KWABENA AMANIAMPONG vs. CAROLINE AFUA AHOTOR , LANDS COMMISSION [2021]DLHC16413

Date	2021-07-26
Suit No.	SUIT NO. LD/1077/2020
Citation No.	[2021]DLHC16413

HIS LORDSHIP K. A. GYIMAH

JEAN MAURELLET FOR PLAINTIFF/ RESPONDENT.

SOPHIA AMISSAH-LARYEA FOR 1ST DEFENDANT/ APPLICANT.

[2021]DLHC16413
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >KWABENA AMANIAMPONG <o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF /RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>CAROLINE AFUA
AHOTOR <o:p></o:p>(1ST DEFENDANT/APPLICANT)<o:p></o:p>LANDS
COMMISSION <o:p></o:p>(2ND DEFENDANT)<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;">

SUIT NO. LD/1077/2020&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;&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;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;DATE: 26TH JULY 2021<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL<o:p></o:p>JEAN MAURELLET FOR PLAINTIFF/ RESPONDENT.<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>CORAM<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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RULING<o:p></o:p>

</div>&nbsp;Introduction <o:p></o:p>&nbsp;By a writ of
summons issued on 21st August 2020, the plaintiff claimed among
others that the judgment obtained by the 1st defendant in Suit
No. LD/1149/2019; Caroline Afua Ahotor v. Emmanuel Amaniampong was
obtained by fraud and deceit and further that the judgment was also void as the
plaintiff in that suit failed to state his residential address on the writ. The
plaintiff has therefore called upon this court to set aside the said judgment
on the ground of fraud and for also being void. <o:p></o:p>&nbsp;The plaintiff
further went on to claim that he is the rightful owner of the land, the subject
matter of this suit which was also the subject matter of the judgment in Suit No. LD/1149/2019. He also claimed
for a declaration of title, damages for trespass, recovery of possession,
injunction and costs.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;The 1st
defendant duly entered appearance and filed a defence. The plaintiff applied
for directions to be taken in this matter the return date of which was 23rd
February 2021. Before directions could be taken however, the 1st
defendant brought the present application seeking to strike out parts of the
plaintiff’s pleadings and reliefs endorsed on the writ of summons as being
frivolous, vexatious, scandalous and an abuse of the process of the court.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;Basis of 1st defendant’s application<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;It is the case of
the 1st defendant that from the nature of the offending pleadings
and reliefs, the plaintiff is seeking to re-litigate issues that have already
been dealt with by the court in Suit No.
LD/1149/2019 and this court being a court of coordinate jurisdiction does
not have the jurisdiction to deal with issues which have already been dealt
with and duly ruled upon by the same High Court, differently constituted.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;