MOSES NARH TETTEH, NAOMI DEDE NARH AND SAMUEL NARH vs. MATTHEW GLOVER [2019]DLHC8902

Date	2019-10-31
Suit No.	SUIT NO. LD/0686/2018
Citation No.	[2019]DLHC8902

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

ARCHIE DANSO FOR PLAINTIFFS/APPLICANTS

ABIGAIL ANTWI HOLDING BRIEF FOR KWAKU OSEI ASARE FOR DEFENDANT/ RESPONDENT

[2019]DLHC8902
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >MOSES NARH TETTEH, NAOMI DEDE NARH AND SAMUEL NARH<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFFS/APPLICANTS)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>MATTHEW GLOVER<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANT/RESPONDENT)<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/0686/2018&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; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;DATE:
31ST OCTOBER, 2019<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>ARCHIE DANSO FOR
PLAINTIFFS/APPLICANTS&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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ABIGAIL ANTWI HOLDING BRIEF FOR KWAKU OSEI ASARE FOR
DEFENDANT/ RESPONDENT <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>Plaintiffs claim their father was the
chief of Sebrepor and head of the Narh Tetteh Family which is the allodial
owner of Sebrepor Lands and the grantor of every person who is in possession of
any part of Sebrepor Lands. That their father built a house on part of Sebrepor
land in extent of 1.4 acres which is bounded on all sides by Narh Tetteh family
lands.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>Their father also allowed a certain
prophetess a licence to erect a temporary structure on part of the land within
his house. The said prophetess has however vacated the said land after the death
of their father and the defendant is laying claim to a parcel of land located
within their father’s house at Sebrepor near Michel Camp and when challenged
the Defendant claimed that their father sold the land to him in his lifetime.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>The Defendant has commenced development
on the land and unless restrained by the court, he will continue to develop the
said piece of land and thereby making it impossible for the Plaintiffs family
to use same for any future project the family would want to undertake. Again,
they will suffer an irreparable damage if the application is not granted.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>In his affidavit in opposition
Defendant avers as follows:<o:p></o:p>He purchased the disputed plot of land
from Nelson Narh Tetteh who was the stool father of Sebrepor near Michel Camp
in 1989 and raised a structure on it where the Baptist church conducted
fellowship. He continues that the prophetess mentioned by Plaintiffs/Applicants
happens to be his wife and aside the church structure he also constructed a
store which was later converted to a bedroom which he has been renting out for
the past ten years. He averred again that he put up a fence wall in portions of
the said land.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>According to Defendant the Plaintiffs
had demolished the Church building leaving only the one-bedroom structure. <o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>The principles guiding the exercise of
the discretionary powers vested in the courts to grant or refuse such
application are well-settled in case law. Among them are the following cases:<o:p></o:p>