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RITA EFFAH
V.
IBRAHIM DODOO

(2018) JELR 108288 (HC)

High Court 14 Dec 2018 Ghana
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- The plaintiffs, who reside in Ethiopia and Canada, purchased a parcel of land from the first defendant in 2004. - The land was stamped and indexed by the Land Valuation Board. - The plaintiffs claim that the first defendant later conveyed

Case Details

Suit Number:SUIT NO. LD/0818/16
Judges:BARBARA TETTEH-CHARWAY
Counsel:1. PHIDELIS OSEI DUAH WITH HIM BENJAMIN ATO AFFUL FOR PLAINTIFFS - PRESENT 2. GEORGE AGBEKO FOR DEFENDANTS - ABSENT

JUDGMENT 

The 1st and 2nd Plaintiffs reside in Ethiopia and Canada respectively. They instituted this action through their lawful attorney, Young Effah Addai. Their case is that on 8th January,  2004, they purchased a parcel of land evidenced by two Deeds of Assignment, Exhibits ‘D’  and ‘E’ from the 1st Defendant. Plaintiffs further state that the two Deeds of Assignment were  sent to the Land Valuation Board where they were stamped and indexed as No AR/1516A/04  and AR/1561A/2004 respectively. After the purchase, the Plaintiffs claim they built a wall  around the land and put a caretaker in charge of the premises.  

Plaintiffs’ case is that the 1st Defendant subsequently purported to convey their land to the 3rd Defendant Company, acting through the 2nd Defendant. This led the Plaintiff’s attorney to  lodge a complaint at the Property Fraud Unit of the Ghana Police Service. According to the Plaintiffs, the police requested the parties to produce their title documents which they did. P…

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