NICHOLAS KUMI DANSO vs. NII TETTEH KOFI AND 3 OTHERS [2021]DLHC11356

Date	2021-04-30
Suit No.	SUIT NO. FAL/937/2013
Citation No.	[2021]DLHC11356

HIS LORDSHIP JUSTICE SOLOMON OPPONG-TWUMASI.

JONATHAN T. SARBLAH FOR THE PLAINTIFF

STEPHEN SAH FOR THE DEFENDANTS

[2021]DLHC11356
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >NICHOLAS KUMI
DANSO<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>NII TETTEH KOFI
AND 3 OTHERS<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;">

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NO. FAL/937/2013&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:
30TH APRIL, 2021<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>JONATHAN T. SARBLAH 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; margin-left: -0.55pt; margin-right: 0cm;">

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FOR THE DEFENDANTS<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM:<o:p></o:p>HIS LORDSHIP JUSTICE SOLOMON OPPONG-TWUMASI.<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>1.0&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; INTRODUCTION:<o:p></o:p>Per the indorsement on the Plaintiff’s writ of
summons which he caused to be issued for him on 4th September, 2013,
the Plaintiff claimed for declaration of title/ownership of ten (10) plots of
land situate at Nsakina, Accra the boundaries of which were aptly described in
the indorsement on the writ.<o:p></o:p>The Plaintiff also seeks recovery of possession of
the land granted to the 4th defendant by the 3rd
Defendant, but his relief for general damages is against the 4th
Defendant only.<o:p></o:p>1.1&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
The writ was accompanied
by a 21-paragraph statement of claim in &nbsp;&nbsp;which the Plaintiff explains in detail the
basis of his action against the Defendants<o:p></o:p>1.2&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; FACTS:<o:p></o:p>The facts of this case are simple or straight
forward.&nbsp; According to the Plaintiff who
describes himself as a Public Servant, sometime in 2003, the Head of family of
Nsakina (now deceased), acting per his Lawful Attorney executed a lease for him
and that the 3rd Defendant, styling himself as a leader of the
family has now granted four (4) of his plots to the 4th Defendant.<o:p></o:p>1.3&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
The Plaintiff
says he acquired ten (10) plots from Christiana Larka Lamptey who claimed that
she had earlier been given her land by her late father and that the grant to the
Plaintiff &nbsp;was with the consent and
concurrence of the family through the Attorney of the head of family.<o:p></o:p>1.4&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Plaintiff says
that he went into immediate possession by building a single room on the land to
store his materials and then took steps to have his interest in the land recorded
by the Lands Commission.<o:p></o:p>1.5&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Later he learnt
that the 3rd Defendant had granted four (4) of his plots to the 4th
Defendant and that attempts to settle the dispute as to why four (4) of his
plots were granted to the 4th Defendant by the 3rd
Defendant failed and hence the present action.<o:p></o:p>1.6&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
In their joint statements
of defence, the 3rd and 4th Defendants disputed the
Plaintiff’s claim saying that the Power of Attorney referred to by the
Plaintiff was later suspended/re</main>