EBENEZER AMARTEY vs. DANIEL PINTO AND JOYCE ARTHUR [2023]DLCA15132

Date	2023-02-16
Suit No.	Civil Appeal Suit No: H1/177/22
Citation No.	[2023]DLCA15132

SENYO DZAMEFE

JA (PRESIDING)

MERLEY WOOD JA

ERIC BAAH JA

DAVID BONDORIN FOR RESPONDENT

PORTIA AHIAWORDOR FOR APPELLANTS

[2023]DLCA15132
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >EBENEZER AMARTEY<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>DANIEL PINTO AND JOYCE ARTHUR<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANT/APPELLANT)<o:p></o:p>[COURT OF APPEAL, 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: 0in 0in 1pt;">

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H1/177/22&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:16TH February, 2023<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL<o:p></o:p>DAVID BONDORIN FOR RESPONDENT<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: 0in 0in 1pt;">

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</div>CORAM<o:p></o:p>SENYO DZAMEFE, JA (PRESIDING), MERLEY WOOD JA, ERIC BAAH JA<o:p></o:p><div style="border-top-width: 1.5pt; border-top-color: windowtext; border-left: none; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-right: none; padding: 1pt 0in;">

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</div>&nbsp;DZAMEFE, JA<o:p></o:p>The plaintiff issued a writ for the following
claims;-<o:p></o:p>1.<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-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Declaration of
title to all that piece of land described in paragraph 4 of the statement of
claim.<o:p></o:p>2.<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-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Recovery of
possession<o:p></o:p>3.<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-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Perpetual
injunction restraining the defendants, their agents, assigns, privies and
workmen from interfering with the plaintiff’s peaceful enjoyment of his
property.<o:p></o:p>Plaintiff, a businessman resident in Ashiaman, avered
in his statement of claim that he acquired a plot of land in the year 2006 from
the Ashiaman Divisional Council (ADC) for the construction of stores.&nbsp; Plaintiff averred he shares boundary with the
defendants.&nbsp; That he is in the process of
regularising his grant with the Tema Development Corporation (TDC) after the
Tema Traditional Council (TTC) issued him with a confirmation of the allocation
of the said parcel of land to him.<o:p></o:p>Plaintiff aver</main>