MAJOR GEORGE DAKO (RTD) vs. DR. HENRY ASARE [2022]DLHC12022

Date	2022-10-17
Suit No.	SUIT NO. GJ/0271/2022
Citation No.	[2022]DLHC12022

HIS LORDSHIP CHARLES GYAMFI DANQUAH J.

PETER ZWENNES ESQ. FOR PLAINTIFF.

[2022]DLHC12022
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >MAJOR
GEORGE DAKO (RTD)<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;(PLAINTIFF)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p><a name="_heading=h.gjdgxs"></a>DR. HENRY ASARE&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;<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANT)<o:p></o:p>[HIGH COURT, ACCRA]<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;">

SUIT NO. GJ/0271/2022&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:
17TH&nbsp;OCTOBER, 2022<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL&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; <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" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:
justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal;border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt:
solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm">PETER ZWENNES ESQ.
FOR PLAINTIFF. <o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM<o:p></o:p>HIS LORDSHIP CHARLES
GYAMFI DANQUAH J.<o:p></o: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 0cm;">

<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0cm;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:0cm;mso-padding-alt:1.0pt 0cm 1.0pt 0cm">JUDGMENT<o:p></o:p>

</div>&nbsp;The Plaintiff per his Lawful Attorney filed a writ of summons
accompanied by a statement of claim on the 16th December, 2021
against the Defendant who resides outside the jurisdiction for the following
reliefs;<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;
mso-add-space:auto;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;text-indent:
-18.0pt;line-height:150%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
A
declaration that the Defendant holds as Trustee under a Constructive/Resulting Trust
all that 7.65 acre parcel of land at Akyeamponase-Agyemanti, Akwapim in the
Aburi Hills registered as Lands Registry Number 2231/2004 in trust for the
Plaintiff as the sole Beneficiary thereof.<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:
.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:-18.0pt;line-height:150%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
An
order of the Court directed accordingly at the Defendant to surrender the said
land to the Plaintiff by executing a Deed of Conveyance made out thereof in
favour of the Plaintiff. <o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:
.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
text-indent:-18.0pt;line-height:150%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
An
order of perpetual injunction restraining the Defendant whether by himself, his
servants, agents or assigns from disposing of, entering upon, occupying or interfering
in any way with the Plaintiff ownership of the said land. <o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;
mso-add-space:auto;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;text-indent:
-18.0pt;line-height:150%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">4.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Cost.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;As the Defendant resides outside the jurisdiction the
Plaintiff sought leave to issue the writ of summons notice of which was to be
served out of the jurisdiction and leave to also serve notice of the writ out
of the jurisdiction. Leave was granted by this Court in respect of the
Plaintiff’s application. The notice of the writ of summons, the statement of
claim as well as the orders for the issuance of the writ of summons and service
out of the jurisdiction were all served on the Def</main>