MAJOR M. K. LOTSU (RTD) vs. THE HEAD OF NIKOITSE WE OF KLANAA LABADI [2020]DLHC10428

Date	2020-09-08
Suit No.	SUIT NO: LD/0017/2020
Citation No.	[2020]DLHC10428

HER LADYSHIP JUSTICE AFIA SERWAH ASARE-BOTWE (MRS.)

MR. KWABLA SENANU FOR THE PLAINTIFF/APPLICANT PRESENT

DEFENDANT ABSENT DESPITE SERVICE OF A HEARING NOTICE

[2020]DLHC10428
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >MAJOR M. K. LOTSU (RTD)<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>THE HEAD OF NIKOITSE WE OF KLANAA LABADI<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANT)<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;">

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padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm">SUIT NO: LD/0017/2020&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: 8TH SEPTEMBER,
2020<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>MR. KWABLA SENANU FOR THE
PLAINTIFF/APPLICANT 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;">

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DESPITE SERVICE OF A HEARING NOTICE<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM:<o:p></o:p>HER LADYSHIP JUSTICE AFIA SERWAH
ASARE-BOTWE (MRS.) <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;The
plaintiff issued a Writ of Summons and accompanying Statement of Claim on the 4th
of October, 2019 sending the following reliefs;<o:p></o:p>1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
A declaration that plaintiff
is the owner of all that land situate, lying and being at Nkwantanang – Accra
and bounded on the North by vendors land measuring 120 feet more or less, on
the South by Vendor’s land measuring 120 feet more or less, on the West by
Vendor’s land measuring 120 feet more or less, on the East by proposed road
measuring 120 feet more or less, and containing an approximate area of 0.55
Acres, as particularized in paragraph 4 of the Indenture and coloured red on
the site plan attached to the Indenture showing the above relevant
measurements.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
An order for perpetual
injunction restraining the Nikoitse We of Klanaa Labadi, Accra, its head,
agents, servants and all other persons claiming through the defendant from in
any way interfering with Plaintiff’s ownership, possession and occupation of
the land in dispute.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
General Damages for
trespass.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;Plaintiff
indicates that the land was acquired from the Nikoitse We of Klanaa Labadi
effective 22nd May, 1978 for the sum of Two Hundred old cedis after
which he enjoyed possession quietly, until sometime last year that he noticed
that one Mr. Brown, alleging to be an agent of his grantor, family, the
Defendant herein, began making incursion on the land which he resisted, and
which resistance has culminated in the instant action.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;The
Defendant was duly served with the writ on 14th February, 2020 and
has been served with subsequent processes and has failed to file a defence,
despite entering appearance, per his lawyer Mr. Amon-Kotei of Kotopon Chambers.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;At
a point, Mr. G. H. Quist, in quite an unorthodox manner, also purporting to act
for the defendant, also filed an application to set aside the writ which was
dismissed by the substantive judge Her Ladyship Justice Ellen Vivian Amoah, was
appealed against, after which the defendant and their lawyers went to sleep.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;Subsequently,
due to the confused nature of the representation, this court has insisted on
the defendant family being personally served with the processes culminating in
the interlocutory judgment of this court and this judgment, but they have
failed to react.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;The
authorities are legion that a person having due notice of pending proceedings
and choosing to stay away could not complain of a breach of the audi alteram
partem rule:<o:p></</main>