VIDA SACKEY vs. NII KPAKPO SAMUAH [2021]DLHC11364

Date	2021-12-14
Suit No.	SUIT NO. IRL/450/2009
Citation No.	[2021]DLHC11364

HIS LORDSHIP JUSTICE SOLOMON OPPONG-TWUMASI

GEORGE AGBEKO HOLDING BRIEF OF PROF. EKOW DANIELS FOR THE PLAINTIFF

ODARTEY LAMPTEY FOR THE DEFENDANT – ABSENT

[2021]DLHC11364
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >VIDA SACKEY<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>NII KPAKPO SAMUAH<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANT)<o:p></o:p>[HIGH COURT,
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NO. IRL/450/2009&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:
14TH DECEMBER, 2021<o:p></o:p>

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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;">

ODARTEY
LAMPTEY FOR THE DEFENDANT – ABSENT<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>&nbsp;1.0&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
INTRODUCTION:<o:p></o:p>By a writ of summons dated 22nd July,
2009, the Plaintiff a Ghanaian domiciled in Canada and suing through her lawful
Attorney sought declaration of title to the land she described in relief (a) of
her endorsement.&nbsp; She also sought recovery
of possession of the land, damages for trespass, perpetual injunction and cost.<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 Statement of Claim made up of 10 paragraphs in which statement
the Plaintiff explained in full detail the basis for her claim.<o:p></o:p>1.2&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Upon the service
of the writ and the Statement of Claim, the Plaintiff the Defendant initially
failed to enter appearance thereby making the Plaintiff obtain judgment in
default of appearance against the Defendants.<o:p></o:p>1.3&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Later, upon an
application by the 1st Defendant, the default judgement was set
aside paving the way for the 1st Defendant to cause a late appearance
to be entered for him by his legal counsel and to also then file his Statement
of Defence.<o:p></o:p>1.4&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Later, the
Plaintiff discontinued her suit against the 2nd Defendant who had
been described simply as the Developer.&nbsp;
Thus in this judgment, it is only the case of the Plaintiff and the
Defendant that is considered.<o:p></o:p>1.5&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
The Plaintiff’s
case, as can be gleaned from her Statement of Claim, is that she initially
acquired her land, the subject-matter in dispute in or around 1989, and went
into effective possession of same.<o:p></o:p>