[2022]DLHC17136 Login to Read Full Case <span style="font-size: 18px !important;"><div class="WordSection1"> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%; tab-stops:4.5pt"><a name="_Hlk153451015"></a><a name="_Hlk152146143"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%; font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua";color:#00B0F0">MRS DINAH QUANSAH<o:p></o:p></span></b></a></p> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%; tab-stops:4.5pt"><b><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"; color:#00B0F0"> </span></i></b><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">(PLAINTIFF)<o:p></o:p></span></i></p> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%; tab-stops:4.5pt"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%; 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="text-align:center;line-height:115%; tab-stops:4.5pt"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%; font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua";color:#00B0F0">NANA ADAWU DARKO II <o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%; tab-stops:4.5pt"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%; font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">(DEFENDANT)<o:p></o:p></span></i></p> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%; tab-stops:4.5pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;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="text-align:justify;line-height:115%;tab-stops:4.5pt 168.75pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%; 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: 0cm 0cm 1pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%;tab-stops:4.5pt; border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt:solid black 1.5pt;padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt: 0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"><a name="_heading=h.gjdgxs"></a><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%; font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">SUIT NO. E1/061/20 DATE: 29TH NOVEMBER 2022</span><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua""><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </div> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%;tab-stops:4.5pt"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;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> <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="border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt; padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family: "Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">MR. J. OPOKU AGYEI ESQ., FOR THE PLAINTIFF PRESENT.<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%;tab-stops:4.5pt"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;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="text-align:justify;line-height:115%;tab-stops:4.5pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">HIS LORDSHIP JUSTICE ABOAGYE TANDOH<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 0cm 0cm;"> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%; tab-stops:4.5pt;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 0cm 0cm"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">JUDGMENT</span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua""><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </div> <h1 style="margin-left:0cm;text-align:justify;line-height:115%"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif"> </span></h1> <p class="MsoBodyText" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">The Plaintiff caused a writ of summons to be issued on the 30<span style="position:relative;top:-3.5pt; mso-text-raise:3.5pt">th<span style="letter-spacing:1.95pt"> </span></span>day of December, 2019 against the Defendant and claimed for the following reliefs:<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt; line-height:115%;mso-list:l4 level1 lfo5;tab-stops:56.0pt"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">a.<span style="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><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">A declaration of title to all that piece or parcel of land lying and situated at Oduponkpehe – Kasoa in the Effutu-Awutu Senya District in theCentralRegoin<span style="letter-spacing: 2.0pt"> </span>of the Republic of Ghana the boundary whereof commencing at a pillar marked<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-left:36.0pt;text-align:justify;line-height: 115%"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">P.<span style="letter-spacing:.85pt"> </span>1<span style="letter-spacing:.9pt"> </span>is<span style="letter-spacing:.95pt"> </span>75.9<span style="letter-spacing:.9pt"> </span>feet<span style="letter-spacing:.95pt"> </span>on<span style="letter-spacing:.9pt"> </span>a<span style="letter-spacing:1.05pt"> </span>bearing<span style="letter-spacing:.95pt"> </span>of<span style="letter-spacing:.9pt"> </span>12<span style="position: relative;top:-3.5pt;mso-text-raise:3.5pt">0</span>00’<span style="letter-spacing: .9pt"> </span>from<span style="letter-spacing:.9pt"> </span>survey<span style="letter-spacing:.95pt"> </span>pillar<span style="letter-spacing:.95pt"> </span>No.<span style="letter-spacing:.9pt"> </span>SGC.<span style="letter-spacing:.8pt"> </span>KL/70<span style="letter-spacing:.9pt"> </span><span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">which</span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-left:36.0pt;text-align:justify;line-height: 115%"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">bearing<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>together<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>with<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>all<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>further<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>bearings<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>hereinafter<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>mentioned<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>is<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt"> </span>referred<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>to<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>the meridian<span style="letter-spacing:1.8pt"> </span>1<span style="position:relative; top:-3.5pt;mso-text-raise:3.5pt">0<span style="letter-spacing:3.15pt"> </span></span>West<span style="letter-spacing:1.85pt"> </span>Longitude<span style="letter-spacing: 1.9pt"> </span>thence<span style="letter-spacing:1.85pt"> </span>from<span style="letter-spacing:1.85pt"> </span>P.<span style="letter-spacing:1.85pt"> </span>1<span style="letter-spacing:1.9pt"> </span>runs<span style="letter-spacing:1.8pt"> </span>on<span style="letter-spacing:1.85pt"> </span>a<span style="letter-spacing:1.85pt"> </span>bearing<span style="letter-spacing:1.8pt"> </span>of<span style="letter-spacing:1.85pt"> </span>349<span style="position:relative;top:-3.5pt;mso-text-raise:3.5pt">0</span>00’<span style="letter-spacing:1.85pt"> </span><span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt">for</span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-left:36.0pt;text-align:justify;line-height: 115%"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">200.5<span style="letter-spacing:.65pt"> </span>feet<span style="letter-spacing:.65pt"> </span>to<span style="letter-spacing:.55pt"> </span>P.2<span style="letter-spacing:.7pt"> </span>thence<span style="letter-spacing:.65pt"> </span>run<span style="letter-spacing:.55pt"> </span>on<span style="letter-spacing:.65pt"> </span>a<span style="letter-spacing:.65pt"> </span>bearing<span style="letter-spacing:.55pt"> </span>of<span style="letter-spacing:.65pt"> </span>82<span style="position:relative;top:-3.5pt;mso-text-raise:3.5pt">0</span>30’<span style="letter-spacing:.65pt"> </span>for<span style="letter-spacing:.7pt"> </span>70.0<span style="letter-spacing:.7pt"> </span>feet<span style="letter-spacing:.55pt"> </span>to<span