[2023]DLHC16951 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">BETTY RICHARDS<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">SOLOMON MENSAH, GEORGE T. QUARSHIE<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, TEMA]<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;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> <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: LC/121/2020 DATE: 18<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"><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. JOSEPH ADDO WITH MRS. EUNICE KONADU FOR PLAINTIFF <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. EDWARD METTLE NUNOO FOR 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 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"">JUDGMENT<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </div> <p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-right:5.75pt;text-align:justify;line-height: 115%"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">The Plaintiff herein Betty Richards instituted an action against the 1<span style="position:relative; top:-3.5pt;mso-text-raise:3.5pt">st </span>and 2<span style="position:relative; top:-3.5pt;mso-text-raise:3.5pt">nd<span style="letter-spacing:2.0pt"> </span></span>Defendants, <b>Mr.Solomon Mensah and Mr. George T. Quarshie </b>respectively as per her<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>amended<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>Writ<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt"> </span>of<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>Summons<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt"> </span>and<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>Statement<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>of<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>claim<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>filed<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>on<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>3<span style="position:relative; top:-3.5pt;mso-text-raise:3.5pt">rd<span style="letter-spacing:1.0pt"> </span></span>of<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>December,<span style="letter-spacing: -.15pt"> </span>2020 pursuant to this Court Order dated 20th November, 2020.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoBodyText" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif"> </span></p> <p class="MsoBodyText" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">Plaintiff<span style="letter-spacing: -.25pt"> </span>claims<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>against<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>Defendants<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>jointly<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>and<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>severally<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>as<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> follows:</span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:6.15pt;margin-bottom: 0cm;margin-left:36.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height: 115%"><b><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">a) A declaration of title to all that piece or parcel of land situate, lying and being at<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:5.55pt;margin-bottom: 0cm;margin-left:36.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height: 115%"><b><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">Dawhenya in the Greater Accra Region of the Republic of Ghana bounded on the North-East by Lessor’s land measuring 182.3 feet more or less, on the South-East<span style="letter-spacing:-.6pt"> </span>by<span style="letter-spacing:-.55pt"> </span>a<span style="letter-spacing:-.55pt"> </span>proposed<span style="letter-spacing:-.55pt"> </span>road<span style="letter-spacing:-.55pt"> </span>measuring<span style="letter-spacing:-.6pt"> </span>140.1<span style="letter-spacing:-.6pt"> </span>feet<span style="letter-spacing:-.6pt"> </span>more<span style="letter-spacing:-.65pt"> </span>or<span style="letter-spacing:-.45pt"> </span>less,<span style="letter-spacing:-.6pt"> </span>on<span style="letter-spacing:-.45pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:-.65pt"> </span>South- West by Lessor’s<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span>land measuring 202.0 feet more<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span>or less<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span>on the<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span>North-West by a proposed road measuring 141.2 feet more or less and more particularly described as containing an approximate area of 0.62 Acre or 0.25 Hectare.<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p> <p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom: 0cm;margin-left:48.4pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;text-indent: -12.4pt;line-height:115%;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo4;tab-stops:53.4pt"><!--[if !supportLists]--><b><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%">b.<span style="font-style: normal; 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-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></i></b><!--[endif]--><b><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">Recovery<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>of<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>possession<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>of<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>relief<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span><span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt">(a).</span><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p> <p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:6.15pt;margin-bottom: 0cm;margin-left:36.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;text-indent: 0cm;line-height:115%;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo4;tab-stops:54.6pt