JOHN OSEI BONSU vs. NANA YAA GYAMA [2022]DLHC11469

Date	2022-02-10
Suit No.	SUIT NO. C11/16/2020
Citation No.	[2022]DLHC11469

HIS LORDSHIP JUSTICE FRANCIS OBIRI

ISAAC BOBI FOR THE PLAINTIFF/ RESPONDENT

MATILDA KWARTENG FOR THE DEFENDANT/ APPELLANT

[2022]DLHC11469
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >JOHN OSEI
BONSU<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>NANA YAA
GYAMA<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANT/APPELLANT)<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;">

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padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm">SUIT NO. C11/16/2020&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;DATE:
10th FEBRUARY 2022<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>ISAAC
BOBI FOR THE 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;">

MATILDA KWARTENG FOR THE DEFENDANT/ APPELLANT<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;">

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</div>&nbsp;The suit which has given
birth to this appeal was filed by the Plaintiff/Respondent (hereinafter called
the Respondent) on 19th March 2014.&nbsp;
The Respondent in his writ of summons against the Defendant/Appellant (hereinafter
called the Appellant) claimed for the following reliefs:<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;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; Recovery of possession of
plot number GA 28, Suame Magazine, Kumasi.<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;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">b)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; An order for ejectment
from plot GA 28, Suame Magazine, Kumasi.<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;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">c)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; An order for perpetual
injunction restraining the defendant and or her agents or anybody claiming
through her from in anyway dealing with the above named plot in dispute.<o:p></o:p>The Appellant resisted the
Respondent’s claim in her statement of defence and counterclaimed as follows:<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;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; That plot number 27, block
‘F’, Suame Magazine is vested in her and her daughter Victoria Asante as
personal representatives of the later Asante Bekoe.<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;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">b)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Perpetual injunction
restraining the plaintiff his representatives, agents, assigns, workmen from
interfering with the right of the defendant’s quiet enjoyment.<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;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">c)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Damages.<o:p></o:p>