VALCIMA VALCIN vs. MARILYN VALCIN AND EMEKA ACHILEFU NWANGWA [2023]DLCA16339

Date	2023-07-07
Suit No.	SUIT NO. LD/0483/2021
Citation No.	[2023]DLCA16339

HIS LORDSHIP K. A. GYIMAH

FELIX QUARTEY WITH KEVIN QUARTEY FOR PLAINTIFF.

1ST DEFENDANT UNREPRESENTED.

JAMES ABIADUKA FOR 2ND DEFENDANT.

[2023]DLCA16339
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >VALCIMA VALCIN <o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>MARILYN VALCIN AND EMEKA
ACHILEFU NWANGWA&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANTS)<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/0483/2021&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;&nbsp;DATE:
7TH&nbsp;&nbsp;JULY 2023<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL<o:p></o:p>FELIX
QUARTEY WITH KEVIN QUARTEY FOR PLAINTIFF.<o:p></o:p>1ST
DEFENDANT UNREPRESENTED.<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;">

</div>JUDGMENT<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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</div>&nbsp;Introduction<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;This is a case which brings to the fore
issues of co-ownership especially the communal holding of interest in a piece
of property between a husband and wife and the creation of third party rights
by one of them without the involvement of the other. <o:p></o:p>&nbsp;Plaintiff’s
case<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;It is the plaintiff’s case that the 1st
defendant is his wife though they are separated and that he is a joint owner of
the property in dispute with the 1st defendant. It is the case of
the plaintiff that he, together with the 1st defendant, acquired the
land over which the property in dispute is situate in the year 1995 from one
Nii Adjetey Obene Wolomo. They went into immediate possession after acquiring
the land and developed part of the land which they used as their matrimonial
home but the plaintiff later vacated the property after the marriage between
the parties developed some issues. The 1st defendant however
continued to reside in the property.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;The plaintiff asserts that it came to
his recent attention that there were attempts to develop the undeveloped
portion of the land without his consent and upon investigations, he found out
that the 1st defendant and the 2nd defendant had entered
into a joint venture for the development of the land without his knowledge,
consent or authorisation. The 1st defendant however denied having
had any dealings with the 2nd defendant but however alleged
impropriety on the part of the 2nd defendant.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;It is the case of the plaintiff that
the acts of the defendants is a calculated attempt to deprive him of his
interest in the land and all attempts to stop the defendants from continuing
with their unlawful acts have fallen on death ears. It is therefore the
plaintiff’s case that it is only this court that can bring an end to the
defendants’ illegal acts and acts of trespass on his jointly owned property
hence the present action claiming 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:54.0pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-align:justify;
text-indent:-36.0pt;line-height:150%;mso-list:l4 level1 lfo1">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;
A declaration that the plaintiff is a
joint owner with the 1st defendant of the property described as all
that piece or parcel of land situate, lying and being at Ashale Botwe, Accra
more specifically described in the schedule to the statement of claim.<o</main>