EMMANUEL QUAYE vs. OSHAN KUUMO BORTEY NUKPA AND ALABI AKA aka FELLA [2021]DLHC11350

Date	2021-06-17
Suit No.	SUIT NO. LD/0128/2015
Citation No.	[2021]DLHC11350

HIS LORDSHIP JUSTICE SOLOMON OPPONG-TWUMASI (MR.)

LIVINGSTONE DEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF

GOSFORD SAWYERR FOR THE DEFENDANTS – ABSENT

[2021]DLHC11350
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >EMMANUEL QUAYE<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>OSHAN KUUMO BORTEY NUKPA AND ALABI
AKA aka FELLA<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:&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>LIVINGSTONE DEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF <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;">

GOSFORD
SAWYERR FOR THE DEFENDANTS – ABSENT<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM:<o:p></o:p>HIS LORDSHIP JUSTICE SOLOMON OPPONG-TWUMASI (MR.)<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;1.0&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
INTRODUCTION:<o:p></o:p>On the 24th day of November, 2015, the
Plaintiff caused to issue out of the registry of this Court a writ of civil
summons against the Defendants for the following reliefs;<o:p></o:p>(i)&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;
An order
directed at the 1st Defendant to deliver to the Plaintiff plots of
land promised (emphasis mine) to the Plaintiff or in the alternative to refund
to the Plaintiff an amount of GH¢14,000.00 with interest thereon from 2014 till
the date of judgment.<o:p></o:p>(ii)&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;
An order
against the 2nd Defendant to pay to the Plaintiff the cedi value of
the foundation footings and partly developed building destroyed.<o:p></o:p>(iii)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
An order
directed against the 2nd Defendant to pay to the Plaintiff the
amount of GH¢2,600.00 being the value of the metal container destroyed on the
orders of the 2nd Defendant and <o:p></o:p>(iv)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
An order
against the 2nd Defendant &nbsp;&nbsp;to replace 1200 pieces of concrete blocks
destroyed on the instruction of the 2nd Defendant.<o:p></o:p>1.1&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
FACTS:<o:p></o:p>The brief facts of the case are that a member of
the Defendants’ family introduced the Plaintiff to the 1st Defendant
as someone who was the owner of a large tract of land situate at Santor, Tema
and could sell some of the plots to the Plaintiff.<o:p></o:p>