[2023]DLHC17098 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:42.0pt; 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">LAWRENCE KORBLA DOMENYO & 2 ORS<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:42.0pt; 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"">(PLAINTIFFS/RESPONDENTS)<o:p></o:p></span></i></p> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:42.0pt; margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:4.5pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center; tab-stops:56.25pt center 240.75pt"><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:42.0pt;text-align:center; tab-stops:center 238.5pt 240.75pt left 372.75pt 427.5pt"><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">GODWIN AGBEKPORNU & 2 ORS<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:42.0pt; 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/APPELANTS)<o:p></o:p></span></i></p> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:42.0pt; 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, HO]<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:42.0pt; 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: 42pt;"> <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: E11/03/2019 DATE: 1<sup>ST </sup> MARCH, 2023<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:42.0pt;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: 42pt;"> <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"">SENANU AFAGBE FOR PLAINTIFFS/RESPONDENTS<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"">K. HLORTSI AKAKPO FOR DEFENDANTS/APPELLANTS<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:42.0pt;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:42.0pt;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"">HIS LORDSHIP JUSTICE YAW OWOAHENE-ACHEAMPONG<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: 42pt;"> <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="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:33.0pt;line-height:115%"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;letter-spacing:-.1pt">Introduction</span></b><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-right:33.0pt;text-align:justify;line-height: 115%"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">This is an appeal launched by the defendants/J/debtors/appellants (hereafter simply referred to as the appellants) against the judgment of the District Magistrate Court, Anloga presided over by H/W Rosemary Baah Tosju, dated 6<span style="position:relative; top:-3.5pt;mso-text-raise:3.5pt">th<span style="letter-spacing:2.0pt"> </span></span>December, 2018 in favour of the Plaintiff/J/Creditors/Respondents (hereafter referred to as the respondents).<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-right:33.0pt;line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:33.0pt;line-height:115%"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;letter-spacing:-.1pt">Background</span></b><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-right:33.0pt;line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">The<span style="letter-spacing:1.4pt"> </span>genesis<span style="letter-spacing:1.3pt"> </span>of<span style="letter-spacing:1.35pt"> </span>this<span style="letter-spacing:1.35pt"> </span>appeal<span style="letter-spacing:1.35pt"> </span>is<span style="letter-spacing:1.35pt"> </span>that,<span style="letter-spacing:1.4pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:1.35pt"> </span>respondents<span style="letter-spacing:1.5pt"> </span>issued<span style="letter-spacing:1.35pt"> </span>out<span style="letter-spacing:1.4pt"> </span>a<span style="letter-spacing: 1.35pt"> </span>writ<span style="letter-spacing:1.4pt"> </span>of<span style="letter-spacing:1.5pt"> </span>summons<span style="letter-spacing:1.3pt"> </span>against<span style="letter-spacing:1.4pt"> </span>the appellants on 09/05/2018 at the District Court, Anloga claiming the following reliefs:<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-right:33.0pt;line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif"> </span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:33.0pt;margin-bottom: 0cm;margin-left:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:0cm; line-height:115%;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3"><!--[if !supportLists]--><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%">1.<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: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></i><!--[endif]--><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">Enforcement of an arbitration award published in favour of the plaintiff by Arbitration Court of Togbi Dalah-Avege III of Anloga-Lagbati on the 1<span style="position:relative;top:-3.5pt;mso-text-raise:3.5pt">st<span style="letter-spacing:1.7pt"> </span></span>July, 2012, for all that piece or parcel of land situate<span style="letter-spacing:-.65pt"> </span>lying<span style="letter-spacing:-.6pt"> </span>and<span style="letter-spacing:-.6pt"> </span>being<span style="letter-spacing:-.6pt"> </span>at<span style="letter-spacing:-.55pt"> </span>Cape-Coast,<span style="letter-spacing:-.5pt"> </span>Anloga<span style="letter-spacing:-.55pt"> </span>and<span style="letter-spacing:-.5pt"> </span>bounded<span style="letter-spacing:-.6pt"> </span>as<span style="letter-spacing:-.6pt"> </span>follows:<span style="letter-spacing:-.5pt"> </span>on<span style="letter-spacing:-.45pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:-.6pt"> </span>Keta<span style="letter-spacing:-.65pt"> </span>side<span style="letter-spacing:-.45pt"> </span>by<span style="letter-spacing:-.65pt"> </span>property of Adetsi Agbasa. On the Anyanui side by property of Ahiduievor Agbekpornu.<span style="letter-spacing:2.0pt"> </span>On the Lagoon side by the property of Klu Tagbor and on the Sea side by the property of Mikporde.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p> <p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:33.0pt;margin-bottom: 0cm;margin-left:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:0cm; line-height:115%;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3;tab-stops:21.3pt"><!--[if !supportLists]--><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%">2.<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-p