STEPHEN BALFOUR OFOSU-ADDO AND GRACE OFOSU-ADDO vs. F. C. CONSTRUCTION LIMITED [2022]DLHC16383

Date	2022-07-28
Suit No.	SUIT NO. LD/0549/2018
Citation No.	[2022]DLHC16383

HIS LORDSHIP K. A. GYIMAH

FRANK DAVIES WITH PATRICK JUSTICE ENNIN AND KWADWO BOAMAH BOAKYE FOR PLAINTIFFS.

KWAKU BRAM-LARBI WITH MAAME ADWOA OPOKU-ANTWI AND OSIARFO KOFI ACQUAAH FOR DEFENDANT.

[2022]DLHC16383
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >STEPHEN BALFOUR OFOSU-ADDO
AND GRACE OFOSU-ADDO <o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFFS)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>F. C. CONSTRUCTION LIMITED
<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. LD/0549/2018&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:
28TH&nbsp;JULY 2022<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL<o:p></o:p>FRANK
DAVIES WITH PATRICK JUSTICE ENNIN AND KWADWO BOAMAH BOAKYE FOR PLAINTIFFS. <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;">

</div>CORAM<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;">

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JUDGMENT<o:p></o:p>

</div>Plaintiffs’
case<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;By an amended writ of summons issued on
4th November 2020, the plaintiffs claimed the following reliefs
against the defendants:<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm;
margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:72.0pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-align:justify;
text-indent:-36.0pt;line-height:150%;mso-list:l6 level1 lfo4"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:
150%;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">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: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
An order for
the declaration of title to the 1st and 2nd plaintiffs of
all that piece or parcel of land situate, lying and being at Haatso in the
Greater Accra Region of the Republic of Ghana and bounded on the North by a
proposed road measuring 80 feet more or less, on the South by Atomic Road
measuring 80 feet more or less, on the West by the Vendor’s land and measuring
230 feet more or less, on the East by Vendor’s land and measuring 230 feet more
or less and measuring approximately 0.42 acres by virtue of an indenture dated
5th January 1982 executed between E. T. Martei (vendor) and Stephen
Balfour Ofosu-Addo (deceased) and Grace A. Ofosu-Addo (purchasers).<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm;
margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:72.0pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-align:justify;
text-indent:-36.0pt;line-height:150%;mso-list:l6 level1 lfo4"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:
150%;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">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: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
An order for
the declaration of title to the 1st and 2nd plaintiffs of
all that piece or parcel of land situate, lying and being at Haatso in the
Greater Accra Region of the Republic of Ghana, bounded on the North by a
proposed road measuring 80 feet more or less, on the South by Atomic Road
measuring 80 feet more or less, on the West by the Vendor’s land and measuring
230 feet more or less, on the East by Vendor’s land and measuring 230 feet more
or less and measuring approximately 0.42 acres by virtue of an indenture dated
2nd August 1982 executed between E. T. Martei (vendor) and Stephen
Balfour Ofosu-Addo (deceased) and Grace A. Ofosu-Addo (purchasers).<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm;
margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:72.0pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-align:justify;
text-indent:-36.0pt;line-height:150%;mso-list:l6 level1 lfo4"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:
150%;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">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: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
An order for
the declaration of title to the 2nd plaintiff of all that piece or
parcel of land situate, lying and being at Haatso in the Greater Accra Region
of the Republic of Ghana, bounded on the North by a proposed road measuring 100
feet more or less, on the East by Vendor’s land measuring 230 feet more or
less, on the South by a proposed road measuring 100 feet more or less, on the
West by a proposed road measuring 230 feet more or less, and measuring
approximately 0.53 acres by virtue of an indenture dated 5th May
1983 executed between E. T. Martei (vendor) and Grace Anno-Kwakye (purchaser).<o:p></o:p>