[2023]DLHC16942 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"> </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"> </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">AGBENOXEVI TAMAKLOE & 2 ORS VS. REV. INNOCENT AGBENUVOR & 6 ORS<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"">(PLAINTIFFS)<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">REV. INNOCENT AGBENUVOR & 6 ORS<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" 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""> </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. E1/26/2009 DATE: 27<sup>TH</sup> APRIL, 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 120.75pt"><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"">SMK DZIKUNU FOR PLAINTIFFS<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"">G K NTONY FOR THE 6TH & 7TH DEFENDANTS<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="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:5.8pt;margin-bottom: 0cm;margin-left:3.6pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:5.8pt;margin-bottom: 0cm;margin-left:3.6pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">The plaintiffs instituted this action as far back in 2009. So for almost 15 years the court has been saddle with this case. Ordinarily, the facts in this case was simple issues of trespass.<span style="letter-spacing:-.35pt"> </span>There<span style="letter-spacing:-.3pt"> </span>is<span style="letter-spacing:-.3pt"> </span>no<span style="letter-spacing:-.35pt"> </span>evidence<span style="letter-spacing:-.35pt"> </span>of<span style="letter-spacing:-.3pt"> </span>interlocutory<span style="letter-spacing:-.45pt"> </span>appeal<span style="letter-spacing:-.4pt"> </span>nor<span style="letter-spacing:-.3pt"> </span>petition<span style="letter-spacing:-.4pt"> </span>to<span style="letter-spacing:-.35pt"> </span>suggest<span style="letter-spacing:-.35pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:-.4pt"> </span>possible reason for the delay. I personally do not see the need for this delay and whether or not this has been beneficial to the litigants, can best be determine by them. There has been feet<span style="letter-spacing:1.7pt"> </span>dragging<span style="letter-spacing:1.7pt"> </span>in<span style="letter-spacing:1.65pt"> </span>this<span style="letter-spacing:1.75pt"> </span>case<span style="letter-spacing:1.7pt"> </span>and<span style="letter-spacing:1.65pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:1.65pt"> </span>plaintiff<span style="letter-spacing:1.75pt"> </span>who<span style="letter-spacing:1.7pt"> </span>called<span style="letter-spacing:1.65pt"> </span>only<span style="letter-spacing:1.7pt"> </span>two<span style="letter-spacing:1.7pt"> </span>witnesses<span style="letter-spacing:1.65pt"> </span>by<span style="letter-spacing:1.65pt"> </span>way<span style="letter-spacing: 1.75pt"> </span><span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt">of</span> witness<span style="letter-spacing:-.75pt"> </span>statement<span style="letter-spacing: -.75pt"> </span>had<span style="letter-spacing:-.75pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:-.75pt"> </span>chance<span style="letter-spacing:-.7pt"> </span>to<span style="letter-spacing:-.75pt"> </span>testify<span style="letter-spacing:-.75pt"> </span>in<span style="letter-spacing:-.6pt"> </span>May,<span style="letter-spacing:-.75pt"> </span>2020<span style="letter-spacing:-.75pt"> </span>when<span style="letter-spacing:-.75pt"> </span>I<span style="letter-spacing:-.75pt"> </span>assume<span style="letter-spacing:-.75pt"> </span>duty<span style="letter-spacing:-.65pt"> </span>in<span style="letter-spacing:-.75pt"> </span>this<span style="letter-spacing:-.7pt"> </span>court. This is regrettable.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoBodyText" align="left" style="margin-left: 3.6pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">Per their amended writ of summons the plaintiffs claim the following reliefs against the <span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">defendants;</span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraph" align="left" style="margin: 0cm 5.75pt 0.0001pt 57.6pt; text-indent: -36pt; line-height: 115%;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;letter-spaci