[2022]DLHC16374 Login to Read Full Case <span style="font-size: 18px !important;"><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0cm;text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;color:#00B0F0">JUDY CHAMBERS<i><o:p></o:p></i></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0cm;text-align:center"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">(PLAINTIFFS)<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0cm;text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;color:#00B0F0">vs.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0cm;text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;color:#00B0F0">SETH ABAKWEI MENSAH AND EDWARD LARBI TETTEH <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0cm;text-align:center"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">(DEFENDANT)<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0cm;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">[HIGH COURT, ACCRA]<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: 0cm 0cm 1pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;text-align:justify;border:none; mso-border-bottom-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">SUIT NO. LD/0930/2020 </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">DATE: 30</span><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;"><span style="font-size: 10px;">TH </span><span style="font-size: 10pt;">MARCH 2022<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> </div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">COUNSEL<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">G. S. K. BABANAWO FOR PLAINTIFF.<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: 0cm 0cm 1pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;text-align:justify;border:none; mso-border-bottom-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">NO LEGAL REPRESENTATION FOR DEFENDANT.<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">CORAM<o:p></o:p></span></b></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;text-align:justify;border:none; mso-border-bottom-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">HIS LORDSHIP K. A. GYIMAH<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0cm;text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif"> </span></b></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;text-align:center; border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0cm; mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">JUDGMENT<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;text-align:justify;line-height: 150%"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:150%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""> </span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;text-align:justify;line-height: 150%"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:150%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Plaintiff’s case<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;text-align:justify;line-height: 150%"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:150%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""> </span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;text-align:justify;line-height: 150%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">By a writ of summons issued on 2<sup>nd</sup> July 2020, the plaintiff claimed the following reliefs against the defendants:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;text-align:justify;line-height: 150%"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:150%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""> </span></i></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm; margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:54.0pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-align:justify; text-indent:-36.0pt;line-height:150%;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2"><!--[if !supportLists]--><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:150%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">i.<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></i><!--[endif]--><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">A declaration of title to all that piece or parcel of land situate, lying and being at Gbawe North, Accra known as Plot Nos. 623 and 624 (Sector H) bounded on the North by a proposed road measuring on that side 140 feet more or less on the East by plot No 125 measuring on that side 110 feet more or less and on the South by a proposed road measuring on that side 115 feet more or less and on the West by plot No. 622 measuring on that side 115 feet more or less and containing an approximate area of 0.36 acre.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm; margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:54.0pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-align:justify; text-indent:-36.0pt;line-height:150%;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2"><!--[if !supportLists]--><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:150%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">ii.<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></i><!--[endif]--><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Perpetual injunction against the defendants, their privies, assigns and representatives.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm; margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:54.0pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-align:justify; text-indent:-36.0pt;line-height:150%;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2"><!--[if !supportLists]--><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:150%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">iii.<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></i><!--[endif]--><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Damages for trespass.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm; margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:54.0pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-align:justify; text-indent:-36.0pt;line-height:150%;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2"><!--[if !supportLists]--><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:150%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">iv.<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></i><!--[endif]--><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Costs.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;text-align:justify;line-height: 150%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;text-align:justify;line-height: 150%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; 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