CYNTHIA BORTEY BORTELEY vs. THEOPHILUS LAMPTEY , SETH BORQUAYE AND FRANK BORTIER MENSAH [2019]DLHC8778

CYNTHIA BORTEY BORTELEY vs. THEOPHILUS LAMPTEY , SETH BORQUAYE AND FRANK BORTIER... [2019]DLHC8778

Date	2019-11-20
Suit No.	SUIT NO. LD/0043/15
Citation No.	[2019]DLHC8778

HIS LORDSHIP JUSTICE ANTHONY OPPONG

SIMON ANIMLEY ESQ. FOR PLAINTIFF

PAPA YAW OWUSU ANKOMAH ESQ. FOR DEFENDANTS

[2019]DLHC8778
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >CYNTHIA BORTEY BORTELEY<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>THEOPHILUS LAMPTEY (DEFENDANTS), SETH
BORQUAYE AND FRANK BORTIER MENSAH<o:p></o:p>[HIGH COURT,
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SUIT NO. LD/0043/15&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; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; DATE: 20TH
NOVEMBER, 2019<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>SIMON
ANIMLEY ESQ., FOR PLAINTIFF&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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PAPA YAW
OWUSU ANKOMAH ESQ., FOR DEFENDANTS<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM:<o:p></o:p>HIS LORDSHIP JUSTICE ANTHONY OPPONG<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border-top:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%;
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</div>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>The Writ of Summons issued by Plaintiff against the Defendants
sought declaration of title to a piece of land situate and lying at
Okpoi-Gonno, Nungua; perpetual injunction to restrain the Defendants from
encroaching and or developing the said land and damages for trespass.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>Plaintiff claims to have acquired the land from Nungua Stool
in 1994. The land acquired consisted of two plots. Plaintiff entered the land
and carried out acts of possession including construction of a platform. 1st
Defendant then started constructing another platform on a portion of the land
which attracted an objection from Plaintiff. In view of the 1st Defendant’s
impervious stance to the objections and warnings of Plaintiff, the latter was
constrained to issue a Writ of Summons against 1st Defendant and
sought virtually the same reliefs as being sought herein.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>The Nungua Traditional Council (NTC) then intervened in the
said case and offered to mediate. The NTC was able to reach amicable resolution
whereby they persuaded the Plaintiff to accept and restrict her land to one
plot of 80 by 100 feet and forgo or give up the other plot of her land in favor
of 1st Defendant. In addition, the NTC offered to replace Plaintiff’s
second plot of land elsewhere. However, before the delegates of NTC could go
unto the land to physically demarcate the land in accordance with the proposed
terms of settlement, 1st Defendant went unto the land and by what he
allegedly did the whole efforts by NTC came to naught. <o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>Indeed, it was the conduct of 1st Defendant on
the land after the intervention of NTC but before the demarcation that
constrained Plaintiff to file the instant action.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>Defendants denied the claim of Plaintiff and averred that 2nd
and 3rd Defendants acquired the land from Nungua Stool in 1992. Interestingly,
whilst Plaintiff mentioned that the land she acquired is at Okpoi-Gonno, Defendants
mentioned the land to be at Baatsona-Nungua. Defendants averred that they were
in peaceful possession of the land until Plaintiff came to violate their
possessory rights over the land. Defendants stated that they filed an action
against Plaintiff in Suit No. FAL/22/10.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>However, Defendants conceded that NTC intervened in the
dispute to settle same amicably out of Court and the Council decided that Plaintiff
was entitled to one plot and the Council was committed to finding her another
plot elsewhere. Defendant contended that Plaintiff had flouted the settlement
agreement reached by NTC.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>Plaintiff called two witnesses, Madam Regina Bortey(PW1) and
Nii Alabi Gbene II(PW2) whilst each of the Defendants testified and then called
one witness in the person of Nii Borlabi Sam Prempeh(DW1)<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>