FATI MOHAMMED vs. HAWA MUSAH, ISSAKA MUSAH [2023]DLHC12094

Date	2012-05-04
Suit No.	SUIT NO. L71/2000
Citation No.	[2023]DLHC12094

HIS LORDSHIP JUSTICE JOHN AJET-NASAM

JOSEPH AKYEAMPONG FOR PLAINTIFF

AKWESI POKU FOR DEFENDANTS

[2023]DLHC12094
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LORDSHIP JUSTICE JOHN AJET-NASAM<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 0cm;">

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</div>The
plaintiff claims she had been adopted by Teni Hausa.&nbsp; Again, it is her contention that, the house
number E534/16 Maamobi belonged to her mother, Teni Hausa, who adopted
her.&nbsp; The plaintiff further asked the
Court to direct the defendants to account for rents received from tenants in
the said property.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;The
defendants disagreed and also mounted a counterclaim to that of the plaintiff.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;The
counterclaim is as follows:<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;(i)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Declaration of title to H/No. E534/19 situate at
Maamobi, Accra.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;(ii)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Perpetual Injunction to restrain the plaintiff by
herself, her agents, workmen and persons acting for her from interfering with
the defendants’ quiet enjoyment of their premises.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;The parties in this suit are Moslems.&nbsp; The deceased Teni Hausa and Musah Zabrama
were also Moslems and married under the Mohammedan Law.&nbsp; The plaintiff testified that she was adopted
by Teni Hausa who owned the property in dispute.&nbsp; The defendants who are step children of Teni
Hausa assert that, the property in question belonged to their late father who
gave money to Teni Hausa to build the house in dispute.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;The 2nd defendant, Issaka Musah
testified on behalf of Hawa Musah.&nbsp; He
agreed that the said house, D534/16 was built when they the defendants were not
born.&nbsp; The defendants did not deny
growing up to see the plaintiff in the house.&nbsp;
They were all housing.&nbsp; Evidence
on record show that, Teni Hausa adopted the plaintiff before the marriage to
Musah Zabrama. This, the defendants deny that, there was no adoption but that,
the plaintiff was only living with their s</main>