[2023]DLHC17196 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:-2.5pt; 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 KWAHIN V<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:-2.5pt; 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"">(PLAINTIFF)<o:p></o:p></span></i></p> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:-2.5pt; 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">vs.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:-2.5pt; margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:4.5pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center; tab-stops:center 236.25pt left 306.75pt"><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">OPANYIN KOJO SRAHA ALIAS<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:-2.5pt; 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"">(DEFENDANT)<o:p></o:p></span></i></p> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:-2.5pt; 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, CAPE COAST]<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:-2.5pt;margin-bottom: 0cm;margin-left:4.5pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;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""> <o:p></o:p></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: -2.5pt;"> <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: E1/5/2021 DATE: 15<sup>TH</sup> MARCH, 2023<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">COUNSEL <o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">PHILIP YOUNG WITH SABINA BOLSONG FOR KUJO ELIAS MCDAVE FOR PLAINTIFF<o:p></o:p></span></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="MsoNoSpacing" 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; font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">SOLOMON GYESI FOR DEFENDANT <o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:-2.5pt;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-right:-2.5pt;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"">HER LADYSHIP JUSTICE MALIKE AWO WOANYAH DEY<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: -2.5pt;"> <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="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:6.75pt;margin-bottom: 0cm;margin-left:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">Per an amended writ of summons and statement of claim filed pursuant to the leave of the court granted on 25<span style="position:relative;top:-3.5pt;mso-text-raise:3.5pt">th<span style="letter-spacing:2.0pt"> </span></span>March 2021, the plaintiff claims the following reliefs against the defendant;<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:6.85pt;margin-bottom: 0cm;margin-left:36.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;line-height: 115%;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3;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">A declaration of title to the portion of lands at Kwahinkrom, generally known as<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>Emirase<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span>and<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>Wawase<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span>Lands,<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span>as<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>being part<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>and<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>parcel<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span>of<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>Kwahinkrom<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>Stool <span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">Lands.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom: 0cm;margin-left:35.9pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-17.9pt;line-height: 115%;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3;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:-.1pt"> </span>Possession<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span>of<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>said<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span><span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt">land.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraph" align="left" style="margin: 0cm 7.1pt 0.0001pt 36pt; text-indent: -18pt; line-height: 115%;"><!--[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">An<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt"> </span>order<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>of<span style="letter-spacing:-.3pt"> </span>perpetual<span style="letter-spacing:-.3pt"> </span>injunction<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt"> </span>to<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>restrain<span style="letter-spacing:-.3pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt"> </span>defendant,<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt"> </span>his<span style="letter-spacing:-.3pt"> </span>agents,<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt"> </span>servants and assigns from interfering with the plaintiff's said land<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraph" align="left" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 35.9pt; text-indent: -17.9pt; line-height: 115%;"><!--[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">General<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>Damages<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>for <span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">Trespass</span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoListP