[2023]DLHC16979 Login to Read Full Case <span style="font-size: 18px !important;"><div class="WordSection1"> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-right:-2.75pt;text-align:center; text-indent:4.5pt"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family: "Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua";color:#00B0F0">THE TRUSTEES OF CHURCH OF PENTECOST<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-right:-2.75pt;text-align:center; text-indent:4.5pt"><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-right:-2.75pt;text-align:center; text-indent:4.5pt"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family: "Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua";color:#00B0F0">vs.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-right:-2.75pt;text-align:center; text-indent:4.5pt"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family: "Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua";color:#00B0F0">AMADU MOHAMMED<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-right:-2.75pt;text-align:center; text-indent:4.5pt"><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-right:-2.75pt;text-align:center; text-indent:4.5pt"><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-right:-2.75pt;text-align:justify;text-indent: 4.5pt;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: 0cm; margin-right: -2.75pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-indent:4.5pt;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: E1/005/2022 DATE: 27<sup>TH</sup> APRIL 2023<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:-2.75pt;text-align:justify;text-indent: 4.5pt;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: 0cm; margin-right: -2.75pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-indent:4.5pt;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 PLAINTIFF<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-indent:4.5pt;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. EMMANUEL KUMADEY FOR DEFENDANT<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:-2.75pt;text-align:justify;text-indent: 4.5pt"><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-right:-2.75pt;text-align:justify;text-indent: 4.5pt"><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: 0cm; margin-right: -2.75pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;text-indent:4.5pt; 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:-2.75pt;text-align:justify;text-indent: 4.5pt;line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">Per the writ of summons issued by plaintiff herein on the 18<span style="position:relative; top:-3.5pt;mso-text-raise:3.5pt">th<span style="letter-spacing:2.0pt"> </span></span>of October, 2023 together with its statement of claim, Plaintiffs herein; The Trustee of Church of Pentecost are seeking the following reliefs:<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:-2.75pt; margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:4.5pt; line-height:115%;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3;tab-stops:58.9pt 59.0pt"><!--[if !supportLists]--><b><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;letter-spacing:-.05pt">i)<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">An order nullifying any purported agreement entered into between the defendants and the children of the late Abudu Fuseini Balanka a.k.a<span style="letter-spacing:2.0pt"> </span>Abudu kotontey in connection with the land in dispute.<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p> <p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:-2.75pt; margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:4.5pt; line-height:115%;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3;tab-stops:58.9pt"><!--[if !supportLists]--><b><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;letter-spacing:-.05pt">ii)<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">An<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>order<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>for<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>recovery<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>of<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> possession.</span><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p> <p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:-2.75pt; margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:4.5pt; line-height:115%;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3;tab-stops:58.9pt"><!--[if !supportLists]--><b><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;letter-spacing:-.05pt">iii)<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">General<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>damages<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>for<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span><span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">trespass</span><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p> <p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:-2.75pt; margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:4.5pt; line-height:115%;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3;tab-stops:59.0pt"><!--[if !supportLists]--><b><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;letter-spacing:-.05pt">iv)<span style="font-style: normal; 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