[2023]DLHC17102 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:14.0pt; 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">NANA KOFI ADUAH, MRS COMFORT ASSAN ADUAH<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:14.0pt; 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)<o:p></o:p></span></i></p> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:14.0pt; margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:4.5pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center; tab-stops:center 236.25pt right 468.0pt"><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-top:0cm;margin-right:14.0pt; 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">HON. MAVIS HAWA KOOMSON & 4 ORS<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:14.0pt; margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:4.5pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center; tab-stops:center 236.25pt left 423.0pt"><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)<o:p></o:p></span></i></p> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:14.0pt; 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, WINNEBA]<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" align="right" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:14.0pt; margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:4.5pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:right; 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: 14pt;"> <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. EI/079/2020 DATE: 7<sup>TH</sup> MARCH, 2023<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:14.0pt;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: 14pt;"> <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"">KOFI SUNU FOR G. H. QUIST FOR PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT<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"">GEORGE KODZO ADABADZE FOR NII KPAKPO SAMOA ADDO FOR APPLICANT<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:14.0pt;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:14.0pt;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 ABOAGYE TANDOH<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: 14pt;"> <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="MsoBodyText" style="line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">The Plaintiffs on the 26<span style="position:relative;top:-3.5pt;mso-text-raise: 3.5pt">TH<span style="letter-spacing:1.45pt"> </span></span>day of February, 2020 caused a Writ of Summons to be issued against the Defendants herein and claimed for the following reliefs:<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:6.75pt;margin-bottom: 0cm;margin-left:36.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;text-indent: -18.0pt;line-height:115%;mso-list:l8 level2 lfo9;tab-stops:43.0pt"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%">a.<span style="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><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">Declaration of the title to all the piece or parcel of lands situate, lying and being<span style="letter-spacing:2.0pt"> </span>at Gomoa Fetteh Stool lands in the Gomoa District in the Central Region of the Republic of Ghana containing and appropriate area of 0.4 acres bounded on the North East by road measuring 89 feet on the bearing 066º- 51’ on the South East by Lessor’s land measuring 305 feet on bearing 155º-22’ on the South West by lessor’s land measuring 85 feet on the bearing 245º-16’ on the North west by lessor’s land measuring 308 feet on bearing 334º-51’ and a piece and parcel of land is more particularly delineated on the site plan attached hereto and thereon shewn edged pink.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:35.9pt;text-align:justify; text-indent:-17.9pt;line-height:115%;mso-list:l8 level2 lfo9;tab-stops:42.9pt"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%">b.<span style="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><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">Recovery<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>of<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span>possession<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span>of<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>land<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span>describe<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>in<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span>relief<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>“a”<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span><span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">above.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:35.95pt;text-align:justify; text-indent:-17.95pt;line-height:115%;mso-list:l8 level2 lfo9;tab-stops:42.95pt"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%">c.<span style="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><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">Damages<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>for <span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">trespass.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:6.75pt;margin-bottom: 0cm;margin-left:36.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;text-indent: -18.0pt;line-height:115%;mso-list:l8 level2 lfo9;tab-stops:42.9pt 43.0pt"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%">d.<span style="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><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">Perpetual injunction restraining the 1<span style="position:relative;top:-3.5pt; mso-text-raise:3.5pt">st<span style="letter-spacing:1.75pt"> </span></span>and 4<span style="position:relative;top:-3.5pt;mso-text-raise:3.5pt">th<span style="letter-spacing:1.75pt"> </span></span>defendants, their agents, servants, assigns, privies or anybody claiming through them from further