[2023]DLCA16880 Login to Read Full Case <span style="font-size: 18px !important;"><div class="WordSection1"> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><a name="_Hlk152849823"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;color:#00B0F0">RISS HENRY OKAIKWEI<i> <o:p></o:p></i></span></b></a></p> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">(</span></i><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">PLAINTIFF /APPELLANT</span></i><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">)<o:p></o:p></span></i></p> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;color:#00B0F0">vs.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;color:#00B0F0">MADAM ROSINA ATTOH KOIKOR KONUAH <o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">(DEFENDANT / RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p></span></i></p> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;tab-stops:84.65pt center 234.0pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">[COURT OF APPEAL, 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="text-align:justify;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:10.0pt; font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">SUIT NO.: H1/76/2023<b> </b>DATE: 30</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;"><span style="font-size: 10px;">TH </span><span style="font-size: 10pt;">MARCH 2023<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> </div> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">COUNSEL<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">JOSEPH KWAKU GYIMAH FOR PLAINTIFF /APPELLANT<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="text-align:justify;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; font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">DYCK ANYADI FOR DEFENDANT /RESPONDENT<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">CORAM</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;mso-bidi-font-style:italic">POKU-ACHEAMPONG J. A. PRESIDING, ARYENE, J. A., ASARE-BOTWE, J. A.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></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 0cm;"> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;border:none; mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt;mso-border-bottom-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt; padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:1.0pt 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">JUDGMENT<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </div> <p class="MsoBodyText" align="left" style="margin: 0.2pt 0cm 0.0001pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif"> </span></b></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">POKU-ACHEAMPONG,<span style="letter-spacing: -.25pt"> </span><span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">J.A.:</span><o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif">This is a land case in which both the Plaintiff/Appellant and the Defendant / Respondent are seeking a declaration of title to the disputed land.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif">By an amended writ of summons and amended statement of Claim dated 21<span style="position:relative;top:-3.5pt;mso-text-raise:3.5pt">st<span style="letter-spacing:1.6pt"> </span></span>August 2015 the Plaintiff sought the following reliefs against the 1<span style="position:relative;top:-3.5pt; mso-text-raise:3.5pt">st<span style="letter-spacing:2.0pt"> </span></span>Defendant/Respondent and two other Defendants at the High Court:<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list: l0 level1 lfo7"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt; 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;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">Declaration<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>of<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span><span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">title.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list: l0 level1 lfo7"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">b.<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;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">An<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>order<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>for<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span>recovery<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>of<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt">possession</span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list: l0 level1 lfo7"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">c.<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;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">Damages<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>for<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> Trespass</span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list: l0 level1 lfo7"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">d.<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;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">Perpetual Injunction to restrain the Defendants, their agents, privies, aassigns or servants from continual interference with the Plaintiff’s land<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list: l0 level1 lfo7"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">e.<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;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">An order to cancel certificate no GA 28256 in the Land Title Registry in the name of the 2<span style="position:relative;top:-3.5pt;mso-text-raise:3.5pt">nd<span style="letter-spacing:2.0pt"> </span></span>and 3<span style="position:relative; top:-3.5pt;mso-text-raise:3.5pt">rd<span style="letter-spacing:2.0pt"> </span