ADOLPH TETTEH ADJEI vs. ANAS AREMEYAW ANAS& HOLY QUAYE [2020]DLCA9370

Date	2020-03-05
Suit No.	SUIT NO.H1/190/2019
Citation No.	[2020]DLCA9370

ADJEI J.A

KWOFIE J.A

OPPONG J.A

EMMANUEL BRIGHT ATOKOH ESQ. FOR THE PLAINTIFF/APPELLANT

DAVID K. AMETEFE ESQ. FOR THE DEFENDANTS/RESPONDENTS

[2020]DLCA9370
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >ADOLPH
TETTEH ADJEI<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF/APPELLANT)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>ANAS
AREMEYAW ANAS&amp; HOLY QUAYE<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANTS/RESPONDENTS)<o:p></o:p>[COURT OF APPEAL, 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.H1/190/2019&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; &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: 5TH MARCH, 2020<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>EMMANUEL
BRIGHT ATOKOH ESQ. FOR THE PLAINTIFF/APPELLANT<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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DAVID K. AMETEFE ESQ. FOR THE DEFENDANTS/RESPONDENTS<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM:<o:p></o:p>ADJEI
J.A, KWOFIE J.A, OPPONG J.A<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border-top:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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</div><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>ADJEI, J.A:<o:p></o:p> 
<span style="background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">This interlocutory appeal emanates from a ruling
of the High Court Accra delivered on 15th May, 2019. The Plaintiff applied for
an order of interlocutory injunction to restrain the Defendants from developing
the parcel of land at East La Dadekotopon in the Greater Accra Region covering
an area of two acres (0.81 hectare) described and endorsed on the Plaintiff's
writ of summons as relief (a). The High Court after considering the legal
principles used to determine the grant of injunction came to the conclusion
that he would dismiss the application and hear the substantive matter expeditiously.
He gave timelines for the Defendants to file their statement of defence and the
Plaintiff to file an&nbsp;application for directions. It is as a result of the
refusal by the High Court to grant the application for interlocutory injunction
that the Plaintiff filed this interlocutory appeal.<o:p></o:p><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: &quot;Book Antiqua&quot;, serif; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">The brief
background to the matter which has culminated to this interlocutory appeal are
that the Plaintiff filed a suit against the Defendants on 8th March, 2017
claiming for, inter alia:<o:p></o:p>“a.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Declaration of title to all that piece or
parcel of land in extent 2.00 acres (0.81 hectare) more or less and bounded on
the North East by&nbsp; a land measuring 267.4
feet more or less and on the South East by proposed road measuring 296.9 feet,
more or less on the North West by land measuring 298.3 feet more or less and
situate at East La Dadekotopon in the Greater Accra Region of the Republic of
Ghana.<o:p></o:p>b.<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Damages for trespass to Plaintiff’s land
described above.<o:p></o:p>c.<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Recovery of possession of the
Plaintiff’s land aforesaid.<o:p></o:p>d.<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Perpetual injunction&nbsp; against&nbsp;
the Defendants, their servants, agents, assigns, workmen and all those
claiming through them from entering on to the subject land and carrying out any
construction works on same or interfering with the&nbsp; subject land in any manner whatsoever or
disturbing the Plaintiff’s peaceful occupation and possession of same.”<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: &quot;Book Antiqua&quot;, serif; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"> <o:p></o:p><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: &quot;Book Antiqua&quot;, serif; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">The
Plaintiff filed an application for interlocutory injunction on that same day;
8th March, 2017 and caused same to be served on the Defendants. The Plaintiff
in his affidavit in support of the application for injunction gave the
chronology of the case and supported same with exhibits. The Plaintiff
exhibited copious documents to demonstrate his root of title, his title deeds,
the numerous decisions rendered by the High Court and the Court of Appeal. The
cumulative effect of the Plaintiff's submission is that the judgement of the
Court of Appeal delivered on 29th November, 2018 concluded that all the
decisions which were delivered by the High Court to impeach the title of his
grantors were set aside and therefore has a right in both at law and in equity
to protect his sublease interest in the land. The main jud</main>