[2107]DLHC12071 Login to Read Full Case <span style="font-size: 18px !important;"><span style="font-size: 18px !important;"><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; color:#00B0F0">DR VICTOR NMAI ADDO<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">(PLAINTIFF)<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;tab-stops:32.8pt center 231.25pt"><b><span lang="EN-US" 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="text-align:center"><a name="_heading=h.gjdgxs"></a><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;color:#00B0F0">ADJIN TETTEY,</span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif"> <span style="color:#00B0F0">MOHAMMED HILAL <o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;">(DEFENDANTS)<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span lang="EN-US" 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, ACCRA (LAND DIVISION)]<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;"> <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 lang="EN-US" 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. FAL/50/15 DATE: 28</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;"><span style="font-size: 10px;">TH </span><span style="font-size: 10pt;">APRIL 2017<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> </div><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;tab-stops:286.5pt"><b><span lang="EN-US" 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: windowtext; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">DR. ARISTOTLE KOTEY FOR PLAINTIFF <o:p></o:p></span></p> </div><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><b><span lang="EN-US" 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="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US" 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 </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">REBECCA N. S. SITTIE (MRS)</span><span lang="EN-US" style="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-width: 1.5pt; border-top-color: black; border-left: none; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-right: none; padding: 6pt 0cm 1pt;"> <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:6.0pt 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"><b><span lang="EN-US" 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-left:0cm;line-height:115%"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">Plaintiff<span style="letter-spacing:-.3pt"> </span>sued<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt"> </span>Defendants<span style="letter-spacing: -.2pt"> </span>on<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>17<sup>th</sup><span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>October<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>2014<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt"> </span>for<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt"> </span>following<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span><span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">reliefs:</span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:5.75pt;margin-bottom: 0cm;margin-left:72.05pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:115%;mso-list:l1 level2 lfo5; tab-stops:77.45pt"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"; letter-spacing:-.05pt">a.<span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">A declaration of title on the parcel of land described in the Statement of Claim as All that piece or parcel of land in extent of 0.090 hectare (0.222 acre)<span style="letter-spacing: -.25pt"> </span>more<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>or<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>less<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt"> </span>situate<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt"> </span>at<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>Ablekuma<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>in<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>Greater<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>Accra<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>Region<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt"> </span>of<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>the Republic of Ghana which said piece or parcel of land is more particularly delineated and edged pink colour on Survey Plan No.Z14837 annexed to the Certificate.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:72.05pt;text-indent:-18.05pt; line-height:115%;mso-list:l1 level2 lfo5;tab-stops:77.45pt"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%; font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua";letter-spacing:-.05pt">b.<span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">Recovery<span style="letter-spacing:-.3pt"> </span>of<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> possession.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:72.05pt;text-indent:-18.05pt; line-height:115%;mso-list:l1 level2 lfo5;tab-stops:77.45pt"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%; font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua";letter-spacing:-.05pt">c.<span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">Damages<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>for<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span><span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">trespass</span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:5.8pt;margin-bottom: 0cm;margin-left:72.05pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:115%;mso-list:l1 level2 lfo5; tab-stops:77.45pt"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"; letter-spacing:-.05pt">d.<span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">Perpetual injunction restraining the Defendants, their agents, servants assignees, workmen, grantees privies or by whosoever claiming through them from entering onto the land and interfering in anyway whatsoever with Plaintiff’s land.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:5.7pt;margin-bottom: 0cm;margin-left:36.05pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:115%"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">Plaintiff, a Medical Doctor working at Okomfo Anokye Hospital in Kumasi avers that he acquired the land in dispute in 1999 and same was evidence by a lease dated<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>4<sup>th</sup><span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt"> </span>May<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>1999. Plaintiff<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span>said<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>he<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>had<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>same<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>registered<span style="letter-spacing: -.2pt"> </span>and<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span>a Land<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span>Certificate was issued in his favour. Plaintiff said he took possession and c