JOHN ASUMADU BERKO AND GIFTY BOAFO vs. HENRIETTA BOAFO [2022]DLHC11762

Date	2022-02-11
Suit No.	SUIT NO. C12/30/20
Citation No.	[2022]DLHC11762

JUSTICE FRANCIS OBIRI

ALFRED ANIM QUARSHIE FOR THE PLAINTIFFS

REV. SAMUEL GABORA FOR THE DEFENDANT

[2022]DLHC11762
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >JOHN ASUMADU
BERKO AND GIFTY BOAFO<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFFS)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>HENRIETTA
BOAFO<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;">

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padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm">SUIT NO. C12/30/20&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:
11TH FEBRUARY, 2022<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL<o:p></o:p>ALFRED
ANIM QUARSHIE FOR THE PLAINTIFFS<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;">

REV. SAMUEL GABORA FOR THE DEFENDANT <o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM<o:p></o:p>JUSTICE
FRANCIS OBIRI&nbsp; <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 Plaintiffs
in their Writ of Summons filed on 7th February, 2020 claim the
following reliefs against the Defendant:<o:p></o:p>i)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
An order for declaration that the Statutory
Declaration purported as a Deed of Gift is not the deed of the late Peter
Kwabena Boafo.<o:p></o:p>ii)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
An order cancelling/annulling the Statutory
Declaration purporting to convey as a gift, Plot No. 5 Block 6, Ayigya, Kumasi
to the Defendant.<o:p></o:p>iii)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Damages for fraudulent perpetration. <o:p></o:p>iv)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
An order for perpetual injunction restraining the Defendant,
her children/offspring, agents, assigns, allies, friends, customary successors,
workmen, etc and all who claim through her from further interference with Plot
No. 5, Block 6, Ayigya, Kumasi in the Ashanti Region of the Republic of Ghana.<o:p></o:p>v)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Any order(s) the Honourable Court may deem it
necessary and expedient in the circumstance.<o:p></o:p>The Defendant resisted the action by filling
notice of appearance on 14th February, 2020.&nbsp; She subsequently filed her statement of
defence and also counterclaimed for the following reliefs.<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
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