BENJAMIN DANQUAH vs AGNES AHADZI, PIONEER MALLS LIMITED [2023]DLSC16084

Date	2023-07-19
Suit No.	CIVIL APPEAL NO. J4/53/2022
Citation No.	[2023]DLSC16084

LOVELACE-JOHNSON (MS.) JSC (PRESIDING)

PROF. MENSA-BONSU (MRS.) JSC.

KULENDI JSC.

ACKAH-YENSU (MS.) JSC.

ASIEDU JSC

S. K. AMOAH ESQ

KWABENA ANKAMAH OFEI-BADU ESQ

[2023]DLSC16084
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >BENJAMIN DANQUAH<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT/APPELLANT)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>AGNES AHADZI, PIONEER MALLS LIMITED<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANTS/APPELLANTS/RESPONDENTS)<o:p></o:p>[SUPREME COURT, ACCRA]<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;<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;">

CIVIL APPEAL NO. J4/53/2022&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;DATE:19TH JULY, 2023<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>S. K. AMOAH ESQ. FOR PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT/APPELLANT<o:p></o:p>KWABENA ANKAMAH OFEI-BADU ESQ. FOR&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; DEFENDANTS/APPELLANTS/&nbsp;RESPONDENTS______________________________________________________CORAM&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;LOVELACE-JOHNSON (MS.) JSC (PRESIDING), PROF.
MENSA-BONSU (MRS.) JSC., KULENDI JSC., ACKAH-YENSU (MS.) JSC., ASIEDU JSC<div style="border-top-width: 1.5pt; border-top-color: windowtext; border-left: none; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-right: none; padding: 1pt 0cm;">

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</div>LOVELACE-JOHNSON (MS.):-<o:p></o:p>The designation of the parties at the trial court
will be maintained in this appeal.<o:p></o:p>By a writ of summons, amended twice to join 2nd
defendant and to add a fourth relief, the plaintiff claimed against the
defendants the following four reliefs:<o:p></o:p>1.<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-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Declaration of title to all that piece of land
described in and covered by Land Certificate No. GA. 22122 in Land Register
Volume 46 Folio 65.<o:p></o:p>2.<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-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Damages for trespass<o:p></o:p>3.<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-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Perpetual injunction restraining the Defendant,
her agents, servants and assigns from further trespassing on the land in
dispute;<o:p></o:p>4.<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-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
An order for cancellation of 2nd
Defendant’s Land Certificate No. GA. 13523 as same was procured by fraud. <o:p></o:p>These claims were denied by 1st defendant.&nbsp; 2nd defendant was ordered by court
to be joined to the matter upon application by the 1st defendant.
They also denied the claims and counterclaimed for their own reliefs in the
following terms:<o:p></o:p>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-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Declaration of title to land contained in Land
Certificate No. GA. 13523, Volume 02,Folio 29;<o:p></o:p>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-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
A declaration that Land Certificate No 22122,
Volume 46, Folio 65 issued to Pl</main>