MRS. DOROTHY AKUA DANSO & ANOR. vs. DR. SOPHIA ORACCA TETTEH & ORS. [2020]DLHC10306

Date	2020-06-18
Suit No.	SUIT NO. LD/1385/17
Citation No.	[2020]DLHC10306

HER LADYSHIP ANANDA J. AIKINS (MRS).

MR. JULIUS NKETIAH HOLDING BRIEF FOR FIIFI ABBAM FOR THE PLAINTIFFS/APPLICANTS PRESENT

ANGELA OBENG SASU HOLDING BRIEF FOR KWADWO ADDEAH SAFO FOR THE DEFENDANTS/RESPONDENTS PRESENT

[2020]DLHC10306
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >MRS. DOROTHY AKUA DANSO &amp; ANOR.<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFFS)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>DR. SOPHIA ORACCA TETTEH &amp; ORS.<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANTS)<o:p></o:p>[HIGH COURT, 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;">

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>MR. JULIUS NKETIAH HOLDING BRIEF FOR FIIFI ABBAM FOR THE
PLAINTIFFS/APPLICANTS PRESENT<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;">

ANGELA OBENG SASU HOLDING
BRIEF FOR KWADWO ADDEAH SAFO FOR THE DEFENDANTS/RESPONDENTS PRESENT<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM:<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;">

HER LADYSHIP ANANDA J. AIKINS (MRS).<o:p></o:p>

</div>&nbsp;RULING
ON APPLICATION FOR INTERLOCUTORY INJUNCTION<o:p></o:p>The
plaintiffs are requesting, per this present application, for an order of
interim injunction to restrain the defendants herein from dealing with the property
which is the subject matter of the substantive suit in any way whatsoever until
the determination of the substantive suit. The reason for this request is that
the property in issue which is described as Hse no D733/4 and which is
said to be situate on the Boundary Road, Ussher Town, Accra is part of the
estate of the late Jacob Asamani Boateng. <o:p></o:p>The
plaintiffs/applicants who are the administrators of the estate of the late
Jacob Asamani Boateng claim that they have been in possession of the said
property until the defendants interfered with the said possession by placing
tenants in the said property. The applicants also claimed that the defendants
are committing waste by making alterations to the property and that if the
defendants are not restrained, they will totally change the character of the
property before the substantive matter is determined on its merits and if that
happens, no quantum of damages will be adequate as compensation to the
plaintiffs. <o:p></o:p>The
defendants/respondents are opposed to the application for the reasons that the
property is part of the estate of one Thomas Jonas Aryeetey and that same was
the self-acquired property of the said Thomas Jonas Aryeetey and that the
plaintiffs/applicants were rather laying an adverse claim to the said property.
The defendants say that they are in effective possession of the property in
dispute and that the said property is in serious disrepair and therefore needs
urgent renovations to be carried out on same to prevent it from collapsing on
innocent traders and pedestrians who ply the street in front of the property in
the course of their daily business activities.<o:p></o:p>The
Court has considered all the affidavits and exhibits annexed by both parties
and the Court is of the opinion that this application ought not to be granted
because the affidavit evidence show that it is the defendants who are in
control of the disputed property and they (especially the 1st to 3rd
defendants) have been summoned to the Sanitation Court of the Accra Metropolitan
Assembly in order for them to renovate the property since same has fallen into
serious disrepair. A grant of this application will only serve the purpose of
halting or delaying the process of renovations which the property is in dire
need of to save it from collapsing on and killing innocent Ghanaians. <o:p></o:p>In
the light of the above reasoning this Court believes that the application is
without merit and so same is refused. Cost of GH₵2,000.00
is awarded against the 1st and 2nd plaintiffs/applicants.
The matter will take its normal course. <o:p></o:p>&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; <o:p></o:p>(SGD)<o:p></o:p>JUSTICE ANANDA J. AIKINS
(MRS)<o:p></o:p>JUSTICE OF THE HIGH COURT<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;

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