its Cedi equivalent being the balance of £32,000 1st Plaintiff gave to Defendant. <o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>[2]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; On
the 18th day of November 2013, further to an application filed by
the Plaintiffs/Judgment Creditors as per the title of the motion paper, the
Court once again presided over by his Lordship E.F. Dzakpasu granted “Order for
Leave to issue a Writ of Possession” in the following terms;<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>“UPON READING the Affidavit of MARGARET
DUNCAN-WILLIAMS of Ofankor, Accra, the 1st Plaintiff/Applicant herein, filed on
the 8th day of November, 2013, in support of Motion Ex Parte for an Order for
Leave to issue a Writ of Possession; <o:p></o:p>