EMMANUELLA ARABA PAINTSIL vs. PAUL ATANLEY KOFIGAH, MARY AYORKOR OKOE AND MARTHA AYIFO OKOE [2019]DLHC8958

EMMANUELLA ARABA PAINTSIL vs. PAUL ATANLEY KOFIGAH, MARY AYORKOR OKOE AND MARTH... [2019]DLHC8958

Date	2019-04-10
Suit No.	SUIT NO: LD/0394/2017
Citation No.	[2019]DLHC8958

ALEXANDER OSEI TUTU J. (SITTING AS A JUSTICE OF THE HIGH COURT)

LAWYER J.K. GYIMAH F0R THE PLAINTIFF

[2019]DLHC8958
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >EMMANUELLA ARABA PAINTSIL<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>PAUL ATANLEY KOFIGAH, MARY AYORKOR OKOE AND MARTHA AYIFO OKOE<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANTS)<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/0394/2017&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &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:
10TH APRIL, 2019<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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LAWYER
J.K. GYIMAH F0R THE PLAINTIFF<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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OSEI TUTU J. (SITTING AS A JUSTICE OF THE HIGH COURT)<o:p></o:p>

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</div>The Plaintiff initially sued only the
first Defendant before the second and third Defendants were joined to the suit.
In the amended Statement of Claim filed on 31st October 2017, the
Plaintiff sought the following reliefs:<o:p></o:p>a.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
&nbsp;A Declaration of title to a parcel of land No.
11097, Block II, section 163, Odorkor Tsuim, Accra with an approximate area of
0.16 acre.<o:p></o:p>b.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
&nbsp;An order compelling the first Defendant to pay
rent to the Plaintiff for the years he has used the said land for his fitting vocation.<o:p></o:p>c.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
&nbsp;An order for damages for trespass.<o:p></o:p>d.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
&nbsp;An order for perpetual injunction to restrain
the Defendants and their agents, assigns, and privies from interference with
the Plaintiff’s land.<o:p></o:p>e.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
&nbsp;An order for Recovery of Possession.<o:p></o:p>f.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Costs.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>