JAMES DUGBATEY KWAKU vs. JOHN AMOO QUAYE [2019]DLHC8964

Date	2019-07-10
Suit No.	SUIT NO: FAL/497/15
Citation No.	[2019]DLHC8964

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

NOAH ASAMANY LAWYER FOR THE PLAINTIFF

KWEKU NYAMEKYE AIDOO LAWYER FOR THE DEFENDANT

[2019]DLHC8964
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >JAMES DUGBATEY KWAKU<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>JOHN AMOO QUAYE<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANT)<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: FAL/497/15&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &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 JULY, 2019<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>NOAH ASAMANY, LAWYER 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
NYAMEKYE AIDOO, LAWYER FOR THE 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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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:
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OSEI TUTU J. (SITTING AS A JUSTICE OF THE HIGH COURT)<o:p></o:p>

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</div><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>On 20th April 2015, the
Plaintiff issued from the registry of this Court, a Writ of Summons and a
Statement of Claim seeking the following reliefs:<o:p></o:p>a.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; A
Declaration of title to a 0.28 acre land situate and lying at Mallam in the
Greater Accra Region<o:p></o:p>b.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; An
order for recovery of possession of the above mentioned land.<o:p></o:p>c.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Damages
for breach of promise and/or trespass.<o:p></o:p>d.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Perpetual
injunction against the Defendant<o:p></o:p>e.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Costs.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>The Defendant initially entered personal
appearance before he engaged his current lawyer. On 23rd June 2017,
the lawyer filed a Statement of Defence on behalf of the Defendant, which
contained a Counterclaim against the Plaintiff for the recovery of loans
amounting to GH