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JOHN OWUSU
V.
MARGARET DIOP

(2018) JELR 108218 (HC)

High Court 4 Jul 2018 Ghana
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- Plaintiff claimed title to disputed land at Pokuase based on an alleged 1991 acquisition by his late father from the Dodoo Clottey family, subsequently “regularized” by a 2006 lease with the then-head of family; he sought a declaration of

Case Details

Suit Number:SUIT NO. LD/0334/16
Judges:BARBARA TETTEH-CHARWAY (MRS)
Counsel:1. J.K. YEBOAH FOR PLAINTIFF - PRESENT 2. CHARLES PUOZUING FOR DEFENDANTS - PRESENT

JUDGMENT 

The Plaintiff, John Owusu, caused his lawyer to issue a Writ of Summons against the  Defendant, Margaret Diop, for declaration of title to the land in dispute, an order for recovery  of possession, damages for trespass and an order of perpetual injunction. 

In his Statement of Claim, the Plaintiff asserts that he is a businessman who resides in  Pokuase near the ACP Estates. According to the Plaintiff, in 1991, his late father, Kwabena Owusu, acquired two plots of land at Pokuase from Nii Otto Kwame III, the then Head of  the Dodoo Clottey family of Pokuase in plaintiff’s name. The conveyance evidencing this transaction was stamped and indexed as No: LVB530/2001. His father took possession of  the land in dispute by placing it under the care of a caretaker called Abu, who cultivated a farm on the land. With time, a dispute arose between two factions in his grantor family; as a  result, he was compelled to obtain a new document from the current head of family, Nii Amo  Dodoo.…

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