AMA AKYERE vs. KOJO KONIN A.K.A PAUL KOJO KWANING [2023]DLHC17034

Date	2023-07-05
Suit No.	SUIT № LS/04/98
Citation No.	[2023]DLHC17034

JUSTICE ABENA A. OPPONG

DANIEL ARTHUR

K. O AMPONSA DADZIE

[2023]DLHC17034
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&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;color:#00B0F0">AMA AKYERE <o:p></o:p></a>

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&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:
&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:
&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;">COUNSEL<o:p></o:p>

<span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;
mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">DANIEL ARTHUR&nbsp; FOR
THE PLAINTIFF<o:p></o:p>

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mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;
mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">K. O AMPONSA DADZIE&nbsp; FOR
THE DEFENDANT<o:p></o:p>

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JUSTICE ABENA
A. OPPONG<span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:
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&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:
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This case has an unusual chequered
history. The action was instituted on 19th November,
1998 by the original plaintiff Ama Akyere per her lawful Attorney Timothy Eduful,
against the defendant. For various reasons, the case had been pending until
judgment is now being delivered. All parties in the case, including their
counsel, and even the Court itself, have to share in the blame for this
chequered history.<o:p></o:p>

Be that as it may the plaintiff
who sued per her lawful attorney, by
her amended writ of summons filed on
24th October, 2017, claimed against the
defendant the following reliefs:<o:p></o:p>

&nbsp;

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mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;
letter-spacing:-.05pt">a.<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-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
A
declaration of title to all that piece or parcel of land situate, being and
lying at Ntiako and bounded by the farms of Kofi Ketu, Yaa Saara, Maame Komfo
and Attadensu Forest, Maame Tinagya and Yaw Esuah, the land currently being
farmed by tenant farmers Kwesi Kwarfo and Kobina Donkor.<o:p></o:p>

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A
declaration of title to all that piece or parcel of land situate, being and
lying at Ntiako and bounded by the farms of Maame Tinagya, Kwabena Donkor,
Kwesi Kwafo and farmed by a tenant
called Kofi Ketu.<o:p></o:p>