[2023]DLHC15098 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%"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#00B0F0">ADOLPH TETTEH ADJEI<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">(PLAINTIFF)<o:p></o:p></span></i></p> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#00B0F0">vs.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#00B0F0">ANAS AREMEYAW ANAS, HOLY QUAYE<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">(DEFENDANTS)<o:p></o:p></span></i></p> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"">[HIGH COURT, 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: 0in 0in 1pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%;border:none; mso-border-bottom-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0in;mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"">SUIT NO. LD/0256/2017 DATE: 4TH MAY 2023<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height: 115%;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> <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;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%;border:none; mso-border-bottom-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0in;mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">EMMNAUEL BRIGHT ATOKOH FOR PLAINTIFF <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%;border:none; mso-border-bottom-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0in;mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">DAVID AMETEFE FOR 1ST DEFENDANT<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">CORAM<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">HIS LORDSHIP JUSTICE KWAME GYAMFI OSEI<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 0in;"> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%; border:none;mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt;mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0in;mso-padding-alt:1.0pt 0in 1.0pt 0in"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height: 115%;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="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:-12.15pt; margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.25in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-.25in; line-height:115%;mso-list:l4 level2 lfo14;tab-stops:87.25pt"><!--[if !supportLists]--><b><span 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";color:#1C1C1C;mso-font-width:90%">1.1<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-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></b><!--[endif]--><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; color:#1C1C1C;mso-font-width:90%">THE<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>CASE</span></b><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;color:#1C1C1C"> OF<span style="letter-spacing:-.3pt"> </span>THE<span style="letter-spacing:-.35pt"> </span><span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt; mso-font-width:90%">PLAINTIFF</span></span></b><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-right:-3.15pt;text-align:justify;line-height: 115%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; color:#1C1C1C">The case of the Plaintiff briefly is that in 2013 he took a leasehold for<span style="letter-spacing:2.0pt"> </span>a period of 54 years from his lessor, the La Hillviews Development Limited [shall be referred to as LHDL subsequently]. He got same registered and was issued with Land Title Certificate<span style="letter-spacing:2.0pt"> </span>No.<span style="letter-spacing:1.65pt"> </span>46455<span style="letter-spacing:2.0pt"> </span>by the<span style="letter-spacing:1.7pt"> </span>Lands<span style="letter-spacing: 2.0pt"> </span>Commission.<span style="letter-spacing:2.0pt"> </span>LHDL took<span style="letter-spacing:2.0pt"> </span>its grant<span style="letter-spacing:2.0pt"> </span>in<span style="letter-spacing:1.7pt"> </span>2007<span style="letter-spacing: 1.75pt"> </span>from the East Dadekotopon Development Trust [hereinafter shall be referred to as EDDT] who had registered its interest in 2007 and issued with Land Title Certificate No. GA26393. The EDDT had also registered its Trust Land which includes the disputed land and had been issued with Land Title Certificate No. GA 19310 and Land Title Certificate No. GA 25462. The Plaintiff claims the disputed land which he owns is covered<span style="letter-spacing: 1.15pt"> </span>by the Title Certificates<span style="letter-spacing:1.75pt"> </span>of<span style="letter-spacing:1.45pt"> </span>his lessor,<span style="letter-spacing: .8pt"> </span>LHDL and head<span style="letter-spacing:1.05pt"> </span>lessor, EDDT. It<span style="letter-spacing:2.0pt"> </span>is his</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif"> <span style="color:#1C1C1C;mso-font-width:105%">case<span style="letter-spacing:-.95pt"> </span>that<span style="letter-spacing:-.9pt"> </span>after<span style="letter-spacing:-.9pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:-.9pt"> </span>acquisition<span style="letter-spacing:-.95pt"> </span>he<span style="letter-spacing:-.9pt"> </span>exercised<span style="letter-spacing:-.9pt"> </span>acts<span style="letter-spacing:-.9pt"> </span>of<span style="letter-spacing:-.9pt"> </span>ownership<span style="letter-spacing:-.7pt"> </span>over<span style="letter-spacing:-.9pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:-.95pt"> </span>said<span style="letter-spacing:-.9pt"> </span>land<span style="letter-spacing:-.9pt"> </span>until the 1<sup>ST</sup> Defendant<span style="letter-spacing:-.3pt"> </span>trespassed unto his land.<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>Despite his open protestations the<span style="letter-spacing:-.35pt"> </span>1<sup>ST</sup> Defendant<span style="letter-spacing:1.7pt"> </span>with the<span style="letter-spacing:1.0pt"> </span>aid of<span style="letter-spacing:.95pt"> </span>Police<span style="letter-spacing:.95pt"> </span>and<span style="letter-spacing:.95pt"> </span>land guards<span style="letter-spacing:1.2pt"> </span>built<span style="letter-spacing: .95pt"> </span>day<span style="letter-spacing:.75pt"> </span>and<span style="letter-spacing:.75pt"> </span>night<span style="letter-spacing:1.05pt"> </span>on<span style="letter-spacing:.75pt"> </span>his<span style="letter-spacing:.75pt"> </span>land.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-right:-3.15pt;text-align:justify;line-height: 115%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; color:#1C1C1C;mso-font-width:105%">Unable to get the police to intervene he has turned to this court praying for the following reliefs;</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoBodyText" style="line-height:115%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:1.35pt;margin-bottom: 0in;margin-left:58.5pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;text-indent: -32.5pt;line-height:115%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%; font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;color:#1A1A1A;mso-font-width:110%">"a)<span style="letter-spacing:2.0pt"> </span>Declaration<span style="letter-spacing: -.65pt"> </span>of<span style="letter-spacing:-.5pt"> </span>title<span style="letter-spacing:-.95pt"> </span>to<span style="letter-spacing:-.9pt"> </span>all<sp