NII ADAM KWATEI QUARTEY vs. GREEN AGRICULTURAL FARMS LTD. AND NII KOJO ABABIO V (DECEASED) [2019]DLHC8788

NII ADAM KWATEI QUARTEY vs. GREEN AGRICULTURAL FARMS LTD. AND NII KOJO ABABIO V... [2019]DLHC8788

Date	2019-10-30
Suit No.	SUIT NO. FAL/181/11
Citation No.	[2019]DLHC8788

HIS LORDSHIP JUSTICE ANTHONY OPPONG

MR. FELIX QUARTEY ESQ. FOR PLAINTIFF

MR. K. ADJEI LARTEY ESQ. FOR DEFENDANT

[2019]DLHC8788
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >NII ADAM KWATEI QUARTEY<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>GREEN AGRICULTURAL FARMS LTD.
AND NII KOJO ABABIO V (DECEASED)<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANTS)<o:p></o:p>[HIGH COURT,
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. FAL/181/11&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; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; DATE: 30TH OCTOBER, 2019<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>MR.
FELIX QUARTEY ESQ., FOR PLAINTIFF&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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MR.
K. ADJEI LARTEY 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>In the early 1970s, the then Government of Ghana led by
General Kutu Acheampong came up with what was termed Operation Feed Yourself.
In pursuit of this project, the Government encouraged and supported farming.
The 1st Defendant bought into the project and embarked on farming.
As would be expected, it needed land to do the farming. And so in 1972 the
James Town Stool granted what is termed ‘Right
of Entry’ of some pieces of land situate and lying at Mile 8, Accra-Winneba
Road to 1st Defendant. By this ‘Right of Entry’, the 1st Defendant
was permitted to enter the land for farming purposes. Subsequently, the James
Town Stool leased the land to Defendant on or about 14th October,
1976. The lease was duly registered in 1980. <o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>It must be noted that the land leased to 1st Defendant
by the James Town Stool consisted of two parts and the descriptions thereof
have been given in paragraphs 12 and 13 of the Amended Statement of Defence filed
on 8th August 2013.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>Now the Plaintiff on behalf of himself as Head of Gbawe
Kwatei family and on behalf the Gbawe Kwatei Family is claiming that his family
are the owners of the two set of lands in respect of which the James Town Stool
granted the Right of Entry and subsequently leased to the 1st Defendant.
This contention of Plaintiff is what has given rise to the instant cause of
action that has been instituted by Plaintiff against 1st Defendant.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>The Writ of Summons as amended issued by Plaintiff sought
the following reliefs:<o:p></o:p>i.<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Declaration of title to all that piece
or parcel of land described in the schedule to the statement of claim<o:p></o:p>ii.<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Recovery of possession<o:p></o:p>iii.<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Damages de die in diem for trespass<o:p></o:p>