DR. OSBERT NYARKO ADJEI vs. DANIEL MCKORLEY [2019]DLHC8779

Date	2019-07-17
Suit No.	SUIT NO. FAL/783/2014
Citation No.	[2019]DLHC8779

HIS LORDSHIP JUSTICE ANTHONY OPPONG

MR. BARIMA MANU ESQ. FOR PLAINTIFF

ALHAJI FAROUCK SEIDU ESQ. FOR DEFENDANT

[2019]DLHC8779
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >DR.
OSBERT NYARKO ADJEI <o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>DANIEL MCKORLEY <o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANT)<o:p></o:p>[HIGH COURT,
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SUIT NO. FAL/783/2014&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: 17TH JULY,
2019<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>MR.
BARIMA MANU ESQ., FOR PLAINTIFF&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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ALHAJI
FAROUCK SEIDU ESQ., FOR DEFENDANT<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><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>On or about 30th September, 2006, Plaintiff who
is a medical officer based in the United States of America was granted a 99-year
lease of land by Nii Sodjah Obodai in his capacity as the Acting Chief of
Mpehuasem, East Legon Extension, Accra. The subject matter of the lease which
is said to be at a place called East Legon Extension (Mpehuasem), Accra covers
an area of 0.553 of an acre and it consists of Plots 1 and 35.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>Plaintiff alleged that he started building on the two ends
of the two plots of the land; leaving the middle portion undeveloped with the
intention of using that middle portion for construction of a clinic.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>Plaintiff averred further that Defendant from nowhere
entered the land and started constructing fence wall around the middle portion
earmarked by Plaintiff for the development of the clinic.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>&nbsp;Plaintiff’s
resistance led to breaking down and the reconstruction of the fence wall. The
intervention of the police could not resolve the conflict. However, according
to Plaintiff, somebody showed up at the Police Station with an indenture
bearing the name of defendant as the owner of the land.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>Plaintiff attacked the indenture shown to him at the Police
Station by ascribing fraud to it. The particulars of fraud were stated as:<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>i.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
That Nii Sodjah Obodai has denied ever
executing an indenture in favor of defendant;<o:p></o:p>ii.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
That Emmanuel Torgbor who alleged to
have witnessed the said Nii Sodjah Obodai execute the indenture has denied ever
being a witness to such a transaction;<o:p></o:p>