MRS. ANN-MARIE QUANSAH vs. SEIDU ADONGO, LANDS COMMISSION [2023]DLHC17076

Date	2023-06-21
Suit No.	SUIT NO. E1/112/21
Citation No.	[2023]DLHC17076

HIS LORDSHIP JUSTICE DR. RICHMOND OSEI-HWERE

AUGUSTINE ARVOH MENSAH ESQ

JOHN MERCER ESQ.

IVY KUUKUA BORDEN

KYEI BAFFOUR BRENTUOH ESQ

[2023]DLHC17076
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</div>COUNSEL&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>AUGUSTINE
ARVOH MENSAH ESQ FOR PLAINTIFF/APPLICANT<o:p></o:p>JOHN
MERCER ESQ. FOR 1ST DEFENDANT/ RESPONDENT<o:p></o: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;">

IVY KUUKUA BORDEN FOR KYEI BAFFOUR BRENTUOH
ESQ FOR 2ND DEFENDANT<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM<o:p></o:p>HIS LORDSHIP JUSTICE DR. RICHMOND
OSEI-HWERE<o:p></o: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: -2.5pt;">

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</div>In
this motion on notice, Plaintiff/Applicant (hereinafter called “Plaintiff”) is
praying the Court to amend her writ of summons and statement of claim.
Plaintiff is further praying the court to join one Nana Kobina Kufuor to the
suit as Co-Plaintiff.<o:p></o:p>The
background facts leading to this application are that on 28/05/2021, Plaintiff
filed a writ of summons against the Defendants claiming the following reliefs:<o:p></o:p>A declaration of title to the plot of
land numbered Plot No. 55 situate at Windy Ridge Extension Residential Area in
the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolitan Assembly.<o:p></o:p>Damages for trespass.<o:p></o:p>Recovery of possession.<o:p></o:p>Perpetual injunction restraining the
Defendant, his agents, servants, assigns, privies, workers, or howsoever they
may describe themselves from having anything to do with the said plot of land
numbered plot No. 55 pending the determination of the suit.<o:p></o:p>Cost.<o:p></o:p>Pleadings
have closed and the court has ordered parties to file their witness statements
and pre-trial check lists. Defendants have complied with the order of the court
and have duly filed their witness statements and pretrial check lists.<o:p></o:p>The
application is supported by a seven (7) paragraph affidavit. The relevant
portions of the affidavit read as follows:<o:p></o:p>3. That per inadvertence the
Plot No. 55B which should have been indorsed on the writ of summons turned out
to be Plot No. 55.<o:p></o:p>4. That it is also a fact
that the original Plot of land i.e. Plot No. 55 was subsequently divided into
two plots i.e. Plot No. 55A and 55B by the lessee Nana Darko Kufour and same
gifted respectively to his children, Nana Kobina Kufour and the Plaintiff.<o:p></o:p>5. That at the hearing of
this Application Counsel for the Applicant will seek leave of the Honourable
Court to refer to the record of proceedings.<o:p></o:p>6. That in order that all
matters or issues in this suit are comprehensively settled on merits there is
the need to amend the writ of summons, the statement of claim as well as seek
leave of the Honourable Court for Nana Kobina Kufour to join the suit as
Co-Plaintiff.<o:p></o:p>7. That no surprise will be
sprung on the defendant by the grant</main>