MRS. MARY OSEI vs. SOWATEY ALIAS TIGER AND NII KPOBI TETTEH TSURU III [2021]DLHC11354

Date	2021-07-30
Suit No.	SUIT NO. FAL/921/2014
Citation No.	[2021]DLHC11354

HIS LORDSHIP JUSTICE SOLOMON OPPONG-TWUMASI (MR.)

HUMPHREY MODZAKAH FOR THE PLINTIFF

[2021]DLHC11354
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >MRS. MARY OSEI<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>SOWATEY ALIAS TIGER AND NII KPOBI
TETTEH TSURU III<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><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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MODZAKAH FOR THE PLINTIFF<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>The Plaintiff, a retired Civil Servant, in or
around 2014 caused to issue the present writ against the 1st
Defendant, a pastor who lives in Accra and the 2nd Defendant, the
chief of La, Accra.<o:p></o:p>1.1&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
In the course of
the proceedings, the 2nd Defendant passed on to glory and was duly
substituted by Nii Obodai Adai IV.<o:p></o:p>1.2&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Per the
indorsement on her writ of summons, the Plaintiff seeks declaration of title to
two (2) different parcels of land situate in Accra which parcels are contiguous
to each other and both duly described in the indorsement, the Statement of
Claim and the Evidence-In-Chief (witness statement) of the Plaintiff.<o:p></o:p>1.3&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
BRIEF FACTS:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>The Plaintiff states that she got her grant of her
two plots of land respectively from one Anum Annan who assigned the unexpired
term of his leasehold interest in the property described in paragraph 3 of the
Statement of Claim to her and also by a deed of indenture executed between her
and Nii Ashikwei Oshiapem III, the Dzasetse and Head of Family of Teshie she
also got the second grant of her land.<o:p></o:p>1.4&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
The Plaintiff
states that she has registered her interests in both parcels of land with the
Lands Commission and accordingly she has Land Title Certificate for the two
lands.<o:p></o:p>1.5&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;