[2022]DLHC11808 Login to Read Full Case <span style="font-size: 18px !important;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;line-height:150%"><b><u><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma"> </span></u></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt; text-align:center;line-height:normal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma;color:#00B0F0;mso-ansi-language:EN-US">MOHAMMED ODARTEY LAMPTEY<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt; text-align:center;line-height:normal"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma;mso-ansi-language:EN-US">(PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT)</span></i><i><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua""><o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt; text-align:center;line-height:normal"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family: "Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua";color:#00B0F0">vs.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt; text-align:center;line-height:normal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma;color:#00B0F0;mso-ansi-language:EN-US">LANDS COMMISSION<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt; text-align:center;line-height:normal"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma;mso-ansi-language:EN-US">(1st DEFENDANT)<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt; text-align:center;line-height:normal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma;color:#00B0F0;mso-ansi-language:EN-US">APOSTOLIC FAITH MISSION<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" align="center" style="margin-top:0in; margin-right:-.25in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.25in;margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-add-space:auto;text-align:center;line-height:normal"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma;mso-ansi-language: EN-US">(2<sup>ND</sup> DEFENDANT/APPLICANT)<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" align="center" style="margin-top:0in; margin-right:-.25in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.25in;margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-add-space:auto;text-align:center;line-height:normal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma;color:#00B0F0; mso-ansi-language:EN-US">WOFA YAW (DECEASED)</span></b><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma;color:#00B0F0; mso-ansi-language:EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt; text-align:center;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma; mso-ansi-language:EN-US">(3<sup>RD</sup> DEFENDANT)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt; text-align:center;line-height:normal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma;color:#00B0F0;mso-ansi-language:EN-US">ASARE K. BOADI </span></b><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma;mso-ansi-language: EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt; text-align:center;line-height:normal"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma;mso-ansi-language:EN-US">(4<sup>TH</sup> DEFENDANT/APPLICANT)<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt; text-align:center;line-height:normal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua""> [HIGH COURT, ACCRA]<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua""> </span></p><div style="border-top: none; border-right: none; border-left: none; border-image: initial; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: black; padding: 0in 0in 1pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;line-height:normal;border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt:solid black 1.5pt; padding:0in;mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family: "Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">SUIT NO.AL/145/2007 DATE: 25TH OCTOBER, 2022<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;line-height:normal;tab-stops:127.7pt"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">COUNSEL <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif">NARTEY TETTEH FOR THE PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif">DOUGLAS OBENG FOR THE 1ST DEFENDANT <o:p></o:p></span></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: 0in 0in 1pt;"> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt; padding:0in;mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif"> MARTIN KPEBU FOR THE 2ND AND 4TH DEFENDANTS/APPLICANTS <o:p></o:p></span></p> </div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;line-height:normal"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family: "Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">CORAM<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;line-height:normal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma">LORDSHIP JUSTICE FRANCIS OBIRI</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua""><o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="border-top-width: 1.5pt; border-top-color: black; border-left: none; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-right: none; padding: 1pt 0in;"> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt; text-align:center;line-height:normal;border:none;mso-border-top-alt:solid black 1.5pt; mso-border-bottom-alt:solid black 1.5pt;padding:0in;mso-padding-alt:1.0pt 0in 1.0pt 0in"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">RULING<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </div><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:150%"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma">On 1<sup>st</sup> April, 2022, the 2<sup>nd</sup> and 4<sup>th</sup> Defendants/Applicants (hereinafter called the Applicants) filed a motion before this Court and prayed for two reliefs.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="text-align:justify;line-height:150%"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma">(a) An order to set aside the entry of judgment filed by the Plaintiff/Applicant and<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="text-align:justify;line-height:150%"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma">(b) An order to stay the execution of the judgment in this case.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:150%"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma">The motion is supported by affidavit and exhibits. The relevant paragraphs of the affidavit deposed to by one John Ewusi are as follows:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-align:justify;text-indent:-.5in; line-height:150%"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%; font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma">3. That I have the consent of the 2<sup>nd</sup> Defendant and the 4<sup>th</sup> Defendant/Applicant (hereinafter 4<sup>th</sup> Defendant) to swear to this affidavit.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-align:justify;text-indent:-.5in; line-height:150%"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%; font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma">6. That on the 30<sup>th</sup> of March, 2022, 2<sup>nd</sup> and 4<sup>th</sup> Defendants were served by substitution (posting on disputed property) with a notice of entry of judgment filed by the Plaintiff/Respondent pursuant to a ruling of this Honourable Court dated 27<sup>th</sup> February, 2020.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-align:justify;text-indent:-.5in; line-height:150%"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;lin