EMMANUEL NARTEY vs. GA SOUTH MUNICIPAL ASSEMBLY WEIJA, ACCRA [2019]DLHC8889

Date	2019-10-15
Suit No.	SUIT NO. LD/0729/2018
Citation No.	[2019]DLHC8889

BEFORE HIS LORDSHIP JUSTICE E. K. BOSOMPEM APENKWAH J.

PATIENCE ACKAH HOLDING BRIEF FOR JAMES MENSAH KULLEY FOR PLAINTIFF

NO LAWYER APPEARED FOR DEFENDANT

[2019]DLHC8889
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >EMMANUEL NARTEY<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>GA SOUTH MUNICIPAL ASSEMBLY<o:p></o:p>WEIJA, ACCRA<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANT/APPLICANT)<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>[HIGH COURT (LAND DIVISION 5), 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. LD/0729/2018&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &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 OCTOBER,
2019<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>PATIENCE ACKAH HOLDING BRIEF
FOR JAMES MENSAH KULLEY FOR&nbsp;&nbsp; PLAINTIFF <o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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NO
LAWYER APPEARED FOR DEFENDANT <o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM:<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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BEFORE HIS LORDSHIP JUSTICE E. K. BOSOMPEM APENKWAH J.<o:p></o:p>

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</div><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>The
Plaintiff took out a writ of summons against the Defendant from the Registry of
this court on the 19th day of June, 2018 seeking the following
reliefs:<o:p></o:p>I)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
A
declaration of title to a piece of land lying at Sakumonaa (Mallam Junction) in the Ga South District of the
Greater Accra Region with named boundaries and containing an approximate area of
0.21 acre.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
<o:p></o:p>II)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Special
damages of GH¢26,200.00.<o:p></o:p>III)&nbsp;
Perpetual
injunction restraining the Defendant its agents, assigns, workmen etc from
disturbing Plaintiff’s quiet enjoyment.<o:p></o:p>IV)
Costs
inclusive of legal and administrative cost.<o:p></o:p>The
writ was accompanied by a twenty-three (23) paragraph statement of claim. The
Defendant failed to enter appearance to the writ and all processes were served
on it by substituted service. Subsequently the Plaintiff took an interlocutory
judgment in default of defence to the suit on<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;the 15th day of January, 2019.
Following from this the Plaintiff gave evidence on the 22nd day of July,
2019 in proof his title and the other reliefs he seeks from the court after
filing a witness statement.<o:p></o:p>THE
CASE OF THE PLAINTIFF &nbsp;<o:p></o:p>The
Plaintiff’s case as seen from his pleadings and evidence given to the court is
that he is a businessman and lives at the Spintex Road, Accra. He acquired a parcel
of land containing an approximate area of 0.21 acre from the Gbawe Kwatei
Family of Gbawe&nbsp; rep</main>