MAJOR THEOPHILUS O. A. LARYEA vs. OSEI YAW [2022]DLHC11456

Date	2022-05-19
Suit No.	SUIT NO. FAL/631/2013
Citation No.	[2022]DLHC11456

JUSTICE SOLOMON OPPONG-TWUMASI (MR.)

CLAUDIA ADWOA OSEI-FOSU HOLDING BRIEF FOR DELA BLAGOGIE FOR THE PLAINTIFF

JERRY AKUETTEH FOR THE DEFENDANT

[2022]DLHC11456
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >MAJOR THEOPHILUS O. A. LARYEA<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>OSEI YAW<o:p></o:p>(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;">

</div>COUNSEL:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>CLAUDIA ADWOA OSEI-FOSU HOLDING BRIEF FOR DELA
BLAGOGIE 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;">

JERRY
AKUETTEH FOR THE DEFENDANT<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM:<o:p></o:p>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 herein commenced the present action
by a Writ of Summons issued at the Registry of this Court on 8th
May, 2013 but later amended his Writ of Summons and Statement of Claim.&nbsp; Per his Amended Writ of Summons and Statement
of Claim dated 9th July, 2013 the Plaintiff claimed the following
reliefs from the Defendant;<o:p></o:p>(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Declaration of title to that parcel of land lying
and being at Oyarifa, Accra and containing an approximate area of 0.61 acre or
0.24 hectares more or less and bounded on the North by Lessor’s land measuring &nbsp;234.5 feet more or less on the East by
Lessor’s land measuring 62.6 feet more or less 185.6 feet more or less on the
West by a proposed road measuring 222.5 feet more or less which same parcel of
land is more particularly delineated on the plan attached thereto and thereon
shown edged pink.<o:p></o:p>(b)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Perpetual injunction restraining the Defendant
whether by himself, personal representative, assignees, agents, servants, and
workmen from interfering with the Plaintiff’s peaceful enjoyment of his land or
having anything from to do with the property, the subject-matter of the
dispute.<o:p></o:p>(c)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Recovery of possession of the land and/or portions
of the land described in relief (a) herein.<o:p></o:p>(d)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Damages for trespass.<o:p></o:p>(e)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;