[2023]DLHC16796 Login to Read Full Case <span style="font-size: 18px !important;"><div class="WordSection1"> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:-2.5pt; margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:4.5pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family: "Book Antiqua";color:#00B0F0">ISAAC HOSI<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:-2.5pt; margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:4.5pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">(PLAINTIFF)<o:p></o:p></span></i></p> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:-2.5pt; margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:4.5pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family: "Book Antiqua";color:#00B0F0">vs.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:-2.5pt; margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:4.5pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family: "Book Antiqua";color:#00B0F0">FIANYO KOFI, YAO XINI<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:-2.5pt; margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:4.5pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">(DEFENDANTS)<o:p></o:p></span></i></p> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:-2.5pt; margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:4.5pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">[HIGH COURT, HO]<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:-2.5pt;margin-bottom: 0cm;margin-left:4.5pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;tab-stops:168.75pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua""> <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: black; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt; margin-left: 4.5pt; margin-right: -2.5pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt: solid black 1.5pt;padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"><a name="_heading=h.gjdgxs"></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">SUIT NO. E12/23/2021 DATE: 4<sup>TH</sup> JULY, 2023<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:-2.5pt;margin-bottom: 0cm;margin-left:4.5pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;tab-stops:96.25pt"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family: "Book Antiqua"">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: black; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt; margin-left: 4.5pt; margin-right: -2.5pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt: solid black 1.5pt;padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family: "Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">MR. GODWIN KPORBLE FOR PLAINTIFF<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:-2.5pt;margin-bottom: 0cm;margin-left:4.5pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family: "Book Antiqua"">CORAM<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:-2.5pt;margin-bottom: 0cm;margin-left:4.5pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family: "Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">HER LADYSHIP JUSTICE CHARITY A. ASEM (MRS)<o:p></o:p></span></p> <div style="border-top-width: 1.5pt; border-top-color: black; border-left: none; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-right: none; padding: 1pt 0cm; margin-left: 4.5pt; margin-right: -2.5pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;border:none; mso-border-top-alt:solid black 1.5pt;mso-border-bottom-alt:solid black 1.5pt; padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:1.0pt 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">JUDGMENT<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </div> <p class="MsoBodyText" style="line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">The plaintiff commenced the instant suit against the defendants on the 28/9/2020, and<span style="letter-spacing:4.0pt"> </span>claimed the following reliefs.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:5.85pt;margin-bottom: 0cm;margin-left:1.65pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;text-indent: 2.85pt;line-height:115%;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo4;tab-stops:44.0pt"><!--[if !supportLists]--><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"">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-variant-position: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%; font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">A<span style="letter-spacing:-.65pt"> </span>declaration<span style="letter-spacing:-.7pt"> </span>that,<span style="letter-spacing:-.65pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:-.65pt"> </span>plaintiff<span style="letter-spacing: -.7pt"> </span>entered<span style="letter-spacing:-.55pt"> </span>into<span style="letter-spacing:-.6pt"> </span>a<span style="letter-spacing:-.65pt"> </span>land<span style="letter-spacing:-.65pt"> </span>purchase<span style="letter-spacing:-.65pt"> </span>agreement<span style="letter-spacing:-.65pt"> </span>or<span style="letter-spacing:-.6pt"> </span>contract with<span style="letter-spacing: -.2pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>deceased,<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>Moses<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>Yao<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>Fianyo<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>known<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>to<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>defendants<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>covering<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>a<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>land<span style="letter-spacing: -.15pt"> </span>in the<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>Dangme<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span>West<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span>District,<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span>Odumase in<span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>Greater Accra<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span>Region<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>to<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>be given<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span>him or allocated to him by his employers, the Ghana Highway Authority.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:6.05pt;margin-bottom: 0cm;margin-left:1.65pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;text-indent: 2.85pt;line-height:115%;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo4;tab-stops:44.0pt"><!--[if !supportLists]--><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"">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-variant-position: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%; font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">A<span style="letter-spacing:-.75pt"> </span>declaration<span style="letter-spacing:-.7pt"> </span>that,<span style="letter-spacing:-.75pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:-.75pt"> </span>plaintiff<span style="letter-spacing: -.7pt"> </span>paid<span style="letter-spacing:-.7pt"> </span>a<span style="letter-spacing:-.7pt"> </span>total<span style="letter-spacing:-.75pt"> </span>amount<span style="letter-spacing:-.65pt"> </span>of<span style="letter-spacing:-.7pt"> </span>GH¢4,000.00<span style="letter-spacing:-.75pt"> </span>less<span style="letter-spacing:-.7pt"> </span>GH¢121.00 pending the final preparation of the landed documents on the land.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:5.95pt;margin-bottom: 0cm;margin-left:1.65pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;text-indent: 2.85pt;line-height:115%;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo4;tab-stops:44.0pt"><!--[if !supportLists]--><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"">3.<span style=