MARTIN OFORI vs. MAAME AMA SAH [2023]DLHC16899

Date	2023-07-10
Suit No.	SUIT NO.:E11/23/2020
Citation No.	[2023]DLHC16899

HIS LORDSHIP JUSTICE KWAME AMOAKO

NKUAH-GYAPONG

IBRAHIM ADAMS

[2023]DLHC16899
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MARTIN OFORI<o:p></o:p>

(PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p>

MAAME AMA SAH<o:p></o:p>

(DEFENDANT/APPELLANT)<o:p></o:p>

[HIGH
COURT, SEFWI WIAWSO]<o:p></o:p>

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COUNSEL&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>

NKUAH-GYAPONG FOR APPELLANT
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CORAM<o:p></o:p>

HIS LORDSHIP JUSTICE KWAME
AMOAKO <o:p></o:p>

JUDGMENT<o:p></o:p>

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This
is the Judgment of the Court on an appeal
from the District
Court, Sefwi Sefwi.<o:p></o:p>

The background to this
Judgment is as follows: On 17th January
2018, the Plaintiff/Respondent (hereinafter referred to as “the Plaintiff”)
caused to be issued a writ of summons
against the Defendant/Appellant (hereinafter referred to as “the Defendant”) at
the District Court, Sefwi Wiawso claiming the following reliefs:-<o:p></o:p>

“By
virtue of PNDCL 111, Plaintiff seeks an order of this Honourable Court for a fair
share of the following property:<o:p></o:p>

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<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:6.85pt;margin-bottom:
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115%;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo5;tab-stops:61.0pt">(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: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">&nbsp;&nbsp; All
that house containing three (3) bedrooms with a hall and a detachable Kitchen,
toilet and bath including vacant plot in front of the house situate at Sefwi
Asafo bounded by the properties of Akua Korkor, Opanin Kwaku Taa, Maame Yaa
Adade all deceased, and Asafo-Wiawso trunk road is the property of Plaintiff’s
deceased father Opanin Yaw Ofori which the Defendant
has taken possession of same.<o:p></o:p>

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(b)<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: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; An order