[2020]DLHC9249 Login to Read Full Case <span style="font-size: 18px !important;"><p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%"><span class="NoSpacingChar"><b><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;color:#00B0F0">MRS NAOMI WOOD</span></b></span><span class="NoSpacingChar"><i><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></i></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%"><span class="NoSpacingChar"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">(PLAINTIFF/APPELLANT)<o:p></o:p></span></i></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%"><b><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"; color:#00B0F0">vs.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt;text-align:center; line-height:115%"><span class="NoSpacingChar"><b><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;color:#00B0F0">REGINA MENSAH</span></b></span><span class="NoSpacingChar"><i><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt;text-align:center; line-height:115%"><span class="NoSpacingChar"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">(DEFENDANT/RESPONDENT)</span></i></span><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">[<span class="NoSpacingChar">HIGH COURT (CIVIL DIVISION)</span>, ACCRA]<o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt; padding:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%; border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0cm; mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">SUIT NO. H1/139/2018 </span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif"> DATE: 28<sup>TH </sup>MAY, 2020<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p> </div><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="line-height:115%"><b><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">SAMUEL ERICKSON ABEKAH FOR THE DEFENDANTS/APPLICANTS<o:p></o:p></span></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="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-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">BAFFOUR DWUMAH FOR THE PLAINTIFFS/RESPONDENTS]<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="line-height:115%"><b><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family: "Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">CORAM:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt; padding:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="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-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">VICTOR D. OFEI JA, CECILA HANZZY SOWAH JA AND P. BRIGHT MENSAH JA<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="line-height:115%"><b><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt; padding:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%; border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0cm; mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"><b><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">JUDGMENT<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </div><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%"><b><i><u><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial">MENSAH JA:<o:p></o:p></span></u></i></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%"><b><i><u><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial"><o:p><span style="text-decoration-line: none;"> </span></o:p></span></u></i></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial">This appeal is in a very narrow compass. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial">The appeal filed by the plaintiff/appellant simply referred to as the “appellant” is against the decision of Ocran J., sitting at the High Court, Accra (Land Division) delivered 14<sup>th</sup> day of November 2014. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%"><b><i><u><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial"><o:p><span style="text-decoration-line: none;"> </span></o:p></span></u></i></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%"><b><i><u><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial">Historical background:<o:p></o:p></span></u></i></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial">Per her writ of summons sealed in the registry of the High Court, Accra [Land Division] the appellant had claimed against the defendant/respondent simply referred to as “the respondent” the following judicial reliefs:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-left:54.0pt;mso-add-space: auto;text-align:justify;text-indent:-18.0pt;line-height:115%;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1"><!--[if !supportLists]--><i><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">a)<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></i><!--[endif]--><i><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial"> Declaration of title to the land situate at Kingsby Junction, New<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:54.0pt;mso-add-space: auto;text-align:justify;line-height:115%"><i><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial"> Achimota, Accra and particularly described in the deed of gift<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:54.0pt;mso-add-space: auto;text-align:justify;line-height:115%"><i><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial"> dated 12 March 1962 and made by Dorothy Wood (deceased)<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:54.0pt;mso-add-space: auto;text-align:justify;line-height:115%"><i><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial"> and registered in the Deeds Registry as No. 3145/1976.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:54.0pt;mso-add-space: auto;text-align:justify;line-height:115%"><i><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial"><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-left:54.0pt;mso-add-space:auto; text-align:justify;text-indent:-18.0pt;line-height:115%;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1"><!--[if !supportLists]--><i><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">b)<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></i><!--[endif]--><i><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial">Damages for trespass to the land, subject matter of this suit.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt;text-align:justify;line-height: 115%"><i><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-bidi-font-family:Arial"><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:54.0pt;mso-add-space:auto; text-align:justify;text-indent:-18.0pt;line-height:115%;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1"><!--[if !supportLists]--><i><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">c)<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></i><!--[endif]--><i><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial">Recovery of possession of the land, subject matter of this suit.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%"><i><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-bidi-font-family:Arial"><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:54.0pt;mso-add-space:auto; text-align:justify;text-indent:-18.0pt;line-height:115%;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1"><!--[if !supportLists]--><i><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">d)<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></i><!--[endif]--><i><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial">An order for perpetual injunction restraining the defendant, her<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:54.0pt;te