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CATHERINE KYEI AMOATEY
V.
J. B. PLAZA

(2018) JELR 108113 (HC)

High Court 15 May 2018 Ghana
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- The plaintiff filed a lawsuit claiming title to a parcel of land, injunction to prevent the defendants from entering the land, damages for trespass, and recovery of possession. - The 2nd defendant was struck out as a defendant, leaving on

Case Details

Suit Number:SUIT NO. LD/1067/2016
Judges:K.A. GYIMAH, J
Counsel:NICK AFESI FOR PLAINTIFF

J U D G M E N T 

Plaintiff’s case 

By a writ of summons issued on 26th July 2016, the plaintiff claimed the following  reliefs against the defendants: 

i. Declaration of title to a parcel of land situate at Oyarifa. 

ii. Perpetual injunction to restrain defendant and their agents from entering  the land. 

iii. Damages for trespass 

iv. Recovery of possession. 

The 1st defendant entered appearance through its lawyers and applied to dismiss the  action but the application was granted in part as the 2nd defendant who is not an entity  known in law was struck out as a defendant and the case continued against the 1st defendant as the only defendant.

It is the plaintiff’s case that she bought the land in dispute from the Kplen We family  sometime in the year 1995, took possession of the land, erected corner pillars,  constructed a fence wall and constructed two single rooms on the land and also placed  a caretaker on the land. She then proceeded to register her document with the Lands  Commissio…

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