GRANHILL LIMITED vs. ATLANTIC PORT SERVICES AND ATLAS MANUFACTURING & ENGINEERING CO. LTD. [2019]DLHC8960

GRANHILL LIMITED vs. ATLANTIC PORT SERVICES AND ATLAS MANUFACTURING & ENGINEERI... [2019]DLHC8960

Date	2019-07-31
Suit No.	SUIT NO: LDT/0003/19
Citation No.	[2019]DLHC8960

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

CHRISTIANA BRUCE ASHRIFIE HOLDING THE BRIEF OF KWESI AUSTIN FOR THE PLAINTIFF

KWEKU PAINTSIL (WITH HIM IS DANIEL KUPUALOR) FOR THE DEFENDANTS

[2019]DLHC8960
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >GRANHILL LIMITED<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>ATLANTIC PORT SERVICES AND
ATLAS MANUFACTURING &amp; ENGINEERING CO. LTD.<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: LDT/0003/19&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
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31ST JULY, 2019<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>CHRISTIANA BRUCE ASHRIFIE
HOLDING THE BRIEF OF KWESI AUSTIN FOR THE PLAINTIFF <o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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KWEKU
PAINTSIL (WITH HIM IS DANIEL KUPUALOR) FOR THE DEFENDANTS <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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ALEXANDER OSEI TUTU J. (SITTING AS A JUSTICE OF THE HIGH
COURT<o:p></o:p>

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</div>A brief facts of the case are that the
parties are Limited Liability Companies incorporated under the laws of the
Republic of Ghana, except the third Defendant, which is a statutory body
responsible for management and administration of public lands. The Plaintiff
brought this suit as the lawful assignee of the subject matter plots of land it
which it executed with Costas Glicofridis acting per his lawful attorney on 30th
June 2008. According to the Plaintiff, the first and second Defendants were
licensees of Costas Glycofridis, but failed to yield up vacant possession of
the land, falsely claiming that they are his lawful assignees. As bona fide
purchaser for value without notice of any adverse claim by the two Defendants,
the Plaintiff considers itself entitled to the land, hence the commencement of
the suit.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>The Plaintiff commenced the present
action on 10th November 2010 against the first and second
Defendants. It amended the writ of summons and statement of claim on 2nd
April 2012. Another amendment of the writ was triggered on 6th July
2017 when the third Defendant was joined to the suit at the instance of the
first and second Defendants. It is important to note that the third Defendant
did not participate in the trial and remained a dormant Defendant till the end.
<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>The reliefs claimed against the first
and second Defendants from the Court are:<o:p></o:p>a.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; An
order declaring Plaintiff as the true assignee of the lessor of Industrial Plot
No. IND/A/18/7 &amp; 8 in Tema.<o:p></o:p>b.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; A
Declaration that by virtue of the assignment dated 30th June 2008,
Plaintiff is the lessee of the TDC and not the Defendants.<o:p></o:p>c.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; A
Declaration that Defendants were licensees of the Plaintiff’s assignor<o:p></o:p></main>