[2023]DLHC16825 Login to Read Full Case <span style="font-size: 18px !important;"><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%; tab-stops:4.5pt"><a name="_Hlk152146143"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family: "Book Antiqua";color:#00B0F0">ACHIMOTA PREPARATORY & J.H.S. <o:p></o:p></span></b></a></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%; tab-stops:4.5pt"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;line-height: 115%;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="text-align:center;line-height:115%; tab-stops:4.5pt"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;line-height: 115%;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="text-align:center;line-height:115%; tab-stops:4.5pt"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua";color:#00B0F0">FOURTH LUCKY ESTATE COMPANY <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%; tab-stops:4.5pt"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">(DEFENDANT)<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%; tab-stops:4.5pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family: "Book Antiqua"">[HIGH COURT, ACCRA]<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%;tab-stops:4.5pt 168.75pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family: "Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua""> </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;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%;tab-stops:4.5pt; 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: 11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family: "Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">SUIT NO. GJ/1386/2017 DATE: 17<sup>TH</sup> JANUARY 2023</span><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family: "Book Antiqua""><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </div><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%;tab-stops:4.5pt"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family: "Book Antiqua"">COUNSEL</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family: "Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-weight:bold"><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;line-height:115%;tab-stops:4.5pt; border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0cm; mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family: "Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">PLAINTIFF IS REPRESENTED BY WILLIAM ATTA DEFENDANTS ABSENT<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%;tab-stops:4.5pt; border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0cm; mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family: "Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">KOFI APPIAH MINKAH PRESENT BEING LED BY T.N. WARD BREW FOR THE PLAINTIFF<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%;tab-stops:4.5pt; border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0cm; mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family: "Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">RAPHAEL AGYEPONG FOR THE DEFENDANTS PRESENT<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%;tab-stops:4.5pt"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;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="text-align:justify;line-height:115%;tab-stops:4.5pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">JUSTICE ABENA A. OPPONG</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family: "Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-weight:bold"> <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;"> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%; tab-stops:4.5pt;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;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family: "Book Antiqua"">JUDGMENT</span></b><b><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua""><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </div><p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-left:0cm;line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-left:0cm;line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">There<span style="letter-spacing:-.75pt"> </span>is<span style="letter-spacing:-.75pt"> </span>no<span style="letter-spacing: -.75pt"> </span>dispute<span style="letter-spacing:-.75pt"> </span>about<span style="letter-spacing:-.75pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:-.75pt"> </span>fact<span style="letter-spacing:-.75pt"> </span>that<span style="letter-spacing:-.75pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:-.75pt"> </span>parties<span style="letter-spacing:-.75pt"> </span>in<span style="letter-spacing:-.75pt"> </span>this<span style="letter-spacing:-.75pt"> </span>case<span style="letter-spacing:-.75pt"> </span>have<span style="letter-spacing:-.75pt"> </span>a<span style="letter-spacing:-.75pt"> </span>common grantor<span style="letter-spacing:-.6pt"> </span>which<span style="letter-spacing: -.55pt"> </span>is<span style="letter-spacing:-.7pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:-.65pt"> </span>State<span style="letter-spacing:-.65pt"> </span>Housing<span style="letter-spacing:-.6pt"> </span>Company<span style="letter-spacing:-.4pt"> </span>Ltd.<span style="letter-spacing:-.65pt"> </span>The<span style="letter-spacing:-.65pt"> </span>Plaintiff’s<span style="letter-spacing: -.55pt"> </span>case<span style="letter-spacing:-.55pt"> </span>is<span style="letter-spacing:-.7pt"> </span>that it was originally based close to Achimota Secondary School and its expansion<span style="letter-spacing:2.2pt"> </span>was<span style="letter-spacing:2.15pt"> </span>constrained<span style="letter-spacing: 2.35pt"> </span>by<span style="letter-spacing:2.2pt"> </span>limitation<span style="letter-spacing:2.25pt"> </span>of<span style="letter-spacing:2.3pt"> </span>space.<span style="letter-spacing:2.6pt"> </span>It<span style="letter-spacing:2.3pt"> </span>therefore<span style="letter-spacing:2.3pt"> </span><span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">acquired</span> additional land at New Achimota for the purposes of expansion for construction of further classrooms, residential apartments and bungalows for<span style="letter-spacing:-.75pt"> </span>staff.<span style="letter-spacing:-.75pt"> </span>It<span style="letter-spacing:-.75pt"> </span>fenced<span style="letter-spacing:-.75pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:-.75pt"> </span>said<span style="letter-spacing:-.75pt"> </span>land<span style="letter-spacing:-.75pt"> </span>it<span style="letter-spacing:-.75pt"> </span>acquired<span style="letter-spacing:-.75pt"> </span>and<span style="letter-spacing:-.75pt"> </span>put<span style="letter-spacing:-.75pt"> </span>a<span style="letter-spacing:-.75pt"> </span>gate<span style="letter-spacing:-.75pt"> </span>to<span style="letter-spacing:-.75pt"> </span>it<span style="letter-spacing:-.75pt"> </span>with<span style="letter-spacing:-.75pt"> </span>padlocks. Without the knowledge of<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span>the Plaintiff, the Defendants invaded and<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span>broke <span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">into</span><span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span><span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">the</span><span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt"> </span><span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">wall</span><span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt"> </span><span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">and</span><span style="letter-spacing:-.35pt"> </span><span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">started</span><span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt"> </span><span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">erecting</span><span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span><span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">illegal</span><span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span><span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">structures.</span><span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt"> </span><span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">The</span><span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt"> </span><span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">Plaintiff</span><span style="letter-spacing:-.35pt"> </span><span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">approached </span>the Defendants politely and told them to stop th