VINCENT GOZEY AND TETTEH KLAGODJOR vs. KAKI SARAH OCANSEY [2022]DLHC11776

Date	2022-10-18
Suit No.	SUIT NO. E5/4/2012
Citation No.	[2022]DLHC11776

HIS LORDSHIP JUSTICE ERIC ANSAH ANKOMAH

ISAAC BANABAS HOLDING BRIEF FOR CHARLES AGBENU FOR THE PLAINTIFF

SAMMY K. DAMOAH FOR DEFENDANT

[2022]DLHC11776
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >VINCENT GOZEY AND TETTEH KLAGODJOR<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF/JUDGMENT/CREDITOR/RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>KAKI SARAH OCANSEY<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANT/JUDGMENT/DEBTOR/APPLICANT)<o:p></o:p>[HIGH COURT, TAMALE]<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. E5/4/2012&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;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;DATE: 18TH
OCTOBER 2022<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL<o:p></o:p>ISAAC
BANABAS HOLDING BRIEF FOR CHARLES AGBENU 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;">

SAMMY K. DAMOAH FOR DEFENDANT<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM<o:p></o:p>HIS LORDSHIP
JUSTICE ERIC ANSAH ANKOMAH <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">RULING OF THE COURT ON PRELIMINARY POINT
OF LAW ON MOTION ON NOTICE BY DEFENDANT/APPLICANT/RESPONDENT TO SET ASIDE THE
WRIT OF SUMMONS AND ALL SUBSIQUENT PROCESSES INCLUDING JUDGMENT<o:p></o:p>

</div>This
ruling is in respect of a preliminary point of law raised by Counsel for the Plaintiff/Judgment/Creditor/Respondent (hereinafter referred as
plaintiff) on a motion on notice filed by Defendant/Judgment/Debtor/Applicant
(hereinafter referred to as the defendant) to set aside the writ of summons and
all subsequent processes filed in the case including the final judgment of the
court.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>Before I proceed to
deal with the arguments by counsel for the
parties I deem it necessary to give account of the checked
history of this case
for better appreciation of this ruling.<o:p></o:p>On 13th day of March 2012, the Plaintiff issued
a writ of summons against the defendant claiming the
following reliefs:<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-top:7.95pt;margin-right:6.15pt;
margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:41.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;
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“Declaration that the Plaintiff is the owner of H/NN BBE 146 Buipe,
Gonja Central N/R by purchase.<o:p></o:p>b)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Recovery of possession of the said premises.<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-top:1.5pt;margin-right:5.8pt;
margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:41.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;
line-height:107%;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3;tab-stops:41.05pt">c)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Further or other relief as in the circumstances may be just or proper, including in particular, perpetual
injunction restraining the Defendant whether by herself, her servants, agents
and privies whatsoever or otherwise however from interfering in any manner
whatsoever with the plaintiff’s title to or possession and/or any part