MUNTALA YAKUBU GRUSHIE AND LATE ABU YAKUBU GRUSHIE vs. ALHAJI DAUDA, ALI, WOFA AND MMA MARIYAMA [2022]DLHC11765

MUNTALA YAKUBU GRUSHIE AND LATE ABU YAKUBU GRUSHIE vs. ALHAJI DAUDA, ALI, WOFA... [2022]DLHC11765

Date	2022-02-10
Suit No.	SUIT NO. C11/02/21
Citation No.	[2022]DLHC11765

JUSTICE FRANCIS OBIRI

BISMARK NSIAH ABOAGYE FOR THE PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT

BENJAMIN OSEI BOATENG FOR THE DEFENDANTS/APPELLANTS

[2022]DLHC11765
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >MUNTALA YAKUBU GRUSHIE AND LATE ABU YAKUBU GRUSHIE<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>ALHAJI DAUDA,
ALI, WOFA AND MMA MARIYAMA<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANTS/APPELLANTS)<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;">

<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;
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padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm">SUIT NO. C11/02/21&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>BISMARK NSIAH ABOAGYE 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;">

BENJAMIN OSEI BOATENG FOR
THE DEFENDANTS/APPELLANTS<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM<o:p></o:p>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;
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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;This appeal is emanating
from the judgment of the District Court, Ashtown – Kumasi.&nbsp; The judgment is dated 11th day of
February 2019.&nbsp; The court was presided
over by Her Honour, Dorinda Smith Arthur, a Circuit Court Judge sitting as
additional Magistrate at the District Court.<o:p></o:p>The Plaintiff/Respondent (hereinafter called
the Respondent) before the trial Court filed his writ on 3rd
September, 2014 claiming the following reliefs against the Defendants/Appellants
(hereinafter called the Appellants):<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; A declaration that the
late Abu Yakubu Grushie is the lawful lessee of H/No. A/37 Asawasi Estate from State
Housing Company Limited.<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-top:12.0pt;margin-right:0cm;
margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:36.0pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-align:justify;
text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1"><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">b)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; A declaration that the Plaintiff
is the administrator of the estate of the late Abu Yakubu Grushie.<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-top:12.0pt;margin-right:0cm;
margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:36.0pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-align:justify;
text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1"><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">c)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Recovery of Possession of
H/No. A 137, Asawasi Estate, Kumasi.<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-top:12.0pt;margin-right:0cm;
margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:36.0pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-align:justify;
text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1"><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">d)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; An order of ejectment.<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">e)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;