NAVAL CAPT. (RTD) OSEI KWAME AND KWASI AFRIYIE (PLAINTIFFS) vs. YAW SEFAH (DEFENDANT) [2019]DLHC7092

NAVAL CAPT. (RTD) OSEI KWAME AND KWASI AFRIYIE (PLAINTIFFS) vs. YAW SEFAH (DEFEN... [2019]DLHC7092

Date	2019-06-03
Suit No.	SUIT NO. E1/256/2006
Citation No.	[2019]DLHC7092

HIS LORDSHIP JUSTICE FRANCIS OBIRI HIGH COURT JUDGE

KWAME AWUAH FOR PLAINTIF

AMOAKO KUSI FOR DEFENDANT

[2019]DLHC7092
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >NAVAL CAPT. (RTD) OSEI
KWAME AND KWASI AFRIYIE<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFFS)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>YAW SEFAH<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANT)<o:p></o:p>[HIGH COURT, KUMASI]<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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</div>COUNSEL: <o:p></o:p>KWAME AWUAH FOR PLAINTIF<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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AMOAKO
KUSI FOR DEFENDANT<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM:<o:p></o:p>HIS
LORDSHIP JUSTICE FRANCIS OBIRI, HIGH COURT JUDGE <o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border-top:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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</div>On 15th June 2006,
the plaintiffs filed their writ of summons claiming against the defendant the
following reliefs.<o:p></o:p>a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Declaration
of title and ownership of the house number plot 4 block 11, Aboabo-Kumasi.<o:p></o:p>b)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Damages
for trespass<o:p></o:p>c)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Perpetual
injunction restraining the defendant, his agents or servants, or any other
person claiming interest in the property through him from any way interfering
with the plaintiffs’ title and possession and occupation in the disputed house
and attempting to eject and/or ejecting the tenants and occupants of the said
house.&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>The defendant initially
filed a statement of defence on 13th July 2006 and counterclaimed
against the plaintiffs for certain reliefs.<o:p></o:p>However, on 8th
July 2017, the defendant filed an amended statement of defence to the
plaintiffs claim but did not repeat the counterclaim.&nbsp; It is therefore deemed that, he abandoned the
counterclaim.<o:p></o:p>At the close of pleadings,
the issues set down for trial were, <o:p></o:p>1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Whether
or not the plaintiffs brought this action for themselves and on behalf of the
children of the late Kwabena Owusu and on behalf of Abena Tiwaah’s children.<o:p></o:p>2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Whether
or not Apagyahene gifted the disputed property to Osei-Du father of the late
Kwabena Owusu.<o:p></o:p>3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Whether
or not the late Kwabena Owusu also gifted the disputed house to his wife Abena
Tiwaah and all his children including the children named in paragraph 2 of the
statement of claim.<o:p></o:p>4.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;