[2023]DLHC16897 Login to Read Full Case <span style="font-size: 18px !important;"><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">LAWRENCE KOJO CUORNOOH<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">ISAAC AGUDEY<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"">(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;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, TEMA]<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 278.15pt"><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. E1/07/2022 DATE: 17<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. EDWARD SAM CRABBE FOR PLAINTIFF/APPLICANT<o:p></o:p></span></p> <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. ERIC ASUMAN-ADU FOR DEFENDANT/RESPONDENT<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 RITA AGYEMAN-BUDU (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"">RULING<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </div> <p class="MsoBodyText" style="line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">This<span style="letter-spacing:1.15pt"> </span>Ruling<span style="letter-spacing:1.4pt"> </span>is<span style="letter-spacing:1.25pt"> </span>in<span style="letter-spacing: 1.15pt"> </span>respect<span style="letter-spacing:1.2pt"> </span>of<span style="letter-spacing:1.15pt"> </span>a<span style="letter-spacing:1.2pt"> </span>Motion<span style="letter-spacing:1.15pt"> </span>on<span style="letter-spacing:1.15pt"> </span>Notice<span style="letter-spacing:1.3pt"> </span>for<span style="letter-spacing:1.25pt"> </span>an<span style="letter-spacing:1.15pt"> </span>Order<span style="letter-spacing:1.25pt"> </span>for<span style="letter-spacing:1.25pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:1.15pt"> </span>production<span style="letter-spacing: 1.15pt"> </span>of documents for inspection.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoBodyText" style="line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">This<span style="letter-spacing: 3.9pt"> </span>was<span style="letter-spacing:3.9pt"> </span>filed<span style="letter-spacing:3.95pt"> </span>for<span style="letter-spacing:3.9pt"> </span>and<span style="letter-spacing:3.8pt"> </span>on<span style="letter-spacing:3.8pt"> </span>behalf<span style="letter-spacing:3.8pt"> </span>of<span style="letter-spacing:3.95pt"> </span>Plaintiff/Applicant<span style="letter-spacing:4.0pt"> </span>herein<span style="letter-spacing:4.0pt"> </span><b>Lawrence<span style="letter-spacing:3.85pt"> </span>Kojo Cuornooh </b>by his Counsel.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-right:6.75pt;text-align:justify;line-height: 115%"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">The mainstay of this Application is that Defendant/Respondent <b>Isaac Agudey </b>in his Witness Statement made reference and attached a Scanned Copy of Land Certificate dated 17<span style="position:relative;top:-3.5pt; mso-text-raise:3.5pt">th<span style="letter-spacing:2.0pt"> </span></span>January, 2023 as Exhibit 1.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoBodyText" style="line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif"> </span></p> <p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-right:7.05pt;text-align:justify;line-height: 115%"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">But the Defendant failed to attach the document which the Tettegah Family and Vedzi Azango Family relied on to obtain the Land Certificate. Plaintiff is by this Application requesting that Defendant is ordered to produce to Court the original copy of the aforementioned Land Certificate and the document evidencing the grant whether a Lease, Statutory Declaration Assignment and any other.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoBodyText" style="line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif"> </span></p> <p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-right:7.15pt;text-align:justify;line-height: 115%"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">Plaintiff/Applicant is<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span>also praying that the Defendant/Respondent be ordered by<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>this Court<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>to<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt"> </span>produce<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span>a<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span>Consent<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span>Judgment<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span>he<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>made<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span>reference<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span>to<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>in<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>his Witness<span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt"> </span>Statement which is:<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoBodyText" style="line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:318.25pt;margin-bottom: 0cm;margin-left:24.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-24.0pt;line-height: 115%"><b><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">Nene<span style="letter-spacing:-.75pt"> </span>Angmetey<span style="letter-spacing:-.75pt"> </span>Kplivie <span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt">Vrs</span><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margi