[2023]DLHC16877 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">GLIGBAFIA TOGBE KAKLA<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;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">DAVID NSEM DOE<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; tab-stops:center 234.75pt left 288.75pt"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;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="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;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" align="center" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:-2.5pt; margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:4.5pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center; tab-stops:168.75pt 278.15pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;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; 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;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">SUIT NO. E1/08/2023 DATE: 13<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"">GODWIN KPOBLE 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;tab-stops:108.75pt 130.5pt"><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="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:3.5pt;margin-bottom: 0cm;margin-left:4.5pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">On the 22/07/2022 the Plaintiff Gligbafia Togbe Kakla Akoe Dosor IV Overlord of Akoefe<span style="letter-spacing: -.4pt"> </span>Traditional<span style="letter-spacing:-.3pt"> </span>Area<span style="letter-spacing:-.35pt"> </span>and<span style="letter-spacing:-.3pt"> </span>Dufia<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt"> </span>of<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt"> </span>Akoefe<span style="letter-spacing:-.4pt"> </span>Tokor,<span style="letter-spacing:-.35pt"> </span>Head<span style="letter-spacing:-.4pt"> </span>and<span style="letter-spacing:-.4pt"> </span>Lawful<span style="letter-spacing:-.3pt"> </span>representative of Daheviawo of Akoefe Tokor sued the Defendant one David Nsem Doe described as Head of Kataviwo (Kata family) of Akoefe Gadza, a farmer.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:3.5pt;margin-bottom: 0cm;margin-left:4.5pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">Plaintiff<span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt"> </span>claimed<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>following<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span><span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">reliefs:</span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoBodyText" align="left" style="margin: 0cm 3.5pt 0.0001pt 4.5pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif"> </span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:3.5pt;margin-bottom: 0cm;margin-left:4.5pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:0cm;line-height:115%; mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:41.0pt"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%">(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 style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%; font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">Declaration of title to that track of land situate, lying and bring at the North Eastern<span style="letter-spacing:-.7pt"> </span>part<span style="letter-spacing:-.6pt"> </span>of<span style="letter-spacing: -.7pt"> </span>Akoefe-Tokor<span style="letter-spacing:-.6pt"> </span>and<span style="letter-spacing:-.7pt"> </span>popularly<span style="letter-spacing:-.75pt"> </span>known<span style="letter-spacing:-.7pt"> </span>as<span style="letter-spacing:-.7pt"> </span>“Tovu”<span style="letter-spacing:-.7pt"> </span>and<span style="letter-spacing:-.55pt"> </span>particularly bounded as;<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:3.5pt;margin-bottom: 0cm;margin-left:4.5pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:0cm;line-height:115%; mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1;tab-stops:58.95pt"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"">-<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">On<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span>one<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span>side<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span>by<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span>Dedzi<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span><span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt">land.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:3.5pt;margin-bottom: 0cm;margin-left:4.5pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:0cm;line-height:115%; mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1;tab-stops:58.95pt"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"">-<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">On<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>another<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span>side<s