EMMANUEL O.K. MARTINS AND MERCY NTREH vs. KING GEORGE ENT. LTD. AND MUSTAPHA ADJEI MARTINS [2020]DLCA10026

EMMANUEL O.K. MARTINS AND MERCY NTREH vs. KING GEORGE ENT. LTD. AND MUSTAPHA AD... [2020]DLCA10026

Date	2020-03-05
Suit No.	Appeal No. HI/121/2019
Citation No.	[2020]DLCA10026

B. ACKAH-YENSU J.A (PRESIDING)

I. O. TANKO AMADU J.A

AMMA A. GAISIE J.A

SOMUAH ASAMOAH FOR THE 1ST DEFENDANT

FELIX NANA OSEI FOR THE PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT

[2020]DLCA10026
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >EMMANUEL O.K. MARTINS AND
MERCY NTREH<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFFS/ RESPONDENTS)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>KING GEORGE ENT. LTD. AND
MUSTAPHA ADJEI MARTINS&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&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>(1ST DEFENDANT/ APPELLANT/2ND
DEFENDANT)<o:p></o:p>[COURT
OF APPEAL (CIVIL DIVISION), ACCRA]<o:p></o:p><div style="border-top: none; border-right: none; border-left: none; border-image: initial; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: windowtext; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;">

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No. HI/121/2019&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &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:
5th March, 2020<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>SOMUAH ASAMOAH FOR THE 1ST
DEFENDANT<o:p></o:p><div style="border-top: none; border-right: none; border-left: none; border-image: initial; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: windowtext; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;">

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</div>CORAM:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>B. ACKAH-YENSU J.A
(PRESIDING), I. O. TANKO AMADU J.A, AMMA A. GAISIE J.A<o:p></o:p><div style="border-top-width: 1.5pt; border-top-color: windowtext; border-left: none; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-right: none; padding: 1pt 0cm;">

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</div>&nbsp;B. ACKAH-YENSU, J.A<o:p></o:p>This appeal is from the judgment of the
High Court (General Jurisdiction) Accra, dated the 14th day of
December 2016.&nbsp; &nbsp;In the High Court, the Plaintiff/Respondents (hereinafter referred to as the “Respondents”)
took out a writ against the (1st
Defendants who is the only “Appellant” herein).&nbsp; By an amended writ filed on 8th
June 2016, the 2nd Defendant on record was joined to the
Respondents’ action which was endorsed with the same reliefs as in the original
writ as follows:-<o:p></o:p>“1.
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Declaration that the purported lease
or sale of the <o:p></o:p>Plaintiff’s
family property described as H/No. D.891/3, Derby Avenue, Accra is null and
void.<o:p></o:p>2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Recovery of the cost of
rebuilding structures demolished by the Defendant on the Plaintiff’s land.<o:p></o:p>3.&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Damages
di die in diem for trespass.<o:p></o:p>4. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Perpetual
injunction restraining the Defendant his <o:p></o:p>agents
and assigns from however interfering with the Plaintiff’s family’s quiet
enjoyment”.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;In the accompanying Statement of Claim,
the Respondents averred as follows:-<o:p></o:p>(i) &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; That they are the joint heads of the
Daniel Edward Martins family and brought&nbsp;
action for themselves and on behalf of the beneficiaries of the Estate of
the deceased Daniel Edward Martins.<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; That the 1st Defendant,
said to be an incorporated business entity claims to have obtained a leasehold
of the Respondent’s family property at Okaishie, Accra.<o:p></o:p>