[2023]DLHC17039 Login to Read Full Case <span style="font-size: 18px !important;"><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%; tab-stops:4.5pt"><a name="_Hlk152146143"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family: "Book Antiqua";color:#00B0F0">DISCOUNT FINANCIAL SERVICES <o:p></o:p></span></b></a></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%; tab-stops:4.5pt"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;line-height: 115%;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="text-align:center;line-height:115%; tab-stops:4.5pt"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;line-height: 115%;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="text-align:center;line-height:115%; tab-stops:4.5pt"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua";color:#00B0F0">SAMUEL TETTEAH AND<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%; tab-stops:4.5pt"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua";color:#00B0F0">SEAN JASON NKANSAH TETTEH<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%; tab-stops:4.5pt"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;line-height: 115%;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="text-align:center;line-height:115%; tab-stops:4.5pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family: "Book Antiqua"">[HIGH COURT, ACCRA]<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%;tab-stops:4.5pt 168.75pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;line-height:115%;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;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%;tab-stops: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: 11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family: "Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">SUIT NO. GJ/286/15 DATE: 8TH MAY, 2023</span><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family: "Book Antiqua""><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </div><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%;tab-stops:4.5pt"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;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: windowtext; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt; padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"; mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">JOSEPH KWODWO AMANKWAA FOR LEONARD SEDZRO FOR THE PLAINTIFF/J/CREDITOR<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt; padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"; mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">STEPHEN SOWAH CHARWAY FOR THE CLAIMANT<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%;tab-stops:4.5pt"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;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="text-align:justify;line-height:115%;tab-stops:4.5pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family: "Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">HIS LORDSHIP JUSTICE WILLIAM BOAMPONG<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 0cm;"> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%; tab-stops: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 0cm 0cm"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family: "Book Antiqua"">JUDGMENT</span></b><b><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua""><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </div><p class="MsoBodyText" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">The<span style="letter-spacing:-.5pt"> </span>biological<span style="letter-spacing:-.5pt"> </span>mother<span style="letter-spacing:-.5pt"> </span>of<span style="letter-spacing:-.5pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:-.5pt"> </span>Claimant<span style="letter-spacing:-.5pt"> </span>who<span style="letter-spacing:-.5pt"> </span>also<span style="letter-spacing:-.5pt"> </span>happened<span style="letter-spacing:-.5pt"> </span>to<span style="letter-spacing:-.5pt"> </span>be<span style="letter-spacing: -.5pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:-.45pt"> </span>husband<span style="letter-spacing:-.4pt"> </span>of the Defendant/J/Debtor acted as the next friend or Guardian ad litern for the Claimant who is a minor.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoBodyText" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">By the affidavit evidence the guardian ad litern of the Claimant claimed that the<span style="letter-spacing:-.65pt"> </span>property<span style="letter-spacing:-.6pt"> </span>in<span style="letter-spacing:-.7pt"> </span>question<span style="letter-spacing:-.7pt"> </span>seized<span style="letter-spacing:-.55pt"> </span>in<span style="letter-spacing:-.55pt"> </span>execution<span style="letter-spacing:-.55pt"> </span>by<span style="letter-spacing:-.6pt"> </span>Bailiff<span style="letter-spacing:-.7pt"> </span>of<span style="letter-spacing:-.7pt"> </span>this<span style="letter-spacing:-.7pt"> </span>Honourable<span style="letter-spacing: -.65pt"> </span>Court pursuant to a Notice of Attachment dated 12<span style="position:relative;top:-3.5pt;mso-text-raise:3.5pt">th<span style="letter-spacing:2.0pt"> </span></span>September 2018 is for the Claimant.<span style="letter-spacing:2.0pt"> </span>She states that the property seized in execution does not belong to the Defendant/J/Debtor neither is same registered in his name.<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">According to the next friend of the Claimant she purchased the said land for her son,<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span>Claimant in<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span>year 2010.<span style="letter-spacing:2.0pt"> </span>She<span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt"> </span>originally bought the<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span>land<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span>with<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span>an uncompleted 2-bedroom house from Doris Adzigbe per Exhibit ‘GJ’ series. Although<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>it<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt"> </span>appeared<span style="letter-spacing:-.3pt"> </span>on<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>receipt<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span>that<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>land<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>is in<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>Kasoa Iron<span style="letter-spacing: -.2pt"> </span>City<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span>but<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span>it<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span>is actually situate at Iron City Ngleshie Amanfrom, Accra.<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">After the said purchase the uncompleted structure was<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span>demolished before the land was developed into its current state.<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">She<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span>states<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span>also that the site plan of<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span>the property is in<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span>the name of<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt"> </span