COMFORT OPOKU vs. MR. BRAKO [2019]DLHC8823

Date	2019-06-27
Suit No.	LDA/0011/2016
Citation No.	[2019]DLHC8823

HIS LORDSHIP JUSTICE SAMUEL ASARE-NYAKO

MR. E.A. ACQUAYE FOR THE PLAINTIFF/APELLANT

JENNIFER ENYAN FOR DEFENDANT/RESPONDENT

[2019]DLHC8823
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color:#00B0F0;mso-no-proof:yes">COMFORT OPOKU<o:p></o:p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
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color:#00B0F0;mso-no-proof:yes">MR. BRAKO<o:p></o:p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
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mso-no-proof:yes">(DEFENDANT/RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
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</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>MR. E.A. ACQUAYE FOR THE PLAINTIFF/APELLANT<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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</div><a name="_Hlk41470610">CORAM:</a><o:p></o:p>HIS LORDSHIP JUSTICE SAMUEL ASARE-NYAKO<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border-top:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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</div>This is an appeal from the judgment of
the District Court, Amasaman dated the 2nd day of March 2016.&nbsp; The appellant was the plaintiff at the trial
court whiles the respondent was the defendant at the trial court.&nbsp; The plaintiff/appellant and the
defendant/respondent are neighbours sharing a common border. <o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>The reliefs plaintiff/appellant claimed
at the trial court are:<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:
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-18.0pt;line-height:115%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; An
order compelling the defendant to destroy the Manhole he has constructed on a
portion of plaintiff’s land at Taifa Railway Line and give vacant possession of
the area he has constructed the Manhole. <o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpFirst" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:
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amount of GHC4000 being the cost of plaintiff’s building which defendant pulled
down, destruction of 6 inch sandcrete blocks and destruction of a fence wall.<o:p></o:p></a><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:
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damages for trespass unto plaintiff’s land.<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:
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