MS ANNIE MARIE EKUBA ADE vs MR. THEOPHILUS ODONKOR, MR. ADOTEY ACQUAYE [2020]DLHC16705

Date	2020-01-23
Suit No.	SUIT NO. LD/0046/15
Citation No.	[2020]DLHC16705

HER LADYSHIP JUSTICE BARBARA TETTEH-CHARWAY (MRS)

VICTOR OPEKU

JOE ABOAGYE DEBRAH

[2020]DLHC16705
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&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;color:#00B0F0">MS ANNIE MARIE EKUBA ADE<o:p></o:p>

(PLAINTIFF)<o:p></o:p>

(DEFENDANTS)<o:p></o:p>

[HIGH
COURT, ACCRA]<o:p></o:p>

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<a name="_heading=h.gjdgxs"></a>SUIT NO. LD/0046/15&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: 23RD &nbsp;JANUARY, 2020<o:p></o:p>

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COUNSEL&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;&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>

VICTOR
OPEKU FOR PLAINTIFF <o:p></o:p>

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CORAM&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>

HER LADYSHIP JUSTICE
BARBARA TETTEH-CHARWAY (MRS)<o:p></o:p>

JUDGMENT<o:p></o:p>

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Plaintiff’s case is that her mother died in December 2008 when she was about Twenty-Six<o:p></o:p>

(26) years of age. Realizing her vulnerability at that time in her life, 1st Defendant approached
her and offered to take care of her, as his daughter.
Plaintiff claims that although she took 1st Defendant as a father
figure in her life, he eventually seduced her.<o:p></o:p>

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In the
relationship that ensued between them, she informed 1st Defendant of
her decision to acquire two (2) plots of land at Oyibi and the 1st
Defendant offered to transact with the land owners on her behalf in order to
protect her interests. She thus gave him an amount of Six Thousand Ghana Cedis
(GH¢6,000.00) which she withdrew from her Prudential Bank account for payment
of the two (2) plots of land. To her consternation however, the documents on these two (2) plots
of land were prepared in the 1st Defendant’s name and <</main>