ADRIAN NII ODOI ODDOYE, LETICIA NAAMI ODDOYE vs. ROBERT BOSCO & 2 ORS [2024]DLSC17405

Date	2024-02-24
Suit No.	CIVIL APPEAL NO. 14/25/2023
Citation No.	[2024]DLSC17405

SACKEY TORKORNOO (MRS.) CJ (PRESIDING)

BAFFOE-BONNIE JSC.

PROF. MENSA-BONSU (MRS.) JSC

ACKAH-YENSU (MS.) JSC

GAEWU JSC.

JUSTIN AMENUVOR ESQ.

MIRACLE ATTACHEY

RALPH POKU-ADUSEI ESQ.

ENOCH ADU AMEYAW

DERICK ADU-GYAMFI ESQ.

EMMANUEL BRIGHT AKOTO ESQ

[2024]DLSC17405
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mso-pagination:none;tab-stops:96.25pt;text-autospace:none">COUNSEL&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>JUSTIN
AMENUVOR ESQ. FOR&nbsp; PLAINTIFFS /RESPONDENTS/ RESPONDENTS WITH HIM, MIRACLE
ATTACHEY<o:p></o:p>RALPH
POKU-ADUSEI ESQ. FOR 2ND DEFENDANT/ APPELLANT/ APPELLANT WITH HIM, ENOCH ADU
AMEYAW<o:p></o: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: 0in 0in 1pt;">

DERICK ADU-GYAMFI ESQ. FOR 1ST DEFENDANT/RESPONDENT.
EMMANUEL BRIGHT AKOTO ESQ. FOR THE 3RD DEFENDANT/RESPONDENT<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM<o:p></o:p>SACKEY TORKORNOO (MRS.) CJ (PRESIDING), BAFFOE-BONNIE
JSC., PROF. MENSA-BONSU (MRS.) JSC., ACKAH-YENSU (MS.) JSC., GAEWU JSC.<o:p></o: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 0in; margin-left: 4.5pt; margin-right: 0.5pt;">

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</div>GAEWUJSC:<o:p></o:p>My Lords, on 24th January 2024, this court
dismissed the appeal of the 2nd Defendant/appellant/appellant (hereinafter
referred to as "the 2nd Defendant'') against the judgment of
the Court of Appeal that had affirmed the judgment of the High Court dated 27th
April 2018 in favour of the Plaintiffs/Respondents/ Respondents (hereinafter
referred to as "the Plaintiffs'').<o:p></o:p>We reserved the reasons that informed our decision and I
now proceed to set out the full reasons.<o:p></o:p>On 11th April 2012, the Plaintiffs took out a Writ of
Summons from the High Court against the 1st Defendant/respondent (hereinafter
referred to as "the 1st Defendant") and prayed for the following
reliefs:<o:p></o:p>"1.&nbsp;&nbsp; Damages
for trespass<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; An order
of perpetual injunction to restrain the Defendant, his agents, privies and
assigns from entering onto or in any way disturbing the Plaintiffs and their
caretakers' possession of the land.<o:p></o:p>3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; An order
cancelling Land Certificate No. GA36749, Vol. 59, Folio 375, issued to the
Defendant<o:p></o:p>4.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Cost
including legal costs’<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;The writ was accompanied by a statement of claim and the
two processes were served on the 1st Defendant.<o:p></o:p>By an order of the trial High Court dated 6th June 2013,
the 2nd Defendant, a grantee of the 1st Defendant was joined to the suit. By
another order of joinder made on 15th July 2014, the 3rd Defendant was also
joined to the suit. These joinders necessitated the amendment of the writ of
summons a</main>