[2020]DLCA8594 Login to Read Full Case <span style="font-size: 18px !important;"><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt; text-align:center"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; color:#00B0F0">MRS. MARGARET Y.N. ACHIAMPONG</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; color:#00B0F0"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt; text-align:center"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">(PLAINTIFF/ APPELLANT)<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt; text-align:center"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"; color:#00B0F0;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">vs.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt; text-align:center"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; color:#00B0F0">STATE HOUSING CO. LTD. AND MR. KUDOM<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt; text-align:center"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">(DEFENDANTS/RESPONDENTS)<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt; text-align:center"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; color:#00B0F0">NII AFFOTEY AHINAH II AND CLEMENT BORTEY<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">(DEFENDANTS)</span></i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt; text-align:center"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt; text-align:center"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%; font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">[COURT OF APPEAL, ACCRA]<o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt; padding:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center;border:none; mso-border-bottom-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">APPEAL NO.HI/14/2018 </span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">DATE: </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-ansi-language: EN-GB">29<sup>TH</sup> </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">JAN , 2020</span><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:105%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif">MRS. MARGARET Y.N ACHIAMPONG (IN PERSON)<o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt; padding:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt; padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">MISS DZIFA DAVIDSON (FOR 2<sup>ND</sup> DEFENDANT/RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:105%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">CORAM:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt; padding:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt; padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">C.J. HONYENUGA J.A (PRESIDING), I. O. TANKO AMADU J.A, AMMA A. GAISIE J.A<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-ansi-language:EN-GB"> <b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt; padding:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt; text-align:center;border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt; padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">JUDGMENT<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><b><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">TANKO AMADU J.A<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><b><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif"><o:p><span style="text-decoration-line: none;"> </span></o:p></span></u></b></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom: 10.0pt;margin-left:54.0pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-align:justify;text-indent: -36.0pt;line-height:150%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:17.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Californian FB",serif; mso-fareast-font-family:"Californian FB";mso-bidi-font-family:"Californian FB"">(1)<span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:150%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">By an amended writ issued from the High Court Accra, the Plaintiff/Appellant <i>(hereinafter referred to as the “Appellant”)</i></span><b><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-bidi-font-family:"Calibri Light""> </span></i></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-bidi-font-family:"Calibri Light"">claimed from the Defendants among whom only the 1<sup>st</sup> and 2<sup>nd</sup> contested the appeal <i>(hereinafter referred to as “1<sup>st</sup> and 2<sup>nd</sup> Respondents”)</i> the following reliefs</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin">:-<b><i><o:p></o:p></i></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom: 10.0pt;margin-left:54.0pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-align:justify;line-height: 150%"><b><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif;mso-bidi-font-family:"Calibri Light"">(a) Declaration of title in No.4 School Street, Teshie/Nungua <o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom: 10.0pt;margin-left:72.0pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-align:justify;line-height: 150%"><b><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif;mso-bidi-font-family:"Calibri Light"">Estate originally covering 3.06 acres by the indenture of the 1<sup>st</sup> Defendant but found out to cover 3.11 acres by surveyors of Land Title Registry.<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom: 10.0pt;margin-left:54.0pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-align:justify;line-height: 150%"><b><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif;mso-bidi-font-family:"Calibri Light"">(b) An order for Recovery of possession of all that piece of land <o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom: 10.0pt;margin-left:72.0pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-align:justify;line-height: 150%"><b><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif;mso-bidi-font-family:"Calibri Light"">identified as No.4 School Street by the document given to the Plaintiff by the 1<sup>st</sup> Defendant.<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom: 10.0pt;margin-left:54.0pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-align:justify;line-height: 150%"><b><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif;mso-bidi-font-family:"Calibri Light"">(c) An order to cancel the documents of Defendant or setting <o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom: 10.0pt;margin-left:72.0pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-align:justify;line-height: 150%"><b><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif;mso-bidi-font-family:"Calibri Light""> aside same.<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom: 10.0pt;margin-left:54.0pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-align:justify;line-height: 150%"><b><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif;mso-bidi-