[2023]DLHC17210 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">SAMUEL NAPARI<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/APPELLANT)<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"><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">JIPIEH GMAGNAN<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/RESPONDENT)<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, HOHOE]<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.: E12/2/2023 DATE: 1<sup>ST</sup> MARCH 2023<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <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: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: -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"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family: "Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">MR OSCAR VULOR FOR PLAINTIFF/APPELLANT<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"">MR. GODWIN KPORBLE FOR DEFENDANT/RESPONDENT<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:-2.5pt;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:-2.5pt;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 AYITEY ARMAH-TETTEH<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">This is an appeal from the Judgment of the District Court, Kpassa presided over by His Worship Salifu Bugri Ayagiba dated 15 August 2022. Being dissatisfied with the judgment, the Plaintiff/Appellant, has appealed to this court per a notice of appeal filed on<span style="letter-spacing:-.75pt"> </span>20<span style="letter-spacing:-.75pt"> </span>October<span style="letter-spacing:-.75pt"> </span>2022.<span style="letter-spacing:-.75pt"> </span>For<span style="letter-spacing:-.75pt"> </span>convenience,<span style="letter-spacing:-.75pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:-.75pt"> </span>Plaintiff/Appellant<span style="letter-spacing:-.75pt"> </span>will<span style="letter-spacing:-.75pt"> </span>be<span style="letter-spacing:-.75pt"> </span>referred<span style="letter-spacing:-.75pt"> </span>to<span style="letter-spacing:-.75pt"> </span>as<span style="letter-spacing: -.75pt"> </span>Plaintiff and the Defendant/Respondent as Defendant.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:6.85pt;margin-bottom: 0cm;margin-left:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif"> </span></p> <p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:6.85pt;margin-bottom: 0cm;margin-left:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">By<span style="letter-spacing:-.65pt"> </span>his<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span>writ<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>of<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span>summons<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>dated 12<span style="letter-spacing:-.75pt"> </span>May<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span>2022<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>Plaintiff<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>claims<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span>against<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>defendant<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>the following reliefs:<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:6.8pt;margin-bottom: 0cm;margin-left:36.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:115%;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2; 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">Plaintiff claim against the defendant is for a declaration of title to all that piece of land situated and lying at a place called Nakpando-Tido in Kpassa and bounded by<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt"> </span>properties<span style="letter-spacing: -.3pt"> </span>of<span style="letter-spacing:-.3pt"> </span>Mr.<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt"> </span>Ojabon’s<span style="letter-spacing:-.3pt"> </span>house<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt"> </span>to<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt"> </span>North,<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt"> </span>Plaintiff’s<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>family<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>land<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt"> </span>to the<span style="letter-spacing:-.3pt"> </span>South,<span style="letter-spacing:-.3pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:-.3pt"> </span>Roman<span style="letter-spacing:-.3pt"> </span>Catholic<span style="letter-spacing:-.35pt"> </span>Church<span style="letter-spacing:-.3pt"> </span>to<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing: -.3pt"> </span>east<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt"> </span>and<span style="letter-spacing:-.35pt"> </span>Mr.<span style="letter-spacing:-.3pt"> </span>Kawame<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span>Losso’s<span style="letter-spacing:-.3pt"> </span>house to the west.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoListPara