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NIK THEOPHILUS AMARTEFIO
V.
NII ASHIEDIN

(2016) JELR 108575 (HC)

High Court 24 Jun 2016 Ghana
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- The plaintiff filed a lawsuit against the defendant claiming a declaration of title, an injunction, damages for trespass, and general damages for the destruction of property. - The plaintiff traced his title to the land back to a lease is

Case Details

Suit Number:FAL624/14
Judges:JUSTICE S. H. OCRAN
Counsel:AMERLEY BORTEI DOKU WITH CHRISTIANA BRUCE ASHIRIFI FOR THE PLAINTIFF DEFENCE IS ABSENT

JUDGMENT 

The Plaintiff who described himself as a businessman resident in Accra, issued out  this writ against the defendant on 29th April 2014 and claimed the following reliefs. 

a) A declaration of Title 

b) An order of injunction restraining the defendant, his assigns, agents or  any other person acting for or through him, or persons taking  instructions from the defendant

c) Damages for trespass 

d) General damages for the destruction of property. 

e) Cost

In the statement of claim that accompanied the writ of summons, the plaintiff  traced his root of title to the land that he claims from the Nikoitsewe of Klana,  Labadi, which family acted through E.B. Ablade Kotey as the lawful  representative of the family, with the consent and concurrence of the principal  memebers of the Nikoitsewe. He was issued with a lease, which lease was  registered as Number 3740/1978. He then built a temporary wooden structure  on the land and put in occupation of the wooden structure, a caretaker, who …

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