PRINCE BOAKYE DANQUAH vs. MR. JOHN EWIAKYE, JONAS NEEQUAYE AND PROF. JOHN NII AYAA ARTHUR [2019]DLHC8792

PRINCE BOAKYE DANQUAH vs. MR. JOHN EWIAKYE, JONAS NEEQUAYE AND PROF. JOHN NII AY... [2019]DLHC8792

Date	2019-05-15
Suit No.	SUIT NO. FAL/67/2013
Citation No.	[2019]DLHC8792

HIS LORDSHIP JUSTICE ANTHONY OPPONG

MR. CHARLES BAWADUAH ESQ. FOR PLAINTIFF

MR. OSEADEAYO YAW TEMENG ESQ. FOR 1ST DEFENDANT

MR. GABRIEL NII TEIKO TAGOE FOR 2ND AND 3RD DEFENDANTS

[2019]DLHC8792
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >PRINCE BOAKYE DANQUAH<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>MR. JOHN EWIAKYE, JONAS
NEEQUAYE AND PROF. JOHN NII AYAA ARTHUR<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/67/2013&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &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: 15TH MAY, 2019<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>MR.
CHARLES BAWADUAH ESQ., FOR PLAINTIFF&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>MR.
OSEADEAYO YAW TEMENG ESQ., FOR 1ST DEFENDANT <o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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MR.
GABRIEL NII TEIKO TAGOE FOR 2ND AND 3RD DEFENDANTS<o:p></o:p>

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</div><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>In September, 2005, Plaintiff acquired the piece of land in
dispute. The deed of assignment allegedly registered as No. AR/1200A/2000
covering the land was executed between Plaintiff one hand and 1st Defendant
on the other hand and 2nd Defendant witnessed the execution.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>1st Defendant acquired the land from Nii
Owuo-Akwaa and children by a conveyance dated 10th July 1995.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>After acquiring the land Plaintiff who lives and works in
Liberia entered into possession and erected a foundation on the land through
the instrumentality of 2nd Defendant. However, in the course of erecting
the foundation, some people namely Davis Bortier, Abraham Adjin and Alabi
Teiman entered the land and demolished the structures on two occasions and when
Plaintiff informed his grantors, the Head of Nii Owuo- Akwaa family, Felix
Bortier advised him to settle them
and they were accordingly settled at a meeting by paying a sum of money to
them.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>Plaintiff
stated that he used the land as collateral security to secure a loan facility
from UT bank and deposited the original document covering the land to UT bank
and this transaction was witnessed by 2nd defendant.&nbsp; <o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>It turned out that the 1st Defendant, after
transferring the land to Plaintiff, subsequently transferred the same land to
the 3rd Defendant without the knowledge of Plaintiff and 3rd
Defendant engaged 2nd Defendant to work on the land. <o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>This portrays a bizarre situation where 2nd Defendant
who allegedly was aware of the acquisition of the land by Plaintiff and
actually witnessed the execution of the indenture on the land in favor of Plaintiff
and was also aware of the fact that Plaintiff had secured a loan taken from UT
bank with the indenture on the property turned round to work on the land for 3rd
Defendant to whom the same 1st Defendant purportedly transferred the
same land.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>3rd Defendant has obtained Land Title Certificate
over the land but Plaintiff avers that the land title certificate was issued in
error or by mistake through the manipulations of the 2nd Defendant.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>In September 2012 when Plaintiff visited Ghana he noticed
that 2nd Defendant was filling the land with sand ostensibly on the
instructions of 3rd Defendant.<o:p></o:p>