KAMARU JAJI vs. PAUL BOATENG [2020]DLCA9205

Date	2020-07-23
Suit No.	SUIT NO. H1 /123/2020
Citation No.	[2020]DLCA9205

WELBOURNE (MRS) J.A. (PRESIDING)

KWOFIE J.A.

B. MENSAH J.A.

COUNSEL FOR DEFENDANT/APPELLANT – SIMON OKYERE

COUNSEL FOR PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT – LONGINUS NWAEHIE

[2020]DLCA9205
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >KAMARU JAJI<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF/ RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>PAUL BOATENG<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANT/ APPELLANT)<o:p></o:p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:
&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:
&quot;Calibri Light&quot;;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-latin;mso-ansi-language:EN-US">[COURT
OF APPEAL, ACCRA]<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
padding:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm">

</div><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;
mso-ansi-language:EN-US">COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;
font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;
mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;mso-ansi-language:EN-US">COUNSEL FOR
DEFENDANT/APPELLANT – SIMON OKYERE <o:p></o: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" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:
justify;line-height:115%;border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;
line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;
mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;mso-ansi-language:EN-US">COUNSEL FOR
PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT – LONGINUS NWAEHIE<o:p></o:p>

</div><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;
mso-ansi-language:EN-US">CORAM: <o:p></o:p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;
font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;
mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;mso-ansi-language:EN-US">WELBOURNE (MRS)
J.A. (PRESIDING), KWOFIE J.A., B. MENSAH J.A.<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border-top:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;border-right:none;
padding:1.0pt 0cm 1.0pt 0cm">

<p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%;
border:none;mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt;mso-border-bottom-alt:
solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:1.0pt 0cm 1.0pt 0cm">JUDGMENT<o:p></o:p>

</div><span style="font-size:12.0pt;
line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;
mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;mso-ansi-language:EN-US">WELBOURNE (MRS)
JA<o:p></o:p>INTRODUCTION:<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Calibri Light&quot;;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-latin;
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">This is an appeal against the Judgment of the High
Court, General Jurisdiction, Accra, delivered
on the 9th day of October, 2019. <o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;
line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Calibri Light&quot;;
mso-bidi-theme-font:major-latin;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">BRIEF FACTS:<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Calibri Light&quot;;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-latin;
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">According to the Plaintiff, on or about the year 2015,
he was served with an order for Writ of Possession from the High Court Accra,
requesting the Plaintiff to vacate House No. DF 17 Race Course, which the
Plaintiff bought by an auction sale organised by the Judicial Service. The
Plaintiff states that by a duly arranged public auction which was advertised in
the newspaper held on the 5th October 2012, the Plaintiff purchased
the property located at DF 17, Race Course, Bungalow house at the cost price of
GH₵<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Calibri Light&quot;;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-latin;
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">65,000,00. The Plaintiff further states that upon
payment of the price above mentioned, he was issued with a certificate of
purchase dated 20th April, 2012 which was duly signed by a judicial
officer and numbered J.S. 7525900. It was upon the service of Writ of
Possession on the Plaintiff that the Plaintiff filed a Writ of Summons
accompanied with a Statement of Claim on the Defendant for the following
reliefs:<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;
line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;
mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">(i)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Calibri Light&quot;;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-latin;
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">A declaration that Plaintiff is the owner of the
property situate and lying at Race Course, having bought the said property at auction
sale and being in possession of same since 2012.<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Calibri Light&quot;;mso-bidi-theme-font:major-latin;
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;
line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;
mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">(ii)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;