GHANA PRIVATE ROAD & TRANSPORT vs. NANA ASUMAH [2021]DLHC11761

Date	2021-07-12
Suit No.	SUIT NO.IRL/34/2014
Citation No.	[2021]DLHC11761

HIS LORDSHIP JUSTICE FRANCIS OBIRI

EGBLOGBE ANAGLATE FOR THE PLAINTIFF

MARGARET MARY ADJEI-TWUM FOR THE DEFENDANT

[2021]DLHC11761
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >GHANA
PRIVATE ROAD &amp; TRANSPORT<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>NANA ASUMAH<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANT)<o:p></o:p>[HIGH COURT, KUMASI]<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<o:p></o:p>EGBLOGBE ANAGLATE 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;">

MARGARET MARY ADJEI-TWUM
FOR THE DEFENDANT<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM<o:p></o:p>HIS LORDSHIP JUSTICE
FRANCIS OBIRI<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;">

<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;
text-align:center;line-height:115%;border:none;mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
mso-border-bottom-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:1.0pt 0cm 1.0pt 0cm">JUDGMENT<o:p></o:p>

</div>&nbsp;The Plaintiff per its
amended writ of summons filed on 5th February, 2020 prayed for the
following reliefs against the Defendant:<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">(a)&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;A declaration that it is the legitimate
allottee of all that parcel of land measuring an approximate area of 7.80
acres; at Block D section of Akonfere, the Plaintiff having obtained same for valuable
consideration from the Bantama Stool of Kumasi.<o:p></o:p>(b) Damages
for Trespass.<o:p></o:p>(c)
An order for vacant possession of the said land.<o:p></o:p>(d)
An order for perpetual injunction.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;The original writ was
filed on 1st April 2014. &nbsp;It
was later amended on 5th February 2020.&nbsp; The Defendant resisted the action by filing
statement of defence.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;At the close of pleadings,
the following issues were set down for trial in the application for directions
and in the additional issues. &nbsp;<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;Whether the Plaintiff acquired a total parcel
of land measuring &nbsp;&nbsp;7.80 acres from the
Akonfere Stool for valuable consideration.<o:p></o:p>(b)&nbsp; Whether the Akonfere stool
issued allocation note to the &nbsp;<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;Plaintiff which allocation note has been
endorsed by the &nbsp;<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Bantamahene as the overlord.<o:p></o:p>