PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF GHANA & 19 ORS vs. NICHOLAS O. PARKER [2021]DLCA10824

Date	2021-03-01
Suit No.	SUIT NO. H1/183/2019
Citation No.	[2021]DLCA10824

I. O. TANKO AMADU JSC (PRESIDING)

M. WELBOURNE JA

A. A. GAISIE JA

NANA AMA ANDOH FOR THE DEFENDANT/APPELLANT

DOROTHY ESINAM TETTEH FOR THE PLAINTIFFS/RESPONDENTS

[2021]DLCA10824
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF GHANA &amp; 19 ORS<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFFS/RESPONDENTS)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>NICHOLAS O. PARKER<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANT/ APPELLANT)<o:p></o:p>[COURT OF APPEAL, 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.
H1/183/2019 &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;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;DATE:
1ST MARCH 2021<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>NANA
AMA ANDOH FOR THE DEFENDANT/APPELLANT<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;">

DOROTHY ESINAM TETTEH FOR THE
PLAINTIFFS/RESPONDENTS<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>I. O. TANKO AMADU JSC (PRESIDING), M. WELBOURNE JA,
A. A. GAISIE JA<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;AMMA A. GAISIE JA<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;This appeal is
from the judgment of the High Court, Land Division, Accra, dated 11th
February, 2016 wherein judgment was entered in favour of the
Plaintiffs/Respondents.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;In the High Court,
the Plaintiff/Respondent (hereinafter referred to as the “Respondent), claimed
against the Defendant/Appellant (hereinafter referred to as the Appellant), the
following reliefs:<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;“(a) &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Declaration of title to all that piece or parcel of land situate,
lying and being at Gonyiteh, East Legon and described in the Land Title
Certificate No. GA11692 dated 6th February, 2004<o:p></o:p>(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Perpetual
injunction restraining the defendant, his heirs, agents, assigns, privies and
all persons claiming through or under him interfering with the land<o:p></o:p>(b)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Recovery of
possession of the said land the subject of this action<o:p></o:p>(c)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
An order for
demolition of the said structure placed on the land by the defendant at his
expense<o:p></o:p>(d)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Damages for
trespass<o:p></o:p>(e)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Cost of the suit
herein.”<o:p></o:p><</main>