MR. LARYEA ANANG vs. ALHAJI SURAKATU UMAR ALI AND ALHAJI A. A. SAMED [2019]DLHC8784

Date	2019-04-03
Suit No.	SUIT NO. LD/1193/16
Citation No.	[2019]DLHC8784

HIS LORDSHIP JUSTICE ANTHONY OPPONG

MR. MOHAMMED SAHNOON ESQ. FOR PLAINTIFF

MR. JAMES MENSAH KELLEY ESQ. FOR DEFENDANTS

[2019]DLHC8784
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >MR. LARYEA ANANG<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>ALHAJI SURAKATU UMAR ALI
AND ALHAJI A. A. SAMED<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANTS)<o:p></o:p>[HIGH COURT,
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SUIT NO. LD/1193/16&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; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;DATE: 3RD APRIL, 2019<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>MR.
MOHAMMED SAHNOON ESQ., FOR PLAINTIFF&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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MR.
JAMES MENSAH KELLEY ESQ., FOR DEFENDANTS<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM:<o:p></o:p>HIS LORDSHIP JUSTICE ANTHONY OPPONG&nbsp;&nbsp; <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>In 1995, Plaintiff claims he acquired the disputed land from
Nungua Stool but in the course of registering it he was informed that the land
was registrable or could only be registered under the Katamanso Stool, a Sub-Stool
of Nungua. He therefore averred that he was constrained to procure another
grant through an indenture from the Katamanso Stool in 2003. He claims further
that the said land has been plotted at the Lands Commission as confirmed by a
search report dated 17th June, 2016 carried out by the Oyibi Police
Station.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>Plaintiff averred further that, under similar circumstances,
he has acquired interest in an adjoining land measuring 31.81 acres from the
same Katamanso Stool and that this land was a subject matter of a judgment dated
18th July 2011 he obtained in his favor from the Circuit Court,
Accra constituted by Her Honor Nana Adwoa Coleman (of blessed memory).<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>It is the Plaintiff’s case that 1st Defendant had
trespassed by laying adverse claim to 3.92 acres of Plaintiff’s land and 2nd
Defendant had trespassed by laying claim to 4.07 acres of Plaintiff’s land and
both Defendants had obtained Land Title Certificates numbers TD 12293 dated 25th
February 2016 and TD 12501 dated 5th May 2016 respectively.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>Plaintiff attacked the Land Title Certificates as having
been obtained fraudulently and by mistake and the particulars of the fraud were
stated thus:<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>“1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; To the knowledge of the Defendants the
land the subject matter of this claim is registered in the name of Katamanso
Stool, the Plaintiff’s grantors and not the Defendants’ grantor<o:p></o:p>2.
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The Plaintiff states that if the
defendants had carried out the necessary searches at the Lands Commission it
would have revealed clearly to them that the land was Katamanso land and same
ought not to have been registered if the title deeds were not emanating from
the Katamanso Stool”.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>Plaintiff under these material averments sued Defendants and
sought by way of reliefs:<o:p></o:p>1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Declaration
of title to all that piece or parcel of land situate lying and being at
Katamanso, Accra and bounded on the North/West by Prison Farms measuring 790
feet more or less on the North/East by Katamanso Stool land measuring 1315 feet
more or less and on the South/East by Government land measuring 800 feet more
or less and on the South/West by Katamanso Stool land measuring approximately
22.02 acres;<o:p></o:p></sp</main>